Great potential...poorly implemented
User Rating: 3.9 | Rapala Tournament Fishing! WII
I was very excited when I bought this game yesterday, because I love gaming and fishing (seemed like a good match). First off I should say that the graphics aren't the greatest. The underwater views and the water in general are very nice, but the various other art in the game is lacking a little. I'm not going to give this game a huge hit because of graphics....hence the reason I bought a Wii and not a PS3. I am more into games for gameplay. Now as far as gameplay goes, this game left me disappointed. The controls clearly show that the game was a quick port to the Wii, rather than redesigned to use the Wii's capabilities. My biggest rant is why do I have to drive the boat with the remote?! There is an analog stick on the nunchuck, why not use that?
The responsiveness of the remote to the game is bad. The game just doesn't give you the feeling that you are fishing. I have yet to understand how to reel the line in. There are points where I am reeling in and it suddenly stops, or my lure sits in the water 3 feet from my boat and for some reason I can't reel it in.
There are plenty of other things I could complain about with this game, but I will just give my conclusion. If you are hard up for a fishing game that makes you mimic the fishing actions and you are willing to put up with all of its short comings, then pick this game up.
