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Rapala Tournament Fishing!

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4.8 User Score:

Generally unfavorable reviews

Based on 8 critic reviews
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Game Info

Publisher: Activision

Developer: Activision

Genre(s): Fishing, Sports

Players: 2

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Release Date: November 22, 2006

Summary

Rapala Tournament Fishing lets players embark on all new angling adventures in 16 of the world’s most desirable fishing locales utilizing authentic gear from Rapala, the world’s largest manufacturer of fishing lures and #1 fishing brand in the world. [Activision]

What The Critics Said

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Cheat Code Central

It speaks volumes that when I was taking a break from reviewing RTF, I went back to my Zelda game and found myself visiting the fishing hole and enjoying it far more, even though it's not as complex as Rapala.

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Electric Playground

Rapala Tournament Fishing's controls just aren't intuitive, and worse, they're not especially responsive.

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NGamer UK

Definitely not the most offensive game on the shelf for Wii, but not the most enjoyable either. Without multiplayer functionality, life on the water is a rather lonely one. [Feb 2007, p.72]

GameSpot

The controller may fit the bill, but Rapala Tournament Fishing just isn't the big catch that virtual anglers were hoping for.

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Gamestyle

So the answer is that there is no worthwhile experience in Rapala Tournament Fishing to be discovered.

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Game Almighty

Rapala Pro Fishing Trophy is a game that proves why fishing mini-games work so well in other games. It’s a little bit of fun for a short while, but really lacks the depth (no pun intended) that a great fishing game needs.

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Eurogamer

Frankly terrible considering the rich potential the Wii controller offers for games of this ilk.

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IGN

The game’s transition to Wii was especially rough in the gameplay department though, featuring a reeling function that only works at one solid speed, a noticeable half second lag between any action and the on-screen result, and generally unresponsive Wii motion control.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 4.8 (out of 10) based on 12 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Chazza D. gave it a9:
A very good game - controls are sketchy, and how the hell do you let the line go when it says press up Graphics are not as good as i hoped but still a very good game

Craig M. gave it a0:
This is the most unrealistic fishing game I have ever seen! I rented it and its not worth even that! The controls suck the graphics suck, and it suck!

Brady T. gave it a1:
I want my money back. Not worth the money. The controls are very sketchy. Casting has no skill just hope. It doesn't sence your arm good enough and theres a half second to a second delay to what your doing on the screen. You find yourself wasting about 5 minutes at times just trying to cast. Only 1 reeling speed. No skill at all. Try to throw reel in. Repeat.

[Anonymous] gave it an8:
I'm not much of a fisher, but this game got me wanting to keep fishing. The graphics may not be the best but the game is worth at least a look.

Nick L. gave it a4:
Awful game. In a perfect world they would have waited a couple monthes and fixed the problems in this game. Camera angles are garbage. If you want to fish buy Zelda.

David J. K. gave it a3:
In the long tradition of great fishing games like Sega Bass Fishing, this game is garbage. It is perhaps more boring than real fishing (and I fish), annoying (voice acting is irritating and repetitive), and easy (it's not so easy to catch fish in real life). On top of that, the game controls don't make good use of the wiimote, and it just didn't live up to what I was hoping for. I am taking it back to sell at my local EB Games.

T B gave it a7:
This game could have been so much more, it just needed a little more development time. Sloppy boat controls and lackluster graphics suggest that it might have been rushed out the door.

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