Gone Fishing

If you have enough patience for real live fishing, then you probably have enough patience for Gone Fishing from Clever Media.

At first, I found this game soothing and relaxing. What could be better than sitting on the edge of a pier, watching the fish swim by below, and carelessly casting a line into the water? But when you're playing a video game, you expect the pace to pick up!

The game is very simple. You sit by the water with a fishing line that slowly swings back and forth (automatically, no sweat for you). Many fish swim back and forth in the water, along with several assorted pieces of junk, like tires, teddy bears, and old pots. When you're ready to cast your line, hit the spacebar and down it goes. If you've calculated carefully, you'll reel in a juicy fish. The deeper it is, the more points you get. Otherwise, you've wasted a few seconds on the clock and have to try again. And if you catch an old teddy bear or anything else that's not a fish, you'll lose points.


Score enough points, and you'll move on to the next level, where the junk is more abundant and an even higher score is needed to make it through.

As I mentioned before, while this game is relaxing and evokes the feeling of fishing on a warm summer morning, it gets a bit slow for a video game. Level after level of the same old thing can be kind of redundant if you're looking for action and challenge.