Home Computing Weekly


Angler

Categories: Review: Software
Author: S.E.
Publisher: Virgin Games
Machine: Spectrum 48K

 
Published in Home Computing Weekly #41

You have 100 casts to catch as many fish as possible. The fish move smoothly from side to side in 18 rows, and you can move your boat along the surface of the sea.

It is very difficult to catch the fish, because it is hard to cast the line in the correct position.

To catch the fish in deeper waters, you must also make sure that the line doesn't hit any fish on its way down, otherwise the line reels back, so it's a wasted cast.

Angler

I found it practically impossible to catch the deeper fish, even on the easiest of the five skill levels.

If you catch a crab, you lose a point with each cast. However, the smaller version of the meanest-looking fish will eat all your crabs - if you manage to catch one!

Every go you must type in your name - it would be better if you only had to when you got a high score. You can make a printout of the Hall of Fame or Certificate of Merit - they are shown with each score.

It is so difficult to catch the fish that you tend to lose interest quickly - a bit like real-life fishing.

S.E.

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