Software:Sega Bass Fishing 2

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Short description: 2001 video game
Sega Bass Fishing 2
North American box art
Developer(s)WOW Entertainment
Publisher(s)Sega
Acclaim Entertainment[lower-alpha 1]
SeriesSega Bass Fishing
Platform(s)Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
Release
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer[lower-alpha 2]

Sega Bass Fishing 2, known in Japan as Script error: The function "nihongo_foot" does not exist., is a 2001 fishing video game developed by WOW Entertainment and published by Sega for the Dreamcast. It is the sequel to Sega Bass Fishing. The game was later reworked and rereleased for the PlayStation 2 as Sega Bass Fishing Duel, or Get Bass Battle in Japan, which served as a multiplayer expansion to the original Dreamcast title.

Upon release, Sega Bass Fishing 2 received positive reviews from critics, garnering better aggregator scores than its previous entry. Critics praised the game's graphics, visuals, and simplicity, but criticism was drawn towards the game's mechanics, difficulty, and the initial exclusion of multiplayer functionality.

Gameplay

See also: Software:Sega Bass Fishing and Sega Marine Fishing

While the game can be played with the standard Dreamcast controller, it was designed to support the console's Fishing Controller. The game is single-player.[3]

Development

Sega Bass Fishing 2 was developed as a sequel to Sega Bass Fishing. Originally an arcade game, its Dreamcast port in 1999 had been unexpectedly successful.[3][4]

Release

Sega Bass Fishing 2 was released on 21 August 2001 in North America,[3] and on 30 August in Japan[4] for the Sega Dreamcast.

In 2002, Sega Bass Fishing 2 was ported to the PlayStation 2 as Sega Bass Fishing Duel, which included a multiplayer expansion. In released on 23 September in North America,[5] 24 October in Japan,[6] and 14 March in Europe the following year.[7][8]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
MetacriticDC: 76/100[9]
Review scores
PublicationScore
EdgeDC: 5/10[10]
FamitsuDC: 27/40[11]
Game InformerDC: 8.5/10[12]
GameSpotDC: 8.6/10[3]
GameSpyDC: 9/10[13]
IGNDC: 8.3/10[14]
Next GenerationDC: 2/5[15]

Sega Bass Fishing 2 received generally favorable reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[9] Edge cited the game's emphasis on simulation over arcade elements as a downside, compared to the arcade style of the first one.[10] Conversely, GameSpot lauded the game as "a model example of what sequels should be."[3] However, Eric Bratcher of NextGen said that the game was "More realistic, but not more fun. This is easily Sega's deepest fishing title, but it's alternately too hard or too easy."[15] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 27 out of 40.[11] Four-Eyed Dragon of GamePro said, "The sequel to one of the best fishing games ever unfortunately delivers nothing but a fishy stench instead of a prize catch-of-the-day."[16][lower-alpha 3]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Acclaim published the PlayStation 2 version of Sega Bass Fishing 2
  2. ↑ The multiplayer functionality is only available in the PlayStation 2 port, Sega Bass Fishing Duel
  3. ↑ GamePro gave the game 4/5 for graphics, 2/5 for sound, 4.5/5 for control, and 2.5/5 for fun factor.

References

  1. ↑ "Get Bass 2". http://sega.jp/dc/010807/. 
  2. ↑ "Updated Dreamcast release list". June 4, 2001. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/updated-dreamcast-release-list/1100-2766081/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Tracy, Tim (August 21, 2001). "Sega Bass Fishing 2 Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006""]. Fandom. Archived from the original on January 8, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050108165106/http://www.gamespot.com/dreamcast/sim/segabassfishing2/review.html. Retrieved February 19, 2021. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Torres, Ricardo (July 20, 2001). "Sega Bass Fishing 2 (Preview) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006""]. Fandom. Archived from the original on January 11, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050111091220/http://www.gamespot.com/dreamcast/sim/segabassfishing2/preview_2793294.html. Retrieved February 19, 2021. 
  5. ↑ "Sega Bass Fishing Duel Review" (in en-US). https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/sega-bass-fishing-duel-review/1900-2881742/. 
  6. ↑ "【2002年10月発売】全機種のゲーム発売日スケジュール | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com" (in ja). https://www.famitsu.com/schedule. 
  7. ↑ "Drei Sega-Titel von Acclaim: Acclaim sichert sich Rechte an Sega-Titeln ..." (in de-de). 2002-10-29. https://www.gameswelt.de/acclaim/news/acclaim-sichert-sich-rechte-an-sega-titeln-69571. 
  8. ↑ "Sony Playstation 2 Games at the Centre for Computing History". https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/cgi/archive.pl?author=&order=Date&platform=Sony+Playstation+2&publisher=&type=Games&utm. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Sega Bass Fishing 2". Fandom. Archived from the original on December 16, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231216125834/https://www.metacritic.com/game/sega-bass-fishing-2/. Retrieved February 8, 2024. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Edge staff (November 2001). "Sega Bass Fishing 2". Edge (Future Publishing) (103): 87. Archived from the original on September 30, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230930101850/https://retrocdn.net/images/e/ec/Edge_UK_103.pdf. Retrieved February 8, 2024. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "ゲットバス2 [ドリームキャスト"] (in ja). Famitsu (Enterbrain). Archived from the original on July 25, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230725141451/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=12447&redirect=no. Retrieved February 8, 2024. 
  12. ↑ "Sega Bass Fishing 2". Game Informer (FuncoLand). 2001. 
  13. ↑ GamingNoise-Chip (November 2, 2001). "Sega Bass Fishing 2". IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090125100719/http://www.planetdreamcast.com/games/reviews/sbf2/. Retrieved February 20, 2021. 
  14. ↑ Chau, Anthony (August 29, 2001). "Sega Bass Fishing 2". Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on February 17, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180217221402/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/08/29/sega-bass-fishing-2. Retrieved February 8, 2024. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Bratcher, Eric (December 2001). "Sega Bass Fishing 2". NextGen (Imagine Media) (84): 112. https://archive.org/details/NextGen84Dec2001/page/n113/mode/2up. Retrieved February 19, 2021. 
  16. ↑ Four-Eyed Dragon (August 22, 2001). "Sega Bass Fishing 2 Review for Dreamcast on GamePro.com". GamePro (IDG). Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20041010124036/http://www.gamepro.com/sega/dreamcast/games/reviews/16305.shtml. Retrieved February 19, 2021. 



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