Ninja Fishing
SCORE: 81
A new craze has taken Family Friendly
Gaming by storm. That craze is Ninja Fishing. When we first ran coverage
of this app I thought it had a good shot at being a really great game. I
suspected something about it when I was shown the video. Well today is
the day that I let ya'll know my suspicions were well founded. This is
one fun little app that has the potential to reach some record
milestones.
The concept of Ninja Fishing is two fold. First off you drop your
fishing line into the water. The iPhone/iPod Touch is tilted to avoid
the fishing. Does that confuse you? It is a fishing game right? Why do
we want to avoid the fish. Be patient, I will get to it. When you get as
far down as you can go, then you start catching fish. You can tack a
nice number of them on while coming back to the surface. There are
upgrades to catch even more later on.
The colors are alive in Ninja Fishing. The ninja is on the chubby side,
and his uniform does not completely cover his belly. Players have a
drill that they can use to drill through the fish on their way down.
Once the fish are caught they are flung into the air and the player must
slice and dice then. This leads to fish being cut into pieces as they
fall into the boat. There are a wide array of fish in Ninja Fishing with
numerous color schemes. Finding all the fish is one of the cool
qualities of this app.
The music in Ninja Fishing brings a smile to my face. I felt like I was
exploring the deep. The slicing sounds did not bother me like I thought
they might. We are making Sushi after all. At least I think we are. Not
so sure about the rice ingredients, but the ninja references it - a lot.
The ninja has various off the wall comments that can be found humorous.
Ninja Fishing tracks a nice array of stats. First off there is how deep
you go. Then how many fish you catch, and each time you catch a new
kind. The deeper you go the more new kinds you will find. There are
upgrades to the fishing line, the ninja's katana, and more. Each fish
provides so much money when it is slices. By the way, avoid slicing the
dynamite. It will cost you money if you explode it. There is also an
addicting quality to Ninja Fishing. I knew I could do better next time.
The one concern I had about Ninja Fishing is if the two game play styles
could be mixed or not. Gamenauts pulled it off masterfully. They work
great together. I enjoyed going deeper and deeper with my fishing rod. I
enjoyed slicing up the fish. I loved purchasing better equipment. I am
not the only one though. Everyone here at FFG is playing Ninja Fishing.
The game has gotten under everyone's skin. That tells me that Ninja
Fishing has the potential of being the next big thing on the iPhone/iPod
Touch.
Some of the off the wall comments in Ninja Fishing come from different
cultural references. Some of them can be considered crude in some
circles. The main lesson I learned from Ninja Fishing is to go as deep
as possible when fishing. I also learned to avoid explosives. I would
love to see sequels to this app in future years. It was a real pleasure
to be given a download code to play and review Ninja Fishing.
- Paul
Graphics: 75%
Sound: 86%
Replay/Extras: 86%
Gameplay: 85%
Family Friendly Factor: 75%
System: iPhone/iPod Touch
Publisher: Gamenauts
Rating: '9+' - 9+
{Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence}
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