Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Striped Bass, White Bass, there are many species to aim at in this game, and with an arcade twist to the gameplay, it offers something that little bit different.
SEGA Bass Fishing is a very American styled game, focusing on the fish that most Americans seem to be obsessed by – the many varieties of Bass. It might seem weird to include a game made by SEGA in the top 5 Xbox fishing games list, but it was released on the Xbox 360, and is backwardly compatible to this day, so it count. It’s a pretty poor game all round, if I’m honest, and while there are a multitude of lures to use and fish to catch, it just isn’t very much fun. What I can’t let slide is the fish playing mechanic, which features counter intuitive controls, requiring you to move a box right if a fish swims left, and so on. Still, we’re virtually fishing, so I’ll let it slide. Now, lure fishing in real life is not something I’ve done a massive amount of, but beyond jerking the rod tip and varying the retrieve speed, there is no rhythm involved in working a lure.
You see, despite being an interactive advert for the Rapala brand’s fishing lures, the proper use of their gear requires you to participate in a rhythm action mini game to make the lure swim right and attract the largest number of fish. But still to this day, being your avatar in the game, driving about in a boat, rocking up to likely looking fishing spots is all very nice, but it’s what happens when you cast out that sets this game apart from the others. I was “fortunate” enough to review Rapala Fishing: Pro Series on Xbox One when it was first released back in November 2017.Īt the time, I wasn’t impressed with the way the game looked at all, with the most plastic looking player model I’ve ever seen.
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