Black Bass The
The Black Bass centers on choosing fishing spots, selecting lures, casting, and controlling line tension. Players adapt to water conditions and target species, then balance pressure after a bite to avoid a broken line or escaped fish.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.0 / 10
About this game
The Black Bass centers on choosing fishing spots, selecting lures, casting, and controlling line tension. Players adapt to water conditions and target species, then balance pressure after a bite to avoid a broken line or escaped fish. Tournament goals give the fishing structure, while locating fish and managing retrieval create a patient simulation loop. Feedback is sparse, waiting and experimentation occupy substantial time, and newcomers may struggle to identify why a catch failed. The design favors placement and line management over fast action. This description covers the original fc release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports.
Collected in series
Black Bass centres on choosing a fishing spot, working a lure and bringing a fish safely to the boat. Its tournament games turn those small decisions into the pursuit of a better catch, with changing conditions adding another reason to rethink each cast.
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The Black Bass centers on choosing fishing spots, selecting lures, casting, and controlling line tension. Players adapt to water conditions and target species, then balance pressure after a bite to avoid a broken line or escaped fish.
Tournament goals give the fishing structure, while locating fish and managing retrieval create a patient simulation loop. Feedback is sparse, waiting and experimentation occupy substantial time, and newcomers may struggle to identify why a catch failed. The design favors placement and line management over fast action. Overall, its main strengths are Spots, lures, and line control form a complete fishing loop; Tournament goals give patient play a clear purpose. Its material limitations are Feedback and instruction are limited; Waiting and trial-and-error occupy much of play. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- Spots, lures, and line control form a complete fishing loop
- Tournament goals give patient play a clear purpose
Weaknesses
- Feedback and instruction are limited
- Waiting and trial-and-error occupy much of play
Who it is for: Players who enjoy deliberate fishing simulations and studying locations.
Play notes: Patience and note-taking help because failures receive little explanation.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Tournament goals give patient play a clear purpose; Waiting and trial-and-error occupy much of play. | Reviewed | 7.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Spots, lures, and line control form a complete fishing loop; Feedback and instruction are limited. | Reviewed | 7.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Tournament goals give patient play a clear purpose; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 6.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original fc release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Feedback and instruction are limited. | Reviewed | 6.3 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Another
- Publisher
- Hot-B
- Release date
- 1988
- Platforms
- Famicom / NES
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Sports · Primary genre
- Tags
- Slow BurnFishingHigh DifficultySports-based PlayResource ManagementSolo-friendlyReplayable2D Graphics
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Famicom / NESWorldwide1988
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