


Online play, leaderboards, and tournaments are all part of the package, neatly rounding out the impressive feature set for The Fisherman.

The setup is simple - travel the world and try your hand at angling across nearly twenty different waterways that hold more than a hundred different species of fish and get the job done with a seemingly endless supply of licensed tackle and equipment. The Fisherman - Fishing Planet truly nails some of the best parts of fishing but is ultimately crippled by a few quirks and an inability to shed its roots as a freemium game. Turning an activity that could leave you sitting in a boat for hours on end with no action can be tough to translate into an engaging gaming experience, but the folks at Fishing Planet LLC have taken a stab at it and ended up with some interesting results. Press T again and it will allow you to fast-forward until morning at which point in time you will automatically sell whatever is in your keepnet and be prompted to purchase a new day's worth of travel accommodations (see 'Cost Per Day' below) allowing you to continue to fish without paying the initial Travel Cost anew.While they’ve always been a niche product, fishing games have existed as long as the video game medium. To do this, once you have filled the keepnet, press T to advance Time past 9pm. While leveling, it is recommended that you have the largest keepnet available when traveling to a new location as you will often need to continue to fish at that location for more than one day in order to recuperate the travel costs.
