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Reel Fishing Master's Challenge

SCORE: 90

The Reel Fishing franchise has been floundering around for some time now. It is great to see it get back on track with Reel Fishing Master's Challenge on the Playstation Vita. The biggest downside to this hand held video game is it is downloadable only. So the millions supporting the physical copy movement are excluded.

The first thing I noticed in Reel Fishing Master's Challenge is how great the graphics look. WOW! Reel Fishing Master's Challenge looks amazing. We are talking beautiful scenery, fish, lake bottoms and more. The tackles and screens are amazing to look at too.

When I was done marveling at the graphics in Reel Fishing Master's Challenge I denoted the sounds are really smooth too. Relaxing, and fit with the theme of fighting fish. After all those fish in the real world become dinner. Fish is one of the meats that can clean out our arteries so they are good to eat.

As if all of this were not enough to bring Reel Fishing back into the good graces with families I found a story. A young man is going to be a father so he leaves his pregnant wife to go fishing. His own father took him fishing as a kid so he is reminiscing while trying to decide if he is ready for the responsibility.

Reel Fishing Master's Challenge has a very retrospective feel to it. The story can keep families playing long after they are tired of catching fish. Catching fish starts easy in Reel Fishing Master's Challenge. It gets harder as we go after bigger, tougher, and stronger fish. Those bigger, stronger, tougher fish take longer to tire out. Which means you have to avoid making any mistakes much longer. Or try to catch them closer to the shore.

I know it is early in the year. Reel Fishing Master's Challenge has the potential to become game of the year (GOTY) on the Playstation Vita. It beats out anything else I have played on the PS Vita this year thus far. Can any other games catch up to it?
- Frank

Graphics: 95%
Sound: 95%
Replay/Extras: 90%
Gameplay: 85%
Family Friendly Factor: 85%

System: PS Vita
Publisher: Natsume
Developer: Natsume
Rating: ‘E’ - Everyone SIX and OLDER ONLY
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