![]() Once you start to encounter the really expensive power-ups you need to knuckle down and start thinking strategically, not least by following the game's cult film-quoting advice to, "take dead aim at the rich fish". You're hauling so many fish into the air that you can't possibly shoot them all, so you go back to the shop to buy a bigger gun, which lets you earn more money, with which you can buy longer line, or a better lure, or a bigger fuel tank, or a tie (which lets you earn more money for your fish), or an even bigger gun, and so on, and so on, and so on. With the extra money this brings in you might buy a Chainsaw Lure, which lets you churn through sea animals until your fuel runs out.īut now you have a problem. ![]() After a few rounds you might decide to buy a longer line, allowing you to go deeper and catch more fish. You start with a basic line, lure, and gun. Being in the shop is as fun as being at sea. You tap the screen to cast your line, tilt your device to steer your plummeting lure around the assorted marine wildlife until you unavoidably hook something, steer again to catch as many fish as you can on the way back up, and then tap the screen to shoot the entire haul as it bursts out of the water and into the sky.Īt first, each attempt on the water is just a brief interlude that allows you to earn money to spend on equipment that will allow you to catch more fish next time. ![]() It all begins with a blocky little man holding a fishing rod over the side of a boat against a fairly unremarkable blocky backdrop. But every single round - up to a point - is more rewarding than the last. “Ridiculous Fishing is something very special.” ~ exp.Every single round in Vlambeer's much-anticipated pixel-art casual game Ridiculous Fishing is the same. One is medicine, the other is a painkiller.” ~ Ben Kuchera (PA Report) “I’m hooked up to an IV and playing Ridiculous Fishing. “A rare pearl amidst the endless sardines of iOS games.” ~ Chris Bateman (International Hobo) “Ridiculous Fishing is from an alternate iPhone gaming universe where Nintendo is the production quality standard and action is everything.” ~ Robert Ashley (A Life Well Wasted) “I’ve come to think of Ridiculous Fishing as the unofficial game of Wes Anderson’s movie The Life Aquatic.” ~ Rob Hearn (PocketGamer) “It makes the mass destruction of innocent sea life absolutely adorable.” ~ Andrew Webster (The Verge) ![]() “One of the most mechanically satisfying experiences you’ll ever find, and wrapped in a dazzlingly cool aesthetic.” ~ Eli Cymet (Gamezebo) – (5 / 5) In its simple, gleeful rhythms of play, it’s sublime, too.” ~ EDGE – (9 / 10) “Vlambeer’s game is, as its title suggests, ridiculous. “Every aspect of the game, from the rewarding upgrade system to the unique graphics, displays an intricate craftsmanship we rarely see on the App Store.” ~ Chris Reed (Slide2Play) – (4 / 4) “Ridiculous Fishing is such a complete package that it’s an effortless recommendation.” ~ Eli Hodapp (TouchArcade) – (5 / 5) Praise for the original *Ridiculous Fishing*: Winner of the Apple Design Award 2013 Nominated for the 2011 Independent Games Festival Awards Declared Most Important News Story 2011 by industry magazine Control International Featured in The New York Times + An all new Pro Fishing Tour endgame modeīased on Vlambeer’s popular 2013 original, Ridiculous Fishing was lovingly handcrafted over the course of two years by Vlambeer (Super Crate Box, Nuclear Throne), Zach Gage (SpellTower, Knotwords, Good Sudoku, Really Bad Chess, Card of Darkness) and Greg Wohlwend (Threes, Hundreds, TumbleSeed), and remade in collaboration with KO_OP (GNOG, Winding Worlds). Chase your destiny on the high seas and embark on a heroic quest for gills and glory.Īn all-new 3D Ridiculous Fishing built from the ground up by the original award-winning team, with new features: An updated, handcrafted game about fishing with guns, chainsaws & toasters.įollow Billy as he tries to find redemption from his uncertain past.
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