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By Chris Morris
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Supremely charming, kid-friendly arcade game.
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Fish Out of Water!
What's It About?
Players will attempt to \"fling\" fish (and whales and dolphins) as far as possible to beat challenges and earn high scores from a panel of crab judges, who judge you after three tries. Those scores can be posted for bragging rights. Flinging is just a matter of swiping your finger. The trick is figuring out which fish or mammal to fling at the right time to fulfill the challenge. Weather conditions, which change in real time, can affect how far your fish go (cloudy days, for instance, bring out bouncy jellyfish).
Is It Any Good?
Created by the same team that developed Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride, FISH OUT OF WATER! is a delightfully charming arcade game that is utterly addictive. With a very basic gameplay mechanism, it's a great example of something that's easy to learn but difficult to master.
What makes it even more impressive is the way social media has been worked in, letting players set up leagues among their friends or join random ones to compete against others. Also notable is the dynamic environment, which changes with the weather every hour or two. Both take a game that would have been very good on its own and make it great.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
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- Release date : April 18, 2013
- Genre : Arcade Games
- Publisher : Halfbrick Studios
- Version : 1.0
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 5.0 or later
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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