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Blahblahblah.....yawn
This game sort of blows. The lures don't act as they would in the water and they could have done a little more with the animation of the fish swallowing the lure. Glitchy controls and the fishing caddy tells you what bait to use and where to fish if you listen to him. I'd rent it if you are really into "real" fishing. Other than that it is pretty much a comercial for Rapala products.

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Disappointing and poorly developed
I love fishing games. At least I thought I did. This latest game by Activision, however, really has me questioning that statement. It is a mix of mediocre graphics, crummy sound, and boring controls that makes this game a dud. <
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>Audience: I'm a fisherman and, as such, was able to figure out what the drag settings meant and had a decent idea of what to change my lures to. I have to agree with other reviewers who say this isn't for a non-fisherman though--the in-game instruction is so poor that I imagine it would be tough to figure these things out. <
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>Graphics: Poor even by Wii standards. The level of detail is pretty disappointing, and the rendering is just--well, it seems like it was done about 5 years ago. <
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>Gameplay: You go out on a boat and catch fish. There are tournament modes, of course, but basically it's just all about catching fish (obviously) and little changes there. To the game's credit there are several locations and an interesting variety of fish. <
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>Control: This is what really bothered me about the game. The casting mechanism makes decent use of the Wiimote--you hold it up and flip it to cast. So far, so good. Reeling can be done by holding down a button or with the nunchuck (actually holding the button down was less tedious--go figure). But what gets me is the sheer lack of need to really control what's going on. Before a fish hits you just reel--nothing more. After setting the line (which is incredibly easy--too easy in my opinion) and hooking the fish you just reel and essentially drag the fish to the boat. There are times the fish fights a little and you have to move your rod or loosen the drag, but overall the actual fish catching experience is pretty boring. The worst part, however, comes when you try to land a fish. Upon getting it to the boat the screen darkens and a little "net interface" of some sort appears on the screen. Landing a fish has something to do with moving a yellow circle over a silhoette of a fish and pushing a couple buttons. What that has to do with catching a fish is beyond me, but it frustrated me to the point of turning the game off more than once. <
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>Challenge: It varies I guess. Sadly most of the challenge, for me at least, came when trying to compensate for the poor control system and lack of instruction from the very inane fishing companion. That, to me, is the hallmark of a bad game--when trying to overcome the game's flaws comprises most of the difficulty. <
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>Rapala Tournament Fishing is like a fishing trip gone bad. If you've ever been fishing and been frustrated to the point of wanting to throw your rod into the water you've felt some of the emotion I felt while playing; if you've ever been so bored while fishing you almost fell out of the boat you experienced the rest. There are a few mildly amusing moments when you catch a large fish or when you pull into a new area of water to fish, but overall this game is very disappointing.

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very confusing and not fun!
i bought this game after playing the fishing section of the Wii Play game. needless to say, the Wii Play version was much better! this game was very confusing for me, since there wasn't good instructions on how to play the game (except basic controls as to how to cast and move the boat) i was expecting an awesome fishing game, but ended up with a game i have only played once. what a waste of money! if you are looking for a Wii fishing game, buy Wii Play and you can get some other fun games with it! even though the Wii Play fishing game isnt very challenging it is still better than this game!!!