Bass Fishing Pro - A Review of the Popular Fishing Game

By Christian Rogers

Welcome to the first in our series of online fishing game reviews. We will review several free fishing games you can play online, so you know which games to play and which games to avoid. We recently had the opportunity to try the online fishing game, Bass Fishing Pro. The first thing we noticed about this game is that it loads very quickly. Many of the other fishing games we've played do not load nearly as fast, so it was off to a good start in our book. The main objective of this game is to catch the required number of bass within the given time frame. You will receive money for each fish you catch, and this will be displayed at the top of the screen. After each round, you will also receive money bonuses for the remaining time. Catching these fish is more difficult than it sounds, mind you; because you need to make sure you don't run out of fuel, and the fish aren't that easy to catch.

The controls for this bass fishing game are extremely simple. Use the right and left arrow keys to control your boat movement, and the down arrow to control your fishing line. Unfortunately you can only move the line down in the early rounds of the game. You will need to upgrade rods at some point to be able to move the line up and down.

We found the trick to this game is getting the hook directly in front of the fish in order to make the catch. Sounds like real fishing doesn't it? Move your boat across the lake and hold the DOWN arrow to get your hook near the fish. After the fish takes the bait, the fisherman will automatically reel the bass in. Do this enough times before the clock runs out and you make it to the next level. We only played long enough to make it through 3 levels, but the best part is after you complete each round, you can visit the tackle shop, where you can purchase more fuel, upgrade fishing rods and boat engines. Unfortunately the cost of these upgrades runs in the thousands, so you'll be bass fishing for a while before you can afford those luxuries.

Overall we enjoyed Bass Fishing Pro. The graphics are decent and the interface is very easy to use. It's not exactly like being on the lake, but if you have a few minutes to kill at work, you'll have a fun time trying to catch a few fish and make it to the higher rounds.

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