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Top Angler ps2 Game Reviews
Top Angler
Critic Score
Metascore: 53 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
4.5 out of 10
based on 9 reviews
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Place your bait, set your hook and reel in the big one! This is the quintessential Man versus Nature game. You are set up with the most up to date lures, bait, Fish finders and boating equipment available. With these advantages your mission is to catch the most wily prey known to modern fisherman. You will prowl the best fishing lakes in the world on your hunt for a championship Bass. Features 4 fishing modes including a tournament mode, real 3-D modeling, real-time scenery changes in time-day. [Xicat Interactive]

PUBLISHER: Xicat Interactive
DEVELOPER: Sims
GENRE(S): Fishing, Simulation
PLAYERS: 1
ESRB RATING: E (Everyone)
RELEASE DATE: March 27, 2002

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

78
Media and Games Online Network
A great fishing game, easily the best on the PlayStation 2 thus far.
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75
Game Informer
A bare-bones affair that has little in the way of depth or real strategy, nonetheless delivers a solid meat-and-potatoes (or fish and chips, in this case) fishing experience. [May 2002, p.83]
70
Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
This is the best of its genre. [June 2002, p.100]
65
TotalGames.net
Admittedly, it’s fairly simplistic, but there is something satisfying about the whole thing.
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65
GameZone
If your hat has lures on it and you’re wearing wading pants, it’ll keep you hooked.
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45
GamerWeb Sony
Lacking in the depth that even arcade-style fans look for, the only strength of the game is in its unique fish-landing interface, which is very PS2-centric.
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41
GameSpot
If you've discovered a fishing game that you enjoy, then there's really no reason to try this one, since you'll have undoubtedly seen it all before, and seen it done better elsewhere.
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39
IGN
Avoid Top Angler like the plague.
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30
PSX Nation
Maybe getting drunk would help me appreciate the simplistic gameplay and halfway-decent graphics that "Top Angler" is trying to pass as PS2 worthy.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this game is 4.5 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
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Robert M. gave it a9:
This game is excellent.

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