Whoever said that fishing is a relaxing activity probably never played it through a mobile game before. Fisherman: Fishing, Monsters, and Stuff is a new Android game that is not exactly solely about fishing, but rather an old school arcade game that lets you be a, what else, fisherman while evading monsters and the other stuff (which is for you to figure out as the game progresses.
The game has three main objectives. You need to fish as fast as you can (bears no resemblance to the relaxing fishing we’re used to seeing). Then you also need to escape the monsters that are out to get you. Lastly, you need to gather the crew and the aforementioned stuff that you would need in order to finish and win the game. You get to play as and with any of the 13 fishermen characters, with names like Al Fish, Ron Kowalski, and other weird fish-crazy personalities out there, all in their pixilized glory.
The arcade game’s design is just like the old school games we’re used to in the 80s and 90s (think Super Mario, but even more pixilized). You get to collect items that have nothing to do at all with fishing but will help you beat the monsters and win the game. You also get to choose from among the 8 fishing boats available. And if you want to prove you’re the best fisherman ever, you can check out your score compared to your friends.
You can get Fisherman: Fishing, Monsters, and Stuff for free from the Google Play Store. There are no in-app purchases, just “money” you get from your fishing fortune, which you can then spend on “the most useless stuff”.
