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Master this fishing game for a world of wrist pain

Words: PJ Hruschak, GamesRadar US

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Casting control is spot on, with the WiiMote making a pretty natural casting mechanism. The only difficulty is during the context-sensitive cues when you quickly flick the controller to the side to pull the fishing line, yet the on-screen result seems to always be a little delayed for one side (the right).

Even though your in-game avatar is a cartoon bobble-headed fisher-person, your well-crafted Nintendo Mii has to stay home this trip, which is an unfortunate oversight. While most of the game has similarly overly simplified graphics, each of the 100+ caught fish (and odd items) is surprisingly well rendered with lighting effects and realistic details down to the shimmering scales.

Fishing areas are also not quite as well realized or varied, however, with very few short piers and limited shore lines. Besides lakes, streams and other usual fishing holes, there are areas close to town where you scoop up silly junk including the traditional joke rubber boot which can be especially frustrating since these oddities cast fish-shaped shadows and seemingly swim to your line.

The game’s cartoon silliness works pretty for the multiplayer mode where four gamers fish on the same screen, trying to get the best spot and out cast each other. Watching four adults wildly wag their arms around is pretty fun to watch, regardless of the game.