Software:Fisherman's Bait: A Bass Challenge

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Fisherman's Bait: A Bass Challenge
Fisherman's Bait - A Bass Challenge arcade flyer.jpg
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

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings62%[2]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame3.5/5 stars[3]
Consoles +70%[5]
EGM6.875/10[6][lower-alpha 1]
Famitsu26/40[7]
Game Informer6/10[8]
GameFan52%[9][lower-alpha 2]
GameSpot6.5/10[10]
IGN3.5/10[11]
OPM (US)3.5/5 stars[12]

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""]. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on June 7, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000607215109/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/99_02/16_vg_bait/index.html. Retrieved February 12, 2021. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Fisherman's Bait: A Bass Challenge for PlayStation". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190505173911/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/197351-fishermans-bait-a-bass-challenge/index.html. Retrieved February 12, 2021. 
  3. ↑ Marriott, Scott Alan. Fisherman's Bait: A Bass Challenge - Review. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141115204105/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=15890&tab=review. Retrieved February 12, 2021. 
  4. ↑ Gaudiosi, John (March 5, 1999). "Fisherman's Bait: A Bass Challenge". CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000816204915/http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Fishbait/. Retrieved February 13, 2021. 
  5. ↑ "Fisherman's Bait" (in fr). Consoles + (93): 150. October 1999. http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Consoles%20Plus/consoleplus_numero093/Consoles%2B%20093%20-%20Page%20150%20%281999-10%29.jpg. Retrieved February 13, 2021. 
  6. ↑ Hager, Dean; Hsu, Dan; Davison, John; Smith, Shawn (March 1999). "Fisherman's Bait". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (116): 130. https://retrocdn.net/images/c/cd/EGM_US_116.pdf. Retrieved September 15, 2022. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "エキサイティングバス [PS"] (in ja). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=18225&redirect=no. Retrieved February 12, 2021. 
  8. ↑ "Fisherman's Bait". Game Informer (FuncoLand) (73). May 1999. 
  9. ↑ Higgins, Geoff "El Nino"; Mowatt, Todd "Video Cowboy" (March 1999). "Fisherman's Bait". GameFan (Metropolis Media) 7 (3): 44. https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_7_Issue_03/page/n45/mode/2up. Retrieved February 12, 2021. 
  10. ↑ Gerstmann, Jeff (March 10, 1999). "Fisherman's Bait Review [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000""]. Red Ventures. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fishermans-bait-review/1900-2547600/. Retrieved February 12, 2021. 
  11. ↑ Harris, Craig (February 18, 1999). "Fisherman's Bait". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/02/19/fishermans-bait. Retrieved February 12, 2021. 
  12. ↑ MacDonald, Mark (March 1999). "Fisherman's Bait". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) 2 (6): 84. https://archive.org/details/Official_US_PlayStation_Magazine_Volume_2_Issue_6_1999-03_Ziff_Davis_US/page/n83/mode/2up. Retrieved February 12, 2021. 

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