Genre: | Arcade; Fishing Game |
Publisher: | Shards |
Cover Art Language: | English |
Machine Compatibility: | Dragon 32, Dragon 64 |
Release: | Professionally released on Cassette |
Available For: | Dragon 32 |
Compatible Emulators: | XRoar 0.33.1 (PC (Windows)) |
Original Release Date: | 25th February 1984 |
Original Release Price: | £5.75 |
Market Valuation: | £2.50 (How Is This Calculated?) |
Item Weight: | 64g |
Box Type: | Cassette Single Plastic Clear |
Author(s): | - |
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A brave attempt to bring all the frustration and excitement of float-fishing to the small screen. The excitement is missing. Read Review
May appeal more to the very young, or perhaps suit a family challenge. Read Review
Entertaining fishing game for 1 or 2 players. How many can you hook before the time runs out? 100% high resolution with optional joysticks.
This entertaining game has a variety of playing options:-
The various scenes of the game are now described.
Fisherman on bank, water and reeds. Two fish are positioned. Either can be fished for. Starting positions are constant for three attempts, after which start positions alter. Using joystick or arrow keys (symbols appear in the top right-hand corner as reminder) - player positions rod tip over fish's head. A yellow 'biting zone' on the fish varies according to level of difficulty.
When the rod is positioned correctly, either the Fire button on the joystick or the up or down arrow key shows a 'depth gauge' on the left of the scene. Use of joystick or up/down arrow key sets the depth.
The Fire button or 'C' makes the cast.
A successful strike leads to a change of scene, in which the man stands up and a landing net is placed in the water. The player has to guide the fish into the bottom of the net, using either the joystick or the arrow kleys. A few 'free' runs are given to allow any fish caught in the area of the net to be played into open water. After this, if the fish gets too close to the frame of the landing net, it may be lost, in which case the line breaks and the fish escapes to the reeds. Similarly, if the fish is brought too near the surface in the play sequence, it breaks the line and escapes.
Allowing the fish to escape to the weeds during the play sequence also leads to the line being 'snagged' with the need to input a 'drag' number, as in 2 above.
Placing the fish successfully in the landing net results in its being lifted from the water.
The screen then shows the species and weight of the fish caught, and moves on to the cumulative scoreboard. If a time limit is set at the beginning of the game, there are periodic checks in the sequence of the game. In the two-player cycle, the change of player is indicated on the scoreboard by name when the time limit has been reached, together with a summary of the first player's "catch".
So happy fishing! We hope that this game gets you Hooked!
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A digital version of Hooked! suitable for XRoar 0.33.1 (PC (Windows)) |
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Date Sold | Price Sold For | As Part Of Bundle | By User |
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21st October 2018 | £12.95 | No | dave_e |
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