Virtual Deep Sea Fishing PC Game

From Interplay Sports comes Virtual Deep Sea Fishing, an angling simulation that takes the player around the world to 13 saltwater hotspots. The game supports both single player and multiplayer action (up to eight players via LAN, modem or Internet) and tournament play (one to four days), each locale featuring geographically realistic species as well as specific period limits (days), time limits (fishing hours per day), qualifying fish types and minimum weights.

In addition to keeping world or tournament records, the game offers several gameplay options such as amount of drag, bait selection and freedom of boat movement. Fishing and casting actions are controlled via mouse with keyboard input supported for most administrative functions. The player is given a choice of eight specific boats to use, each with unique characteristics (length, beam and draft limits) and abilities (forward and reverse speed and turning limits).

The locations include three each in the United States (San Diego, Miami and Kauai Island) and Australia (Cairns, Sydney and Barrow Island). The other seven spots are in Puerto Rico, Senegal, Mexico, Thailand, South Africa, New Zealand and Tahiti. The option to save pictures of your trips and prize catches is also available in the form of a photo gallery.

Virtual Deep Sea Fishing focuses on 18 types of saltwater fish and the manual offers tips on where they can be found and lists specific types of bait or lures required to attract each type. Marlin and shark (four types of each) together with spearfish (two types) account for the majority of fish species. The remaining eight include tuna, sailfish, swordfish, wahoo, mahi mahi, bonefish, bluefish and tarpon. ~ Michael L. House, All Game Guide