Rapala Tournament Fishing (Wii, 2006)

Review of Rapala Fishing for the Nintendo Wii

Ah fishing. The minute I put this game into the
Wii I felt like I was on a boat, or in for a cheesy
gaming experience!

The first half an hour in the game I found I had to
learn how to drive the boat (5 min) and cast (25 min).

Once I learned how to cast I was in for a cheesy gaming
experience. In fact, it was so ... bad that it was
fun in a campy sort of way.

You get to pick you line, lure, rod, and person. Once you
do this you and a computer sidekick (who babbles the most
witless banter) go out fishing! You can compete in
tournaments and win new tackle and such. I guess your goal
is to become a master fisher.

I tell you the graphics are interesting. The use of
the Wii remote is good, but hard to get at first. The game
graphics are ok and the play is also ok. Yet I still kept
playing for the campy sort of things. Having the Wii's AI
sidekick telling me that I should change my lure, comment
about my driving/boating abilities, and babbling about
the location I picked to fish were funny.

Overall 2/5. Worth picking up if you are a die hard bass
fisher and watch the Bass fishing shows on TV.
Otherwise just rent it.

Latsyrhc
Tamarack Collectibles