Rosie needs your love like a tailgater needs a keg, and you know exactly how to give it to her… with a burnin’ fuse! Using America’s most efficient fishing-bait – dynamite – you’ll devastate the fish population in order to win the heart of your number-one crush. Check out our review of Super Dynamite Fishing and see if it won our hearts.
Title: Super Dynamite Fishing | Developer: Handy Games | Genre: Action/Arcade | Players: 1 | Version: 1.0.2 | Size: 17.2MB | Price: $4.10
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Face it – fishing lures are for pansies. Those little dangly-trinkets you string on a fishing line make you feel more feminine than a kid in swim-class, and who wants to be seen with a box full of fishin’ jewelry out on the open water? Instead, why not man-up and show them fish who’s boss… with dynamite. Light the fuse, chuck a stick in the water, and have your pick of nature’s finest.
In Super Dynamite Fishing, you play the role of Redneck Joe – a unibrowed, scruffy, and adept dynamite fisherman who craves the sweet-lovin’ of one hot mama named Rosie. Since the quickest way to a woman’s heart is through your own wallet, you’ll spend all day “catching” and selling fish in order to buy her love… and to pay your bills. As long as you make enough dough to pay your daily bill, which grows increasingly expensive by the day, you can spend the rest on new toys (including Rosie).
Every day, you’ll be given a new bill to pay, a couple optional paid missions to complete, and a comprehensive list of current going-rates for all types of fish. Pay close attention to this list, as you’ll want to target the most valuable fish to get the most “bang” for your buck (har har). Head over to the weapons shop to equip your boat with the latest in mass-fishing technology, such as dynamite-stuffed squirrels and self-detonating mermaids, or pick up a new viking ship at the dock, and head out to the massacre. Your day is timed, so be quick about it.
Eventually, you’ll accumulate enough cash to buy Rosie’s love! Incrementally, of course, in the form of various gifts and outings. Alternatively, you could just save for a battleship – which will probably look way better on your lawn than Rosie ever could.
Controls:
Navigating around the main map is a simple-affair of tap-tap-tapping. When fishing, you’ll tilt the phone to move your boat left and right, and either swipe or tap to toss dynamite into the sea! The only issue I had with regards to controls was accidentally tapping on the alarm-clock when fishing, which pulls-up the menu. The ads also got in the way of shooting birds, but luckily you don’t really need to do this very often.
Graphics:
Dynamite Fishing is a cartoony, Flash-like game, but the style works well for the humorous theme. On my Evo, some of the background color-fills appeared a bit low-quality… which was unfortunate.
Sound:
The effects and background sounds work well for the game – a nice combo of Beverly Hillbillies meets Scottish warfare. The inner-redneck in me would love to hook up a sub to my phone to really HEAR those explosions.
Options:
You can toggle the sounds from your shack as well as the location names on the main map, and adjust the sensitivity of the tilt-control (recommended) via the Menu button on your phone. There’s also options for “Quick Fishin” and “Go Fishin”, both which simply dump you into one of your current fishing-missions. Not sure why those options were included… seems redundant.Verdict:
I’ve been playing my current career for a couple hours now, and have only won half of Rosie’s heart… guess I’ll use the other half as bait. This game should last a while, and has a decent replayability factor given the inclusion of a ton of achievement medals to be had. There’s plenty of weapons to be bought and new boats to pilot, which all add a nice bit of variety. Sadly, the game seems to slow to a crawl quite frequently – usually when there’s a lot of fish on the screen. Since the free-version’s only drawback is an ad at the top of the screen, a little slowness isn’t a big deal in the face of a great game. For those of you who really want to get into the game without distraction, you can fork-over the $4.10 for the ad-free version.
Rating: ★★★★☆
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