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King Salmon: The Big Catch

King Salmon: The Big Catch is a fishing competition simulator: a player has to spend a day fishing for king salmon. Activities simulated include driving a boat to choose the best place to fish, choice of…

2 November 1992

King Salmon: The Big Catch is a sport developed by HOT-B, released 2 November 1992 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

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What King Salmon: The Big Catch is

King Salmon: The Big Catch is a sport game developed by HOT-B and released in 1992. It was published by Vic Tokai. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

King Salmon: The Big Catch is a fishing competition simulator: a player has to spend a day fishing for king salmon. Activities simulated include driving a boat to choose the best place to fish, choice of lures, line lengths, fishing depths, driving a boat to troll for salmon and, finally, pulling the caught fish out. The objective is to overcome some fictional fishermen, played by computer, in terms of the fish caught. Game also includes simple role-playing elements, as player's skill improve with time and experience and it's possible to catch bigger and better fish successfully.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

King Salmon: The Big Catch launched on 2 November 1992, within three weeks of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Super Star Wars and Shin Megami Tensei.

Released around the same time: Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Super Star Wars, Shin Megami Tensei.

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When did King Salmon: The Big Catch come out?
King Salmon: The Big Catch was released on 2 November 1992 for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

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