This is a fun kind of turn-your-brain-off game, with surprisingly great music. Don't be fooled by the somewhat gruff title "REEL FISHING" - this is anything but a fast and macho arcade-y fishing game. I played it last year, and it convinced me to enjoy fishing games. It has pretty music, pretty pre-rendered backgrounds of various lakes and rivers (as well as bodies of water from around the world), and an aquarium where you can put the fish you caught. Plus, there's also various different accessories for your tank, such as miniature models of landmarks around the world.

The fishing mechanic is the same that most fishing games use (Sega Fishing series, Fishing Resort, etc.) where you have a meter that goes up or down depending on how fast you reel in. If the meter goes into the red - that means to back off for a little bit because the line is about to snap. However, beware, you can't let it to go too far into the blue from not reeling in, because then the fish will be let off the hook. Looking back on it, I can't remember if the meter is actually visible, so you might have to rely on the sound the line makes.

It's a very simple but fun premise, and it gets pretty intense, Sega Bass/Marine fishing levels of intense.

Overall, it's an extremely simple game, but an oddly relaxing experience. There is really nothing to it, but it has an odd kind of serenity that has attracted me to this series.