Quick Look: Fish Frenzy
I like free games for my iPhone. Besides the obvious fact that they don’t hurt the wallet any, it’s a win-win situation in terms of what I get. If I like the game, it’s a bonus, and if I don’t, I just delete it and move on. Thankfully, Fish Frenzy falls squarely into the former category. My only regret was that the game came to an awfully quick end.
The premise is simply to catch enough fish to satisfy your point total for each round. You’re in a boat at the top of the lake, and you tilt the device left and right to move your boat back and forth. Tilt the device up and down to raise and lower your fishing pole. If you snag a fish they’ll jump out of the water, at which point you have to catch them in your boat. It sounds simple enough, but the game is timed, so you need to work as quickly as you can. Also, in later levels there are eels, which prove to be a shocking experience, and swordfish, which “cut” your experience short. Neither of these obstacles kill you, but rather they waste time where you could be catching fish.
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You get three lives to start, and lose a life if you run out of time before accumulating enough points from catching fish. When all of your lives are gone, or you’ve completed fifteen levels, the game is over. There’s really not much to complain about here. The game is simple to play, it’s entertaining, and it can actually be somewhat of a challenge in the later levels. It would have been nice to have more levels (this technically feels like it could support an infinite mode quite well), but in the end it’s a quick enough play that going through the whole game several times is no big deal.
The graphics are quite well done. Everything is detailed and colorful, and there’s just enough animation to catch your eye. I especially like the animation when you accidentally snag an eel. The girl in the boat has that typical “time management character” look to her, which somehow seems to fit the mood of the game. The sound effects and music make the game feel like an interactive morning cartoon, which is always a bonus for me.
Fish Frenzy might be a bit too simple or short for a lot of people, but I find it makes a nice diversion every now and again when I want to play something but don’t have the desire to jump into a time consuming game. And it sure beats playing solitaire! Also, if you’re looking for a game to throw on your iPhone for your kids, or your kid has an iPod Touch and they want games, this is a great choice.
Final Verdict: Recommended
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