Trophy Catches From Your Computer: New Virtual Reality Fishing Game

First, all I can say is I hope this doesn't suck. Outdoorsy games have a tendency to miss the point. Many years ago a relative gave me a handheld fishing simulator. All you did was "cast," meaning you shook the controller like a tambourine. Then a fish would randomly strike and you reeled it in. Just typing about it reminds me of how lame it was.

And the lameness factor is probably the hardest thing for game designers to overcome. Here's why: It's genuinely difficult to instill the same adrenaline in a computer program as you get from battling a 1,000-pound marlin or getting a clear shot on a towering moose. It's like going from Amsterdam's red light district to a skin bar in North Dakota.

Okay, the rant is over. What Pishtech has created looks like a high-quality fishing simulator, almost like a Big Buck Hunter for the hook and fin crowd. And the fact that it's virtual reality means it could stimulate the senses like a real lunker tugging on the line.

How realistic is it? Well, we've got a walk-through video after the jump, but off the bat you actually have to save money to buy new rods, reels and lures. Sounds like real life to me.

This video is a game preview from Pishtech, which shows all the features. After watching it, I'm thinking this game might actually be harder than fishing in my local bass hole. Kudos for that.



What do you think? Will you play it or do you prefer to fish for real?