The Strike Bundle with Fishing Rod

by Psyclone Games

Product Features

• Fishing Rod Controller: Whether casting, jigging, setting the hook, or reeling a fish in, players will be amazed by the sensitivity and feedback their fishing rod controller provides.
• Four modes of entertaining and competitive gameplay. The Strike is perfect for quick and friendly competitions with up to 4 players.
• Ten of North America's greatest lakes are depicted, so players can easily recognize key landmarks and find their favorite fishing spots.
• The Strike features a large variety of fresh water fish, including Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Striped Bass, Walleye and more. Each lake contains a legendary fish of record proportions that will challenge even the best players.
• Players can tailor their equipment by going to the Bass Pro Shops in-game store to select lures, rods and reels. Players can also win new boats by winning tournaments.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002HT8MJI
• Product Dimensions: 18.2 x 5.6 x 10.2 inches ; 3 pounds
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 30, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #868 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #1 in Video Games > Xbox 360 > Sports > Hunting & Fishing
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: Xbox 360 | Edition: Bundle with Fishing Rod

From the Manufacturer

Product Description

Bass Pro Shop Fishing Controller included with the Wii and Xbox 360 Bundle

The Most Realistic Fishing Game Ever!

Combining authentic fishing action with an innovative motion-sensing fishing controller, Bass Pro Shops (BPS): The Strike is the most exciting fishing game to hit next-gen consoles. Gamers of all levels will be challenged with the four modes of entertaining and competitive gameplay.

KEY FEATURES

Fishing Rod Controller

Players feel like they are really casting into an expansive lake filled with fish using this extremely life-like fishing rod controller. Whether casting, jigging, setting the hook, or reeling a fish in, players will be amazed by the sensitivity and feedback their fishing rod controller provides.

Feels like your'e really fishing

Tournament Fishing and The Bass Pro Invitational

In Career Mode gamers will need to understand the equipment, topography of the lakes, and specific fish behaviors in order to succeed. Players will be guided by the true rules of tournament bass fishing just like they would if they were fishing in real life..

Search for Lunkers, Legendary and even reward fish.

Party Game

With two social arcade games, Boat Racing and Casting Challenge. The Strike is perfect for quick and friendly competitions with up to 4 players.

Try and get a better time than your friends

Advanced Underwater World

In The Strike, players experience advanced topography visuals never-before-seen in a fishing game. Lakebeds are detailed to include weeds, fallen trees, and rocks, along with life-like fish and lure movements, and time-of-day lighting, making for an authentic experience.

Amazing Lakes

Ten of North America’s greatest lakes are realistically depicted, so players can recognize key landmarks and find their favorite fishing spots.

Our expansive lakes provide unlimited fishing spots!

Variety of Equipment

Players can tailor their equipment by going to the Bass Pro Shops in-game store to select lures, rods, and reels. Players can also win new boats by winning tournaments.

Product Description

The Strike combines authentic environments based on real lakes, engaging gameplay with accurate fish and lure behaviors, and a highly interactive fishing pole controller that allows players an immersive fishing adventure. Players can enjoy 3 different game-play modes including Quick Fish, Career and Bass Pro Shops Invitational Tournament, or compete with friends in mini games like boat races and casting challenges.  The lifelike fishing pole peripheral lets the player cast, jig, set the hook, and fight as if a real fish were on the other end of the line. The game takes players to some of North America’s most famous fishing hot spots and features eleven types of game fish including Largemouth, Smallmouth, and Striped Bass as well as Northern Pike and Muskie.  In addition, realistic lake bottom topography, real-time time–of-day light effects, advanced graphics, and authentic fishing gear from the Bass Pro Shops stores, all combine to offer virtual anglers the most comprehensive fishing game experience to-date.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you like fishing at all, get this game!, September 30, 2009

By 

Clifton Gadbois - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Bass Pro Shops: The Strike Bundle with Fishing Rod (Video Game)

At first pass this game might not seem like much, but after I learned all the moves (there is a tutorial in career mode) I began to really get excited about this game. The fish sometimes are stubborn, they fight hard and I have lost a lot of lures already to snags and broken lines. Also at the time of this writing, I am #37 on the largest fish caught leaderboard. Upgrading equipment makes a real difference in catching the fish, so upgrade often. The game gives good lure tips for each location and fish for those who are less than knowledgeable about what to use for each fish. The 10 locations are well-rendered with a day-cycle that has a noticeable effect on fishing.

The rod and reel control at first feels awkward and I kept fumbling for different buttons, but I soon figured out the logic.

You can somewhat customize your 'character' but a little more options such as sunglasses, hat etc would have been nice. Also once you choose your options you can't change it for that profile, but you have several profile slots.

The achievements seem pretty straight forward, especially for BPS first time out into gaming.

In future editions, we could hope to see more locations, more kinds of fish ( I was hoping for some rainbow trout), more ways to customize your character and more upgrades.

This game is NOT a deep immersive story-line, nor a thrill a second action game. What it is however is a fun, entertaining game that does it's best to realistic and engaging to anybody who has any interest in fishing. It's a game I'll keep and play long after I get the full 1000 gamerpoints...at least until the next one comes out!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars FISHING, October 1, 2009

By 

Nicolas K. Gebbia (Wichita, KS) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Bass Pro Shops: The Strike Bundle with Fishing Rod (Video Game)

The Game overall is good. The new fishing controller for the 360 I think is lacking responsivness. I think the Wii controller would be better. I got it for the 360 for mainly graphics, but also becuase it seemed to have a better overall controller. But the graphics aren't that good for an xbox 360 game. I would compare the graphics to that on the Wii. The making of your character is really weak, just a few options, but I expected that. The casting is pretty difficult if you don't go through the tutorial first...But I think the casting action for this game is unnecessary. Its not like a smooth cast as if you were actually fishing but I guess that just adds more difficulty to the game....

****THE GOOD**** The game is fun, the career mode is really good. You start out like a regular angler that has a $[...] gift card to Bass Pro Shop. So you go in and buy the lures you want, which has a lot better selection of lures unlike the other fishing games. The catching of the fish is hard sometimes but you get the hang of it. The bass tourny's in the game are realistic so they are hard if you can't find the fish, but very fun. So overall I think they did a good job my only complaint is the controller, it think they could have done better, but it is still a good setup. Hope this helped you and you enjoy. Thanks for reading.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars If you like to fish, this is the game for you, June 16, 2010

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D. Freeman (Reno, NV) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Bass Pro Shops: The Strike Bundle with Fishing Rod (Video Game)

This game is really fun, and crazy addictive. The only warning I'd give is that learning to cast accurately can a be a little difficult. I also had a defective controller out of the box, so be cautious when you buy your copy of "The Strike". Overall it's a great game, and if you love to fish, you'll love playing this game.

It's one of those products that you just know is either going to suck, or be a whole lot of fun. Luckily, "The Strike" with the motion control fishing pole falls into the latter category, and is very enjoyable. Just be patient with learning how to cast!

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