Software:Championship Bass

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Championship Bass
Championship Bass 2000 PC cover.jpg
Developer(s)EA Seattle
Engineering Animation
Publisher(s)EA Sports
Platform(s)PlayStation, Windows
ReleasePlayStation
  • NA: March 7, 2000[1]
  • EU: February 16, 2001
Windows
Genre(s)Fishing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Championship Bass is a fishing video game. It was released for PlayStation and Microsoft Windows in 2000.

Gameplay

Championship Bass is a fishing video game. It offers three different modes: Bass Challenge, Fishing Trip, Tournament, and Career.[1]

Development

Championship Bass was developed by EA Seattle and Engineering Animation and published by EA Sports.[3]

In March 2012, Championship Bass was released on the PlayStation Store for the Sony Xperia S.[4] On August 30 the same year, the game and twenty-five other games were added to the PlayStation Vita store.[5]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PCPS
AllGameN/A3/5 stars[8]
CGSP3.5/5 stars[10]N/A
EGMN/A7.5/10[11]
FamitsuN/A24/40[12]
Game InformerN/A8/10[13]
GameFanN/A69%[14]
GamePro4/5 stars[15]N/A
GameSpot6.9/10[16]6.1/10[17]
GameZone8/10[18]N/A
IGN8.5/10[19]8/10[20]
OPM (US)N/A4/5 stars[21]
Aggregate score
GameRankings74%[6]72%[7]

The game received above-average reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[6][7] In Japan, where the PlayStation version was ported and published by Electronic Arts Square on November 2, 2000, Famitsu gave it a score of 24 out of 40.[12]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Zdyrko, Dave (February 7, 2000). "Championship Bass (Preview)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/02/08/championship-bass-3. Retrieved August 9, 2017. 
  2. Fudge, James (March 22, 2000). "Championship Bass Ships". Strategy Plus, Inc.. Archived from the original on July 9, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030709131404/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/027/009/cb.html. Retrieved March 17, 2021. 
  3. GameSpot staff (February 17, 2000). "EA Goes Fishing [date mislabeled as "April 26, 2000""]. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 11, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000611211045/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/00_02/17_pc_bass/index.html. Retrieved March 17, 2021. 
  4. Purchase, Robert (March 14, 2012). "PlayStation Store arrives on Sony Xperia S smartphone". Gamer Network. https://www.eurogamer.net/playstation-store-arrives-on-sony-xperia-s-smartphone. Retrieved June 4, 2022. 
  5. Fletcher, JC (August 30, 2012). "Sony adds 26 more PSOne games to Vita store". Verizon Media. https://www.engadget.com/2012-08-30-sony-adds-26-more-psone-games-to-vita-store.html. Retrieved March 17, 2021. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Championship Bass for PC". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 26, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190526123657/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/913675-championship-bass/index.html. Retrieved March 18, 2021. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Championship Bass for PlayStation". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190501145117/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/250571-championship-bass/index.html. Retrieved March 18, 2021. 
  8. Woods, Nick. "Championship Bass (PS) - Review". All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141115204250/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=23226&tab=review. Retrieved March 18, 2021. 
  9. Steinberg, Scott (April 26, 2000). "Championship Bass (PS)". CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000816033832/http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Championshipbass/. Retrieved March 19, 2021. 
  10. Todd, Brett (May 23, 2000). "Championship Bass". Strategy Plus, Inc.. Archived from the original on July 9, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030709140339/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/028/030/championshipb_review.html. Retrieved March 18, 2021. 
  11. Leahy, Dan (June 2000). "Championship Bass". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (131): 168. https://retrocdn.net/images/b/bf/EGM_US_131.pdf. Retrieved June 4, 2022. 
  12. 12.0 12.1 "チャンピオンシップバス [PS"] (in ja). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=9905&redirect=no. Retrieved March 18, 2021. 
  13. "Championship Bass (PS)". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (85). May 2000. 
  14. "REVIEW for Championship Bass". GameFan (Shinno Media). March 13, 2000. 
  15. Wright, Brian (April 6, 2000). "Championship Bass Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro (IDG Entertainment). Archived from the original on January 23, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050123042127/http://gamepro.com/computer/pc/games/reviews/5247.shtml. Retrieved March 19, 2021. 
  16. Poole, Stephen (May 5, 2000). "Championship Bass Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "May 8, 2000""]. Red Ventures. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/championship-bass-review/1900-2565283/. Retrieved August 9, 2017. 
  17. Taruc, Nelson (March 27, 2000). "Championship Bass Review (PS) [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000""]. Red Ventures. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/championship-bass-review/1900-2546994/. Retrieved March 18, 2021. 
  18. Lafferty, Michael (April 3, 2000). "Championship Bass (PC)". Archived from the original on February 10, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20010210214752/http://www.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r14238.htm. Retrieved March 19, 2021. 
  19. Steinberg, Scott (April 28, 2000). "Championship Bass (PC)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/04/29/championship-bass. Retrieved March 18, 2021. 
  20. Conrad, Jeremy (March 10, 2000). "Championship Bass (PS)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/03/11/championship-bass-2. Retrieved August 9, 2017. 
  21. Zuniga, Todd (June 2000). "Championship Bass". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine 3 (9): 109. https://archive.org/details/Official_U.S._Playstation_Magazine_Issue_33_June_2000/page/n105/mode/2up. Retrieved March 18, 2021. 

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