Fisherman's Bait: A Bass Challenge

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Fisherman's Bait: A Bass Challenge
Developer(s)Konami
Publisher(s)Konami
Platform(s)Arcade, PlayStation
ReleaseArcade
1998
PlayStation
  • JP: October 8, 1998
  • NA: February 16, 1999[1]
  • EU: 1999
Genre(s)Sports (fishing)
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Fisherman's Bait: A Bass Challenge, also known as simply Fisherman's Bait and in Japan as Exciting Bass (エキサイティングバス, Ekisaitingu Basu), is a fishing video game developed and published by Konami for the arcades in 1998. It was later ported to the PlayStation in 1999.

Reception

The PlayStation version received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[2] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 26 out of 40.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ In Electronic Gaming Monthly's review of the PlayStation version, one critic gave it 7.5/10, two others gave it each a score of 7/10, and another gave it 6/10.
  2. ^ In GameFan's viewpoint of the PlayStation version, one critic gave it 61, and the other 42.

References

  1. ^ GameSpot staff (February 16, 1999). "Konami Casts Gamer Bait [date mislabeled as "April 27, 2000"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on June 7, 2000. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Fisherman's Bait: A Bass Challenge for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  3. ^ Marriott, Scott Alan. "Fisherman's Bait: A Bass Challenge - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  4. ^ Gaudiosi, John (March 5, 1999). "Fisherman's Bait: A Bass Challenge". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  5. ^ Hager, Dean; Hsu, Dan; Davison, John; Smith, Shawn (March 1999). "Fisherman's Bait" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 116. Ziff Davis. p. 130. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  6. ^ Grant, Jules (March 21, 1999). "Fisherman's Bait (PSX)". The Electric Playground. Greedy Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on November 14, 2003. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "エキサイティングバス [PS]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. 1998.
  8. ^ "Fisherman's Bait". Game Informer. No. 73. FuncoLand. May 1999.
  9. ^ Higgins, Geoff "El Nino"; Mowatt, Todd "Video Cowboy" (March 1999). "Fisherman's Bait". GameFan. Vol. 7, no. 3. Metropolis Media. p. 44. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  10. ^ Gerstmann, Jeff (March 10, 1999). "Fisherman's Bait Review [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on December 1, 2004. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  11. ^ Harris, Craig (February 18, 1999). "Fisherman's Bait". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 25, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  12. ^ MacDonald, Mark (March 1999). "Fisherman's Bait". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 2, no. 6. Ziff Davis. p. 84. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

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