{"id":3151,"date":"2009-09-15T07:38:53","date_gmt":"2009-09-15T13:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamingwithchildren.com\/?p=3151"},"modified":"2009-09-15T07:38:53","modified_gmt":"2009-09-15T13:38:53","slug":"game-review-reel-fishing-anglers-dream-wii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/15\/game-review-reel-fishing-anglers-dream-wii\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Review: Reel Fishing: Angler’s Dream (Wii)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FISH_BOX\"OK, so fishing games on the Wii are a dime a dozen. Believe me, I know. I feel like I\u2019ve reviewed them all! So we\u2019re going to do something a little different with this review. I\u2019m going to talk about what makes Reel Fishing: Angler\u2019s Dream UNIQUE from other Wii fishing titles.<\/p>\n

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Fishing with the Wii remote here is just like in any other fishing game. Swing the Wii remote in a casting motion to release your line, and use the nunchuck or A and B buttons to reel it in. Wiggle around the Wii remote when the fish bites and fights, but be careful not to let your line snap. It would be nice if there were some kind of meter to let you know how far your line is from snapping, or how the fish is fighting. Casting and catching fish can be a bit tricky at first, but if you do what the instructions tell you to, you\u2019ll learn what to do a lot faster. To break up the monotony, you can also do some fly fishing, where casting is a little different.<\/p>\n

One of my favorite aspects of Reel Fishing is that you can keep your fish in an aquarium back at the lodge. You can interact with the fish at the aquarium and even feed them by shaking the Wii remote like a can of fish food! The cool thing is that if you take good care of your fish in the aquarium, they\u2019ll grow bigger. Then you can release them back into the water and catch them again to reach some of your fishing goals easier! The lodge is also a great place to view all your rods, lures, bait, and fishing awards. You can also get advice by reading the in-game fishing magazines and talking to the Fishing Master, who looks a bit like Santa Claus in one of those novelty fishing Christmas tree ornaments!<\/p>\n

There are tons of fishing locations for you to unlock: lakes, streams, even the deep blue sea. And the fishing spots have some of the most photorealistic graphics I\u2019ve seen on the Wii. I especially liked how you can see the twigs and other debris under the lakes. Too bad you can\u2019t move around in the locations, though. There\u2019s also a multiplayer mode where two people can compete to see who can catch the most fish.<\/p>\n

Reel Fishing: Angler\u2019s Dream isn\u2019t necessarily any BETTER than other Wii fishing games out there, it\u2019s all a matter of what you want in a fishing game. If you like less cartoony and more realistic fishing games that are still easy to get into, or if you enjoy taking care of fish in an aquarium (that was my favorite part), then Reel Fishing: Angler\u2019s Dream may be the right catch for you!<\/p>\n

And by the way, if you\u2019d like to read an interview I did a couple of months ago with the makers of Reel Fishing, click here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s because I\u2019m from the south or what, but every kid I know around here likes to fish. In fact, it\u2019s kind of a family tradition to get the kids a fishing rod for Christmas when they reach a certain age. And kids also like to go to aquariums and take care of fish, all of which you can do in Reel Fishing. Younger players might need a little help learning how to cast at first, and reading skill is needed for all the text. Reel Fishing: Angler\u2019s Dream is rated E for Everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

OK, so fishing games on the Wii are a dime a dozen. Believe me, I know. I feel like I\u2019ve reviewed them all! So we\u2019re going to do something a little different with this review. I\u2019m going to talk about what makes Reel Fishing: Angler\u2019s Dream UNIQUE from other Wii fishing titles. \u00a0 Fishing with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3151\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}