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| The Entertainment Review |
| Genre: Hunting Developer: Mastiff Publisher: Mastiff |
Fishing games on the Wii have become a dime a dozen, but it isn’t very often that players see a fishing game that claims to be extreme.
“Shimano Xtreme Fishing” begins the extreme with the box art that features three people fishing, one with a fishing rod, one with a
spear gun and one with a bow. When it comes to extreme, this game isn’t messing around.
“Shimano Xtreme Fishing” offers players three game play modes. There is rod fishing, bow fishing and spear fishing. Rod fishing is
traditional fishing. Players drive a boat out to a spot on a lake, cast their line and hope a fish bites. There’s nothing extreme about the
traditional rod fishing. Players can choose to either use just the Wii Remote or use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. The Nunchuk allows
players to try to hook a fish and reel it in. For players that don’t have a Nunchuk, they need to press the B button repeatedly to reel it in.
Occasionally players will be asked to jerk the Wii Remote in a particular position. This may sounds easy, but extreme accuracy is
needed.
The other two game play modes are the reason to try this game. This is where extreme comes into the game. Bow fishing is exactly
what players would expect. Players are given unlimited arrows and there are hundreds of fish. Players will be able to get so many fish
that it is surprising that the DNR doesn’t show up to haul them away. Spear fishing is played basically the same way as bow fishing,
just underwater.
This game is made even more fun by the fact that players are able to play with their friends in multiplayer. It is fairly simple, the player
with the most points wins. The amount of points a player gets is determined by the size of the fish and the distance that the fish is when
it is caught. There will be times where players will get a fish on the other end of the lake to gain 80 points while another players can
shoot a fish ten feet away for an extreme distance shot worth 350 points. The same thing applied to the size of the fish, perspective
doesn’t speak the truth. In the end players will want to shoot every fish that crosses their path and hope that they are able to get more
points than their opponent. There is a multiplier for hitting fish consecutively, but there are issues with the collision engine with the fish.
Players are able to shoot their bow and spear directly through the fish and it won’t be counted. It is not an occasional issue either.
Players will shoot roughly 100 fish in every round and it is not uncommon to have at least 10 occasions where they will hit a fish but it
won’t count towards their score.
When it comes to sound, players won’t be hearing much. During the load times there is some generic metal music, but it doesn’t do
anything for the actual game other than to try to reach the extreme the title offers. The player’s crossbow and spear make some generic
noises, but it is nothing special. For those looking for an amazing soundtrack, this is a game that may be quite disappointing.
“Shimano Xtreme Fishing” isn’t the type of game that players will come back to over and over again. Players will play it once or twice by
themselves and if they have friends they will play it with them once or twice for a little bit of fun, but after that the game will be used up.
There are plenty of lakes to fish at, but players won’t have any desire to play them. One that players will want to check out is the extreme
location of a abandoned nuclear power plant, though those fish may be the catch and release type.
In no way is the game broken with little to no lasting appeal, but the little time that players will want to spend with the game will be fun. It
is just an experience that doesn’t seem to hold up after the first time. The only motivation in the game is that the players seem to play a
character that hates fish and wants to try to destroy them all. Anyone that enjoys over-the-top professional hunting weapons meant for
killing creatures much bigger and more threatening than fish, being used to kill fish will enjoy this game. This game does let players
kill sharks and alligators, but it is a fairly rare occurrence compared to the hundreds of fish players will be slaughtering for points.
“Shimano Xtreme Fishing” is a fairly fun game that offers players with something different than what has been offered in the past. For
players who would like to kill a lot of fish and can look past the fact that the games collision detection doesn’t work very well, this game
can be quite extreme at times. In the end this game is nice for a fishing game trying to be extreme for a change, but it isn’t very well
executed in the end. If players are angry at nature and want to kill a lot of animals on the Nintendo Wii, they should check out another
Mastiff game called “Deer Drive.” It’s the same game, but with deer. However, for those who just want to kill fish, this game is worth
checking out.
“Shimano Xtreme Fishing” begins the extreme with the box art that features three people fishing, one with a fishing rod, one with a
spear gun and one with a bow. When it comes to extreme, this game isn’t messing around.
“Shimano Xtreme Fishing” offers players three game play modes. There is rod fishing, bow fishing and spear fishing. Rod fishing is
traditional fishing. Players drive a boat out to a spot on a lake, cast their line and hope a fish bites. There’s nothing extreme about the
traditional rod fishing. Players can choose to either use just the Wii Remote or use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. The Nunchuk allows
players to try to hook a fish and reel it in. For players that don’t have a Nunchuk, they need to press the B button repeatedly to reel it in.
Occasionally players will be asked to jerk the Wii Remote in a particular position. This may sounds easy, but extreme accuracy is
needed.
The other two game play modes are the reason to try this game. This is where extreme comes into the game. Bow fishing is exactly
what players would expect. Players are given unlimited arrows and there are hundreds of fish. Players will be able to get so many fish
that it is surprising that the DNR doesn’t show up to haul them away. Spear fishing is played basically the same way as bow fishing,
just underwater.
This game is made even more fun by the fact that players are able to play with their friends in multiplayer. It is fairly simple, the player
with the most points wins. The amount of points a player gets is determined by the size of the fish and the distance that the fish is when
it is caught. There will be times where players will get a fish on the other end of the lake to gain 80 points while another players can
shoot a fish ten feet away for an extreme distance shot worth 350 points. The same thing applied to the size of the fish, perspective
doesn’t speak the truth. In the end players will want to shoot every fish that crosses their path and hope that they are able to get more
points than their opponent. There is a multiplier for hitting fish consecutively, but there are issues with the collision engine with the fish.
Players are able to shoot their bow and spear directly through the fish and it won’t be counted. It is not an occasional issue either.
Players will shoot roughly 100 fish in every round and it is not uncommon to have at least 10 occasions where they will hit a fish but it
won’t count towards their score.
When it comes to sound, players won’t be hearing much. During the load times there is some generic metal music, but it doesn’t do
anything for the actual game other than to try to reach the extreme the title offers. The player’s crossbow and spear make some generic
noises, but it is nothing special. For those looking for an amazing soundtrack, this is a game that may be quite disappointing.
“Shimano Xtreme Fishing” isn’t the type of game that players will come back to over and over again. Players will play it once or twice by
themselves and if they have friends they will play it with them once or twice for a little bit of fun, but after that the game will be used up.
There are plenty of lakes to fish at, but players won’t have any desire to play them. One that players will want to check out is the extreme
location of a abandoned nuclear power plant, though those fish may be the catch and release type.
In no way is the game broken with little to no lasting appeal, but the little time that players will want to spend with the game will be fun. It
is just an experience that doesn’t seem to hold up after the first time. The only motivation in the game is that the players seem to play a
character that hates fish and wants to try to destroy them all. Anyone that enjoys over-the-top professional hunting weapons meant for
killing creatures much bigger and more threatening than fish, being used to kill fish will enjoy this game. This game does let players
kill sharks and alligators, but it is a fairly rare occurrence compared to the hundreds of fish players will be slaughtering for points.
“Shimano Xtreme Fishing” is a fairly fun game that offers players with something different than what has been offered in the past. For
players who would like to kill a lot of fish and can look past the fact that the games collision detection doesn’t work very well, this game
can be quite extreme at times. In the end this game is nice for a fishing game trying to be extreme for a change, but it isn’t very well
executed in the end. If players are angry at nature and want to kill a lot of animals on the Nintendo Wii, they should check out another
Mastiff game called “Deer Drive.” It’s the same game, but with deer. However, for those who just want to kill fish, this game is worth
checking out.
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