Like bass fishin'? Sure, we all do, but we're not always lucky enough to be able to get out to the lake whenever we want. Enter the fishin' videogame, a genre that by all rights should be tediously awful, but yet has proven to be amazingly popular (why, even Link is into it). The latest and greatest looks to be The Strike from Griffin International, and part of what makes it special is a motion-sensing rod attachment that works a lot like a longer
Wiimote with a reel for hauling in your big catch. It has rumble and force-feedback so you can feel the strikes and, while it seems less than instantly responsive on
G4TV's video embedded below, looks set to offer the most immersive virtual fishing experience yet. Game and rod on the Xbox 360 will cost $69.99 (it'll hit Wii and PC too), but sadly you're going to have to wait until the end of 2009 to get your feet wet in this one.
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posted Apr 23rd 2009 7:59AM
How about going out to buy real fishing equipment and enjoying some nice weather....you know....OUTSIDE....
not that argument again..
You might be a redneck....
When I cast my lure at my TV nothing happens...?
There's an outside?
how about you write a real letter, you know, with a pen.
The advantage video fishing has over real fishing is that you are not contributing to over fishing of certain fish species.
......and the fish will be real and edible? or real in the illusive life?
You can reach 114 fish per second with this baby
that's a lotta fish torture!
I wonder what else it can be used as.
yee....haw...
I did not know there was a market for something like this. I think it would be neat if it were in a Bass Pro Shop, but elsewhere, not so much.
im a minority in this im sure but i would re-buy a 360 if they made a game that really took advantage of this controller well. The Wii could've been (and still can be!) a GREAT platform for fishing games but they haven't made any yet. Sega bass fishing SUCKS.
This game seems intriguing to me for some reason - maybe its meant for some relaxing after a gta session....
If only we could somehow combine the two... You're out fishing, then some guy gets a bit close to your patch - pop out your rocket launcher and he will trouble you no more!
Where's the bail on that reel? Without it, you hardly have an authentic casting experience.
This simply has to be fake, nobody is THAT stupid.
Can you be that stupid, to simply call this a fake? :D (i kid, i don't like calling people stupid)
As commented on from another blog:
"357": Sorry, but I wouldn't want to spend 5 hours out of the day waiting for a fish to take the bait, then proceed to wait another 5 hours to wait for a another fish... Basically, not for me.
"Moonshadow101": Ermm... while Fishing does require a great deal of patience, if you're going five hours between bites, there's probably a serious issue on your end.
For example, did you choose a body of water with fish in it? That's important.
What are you using for bait? I suggest bait. If you're using small rocks, that could be an issue.
"357": I don't know what type of bait I use. I just get really drunk and get in a boat.
I tracked down a new-in-box fishing controller for the Dreamcast a few months ago, and when I hooked it up it was broken. That was the beginning and end of my fishing controller career.
No PS3 version?
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2001/04/16/
Enough said.
"Bring the lake to your living room"
But I wanted to fish on the river.... :'(
Yawn.
rod
motion sensitive rod
I don't really like fishing, but I do appreciate a good game. This game looks pretty deece. The only reason "it seems less than instantly responsive" is because their video was off sync. You can see in the video game the casting animation has already begun before he's even moved the pole.
Would be cool if the reaction when a fish got caught was different. Won't get this till it hits the bargain bin.
Looks Pretty Cool.
I thought it was some kind of fancy new tonearm when I first saw the picture.
G4 is actually showcasing a video game? I thought they were too busy airing more episodes of COPS or hiring hosts who know as much about video games as a WWII vet.
If that sucker vibrates, I'm sold! Hell, my lady could enjoy it too.
For $70 you can buy a real reel and pole. If you don't have $70, then find a stick and some yarn.
@OneLove
Give me a fish and you feed me for a day.
Teach me to fish and you feed me for a lifetime.
Give a man a digital fish +20 points.
Teach a man to digital fish +20 points until Wii2.