Publisher: Psyclone Games
Publisher 2: XS Games
Developer: Piranha Games
Category: Sports
Release Dates
N Amer - 10/06/2009
News
Bass Pro Shops: The Strike Now Available
New Fishing Game Combines Authentic Gameplay With Innovative Fishing Pole Controller
Griffin International and Bass Pro Shops Announce The Strike Website
New Site Provides an In-Depth Look Inside The Fishing Game
Griffin Interactive and Bass Pro Shops Announce Two New Video Game Titles
for 2009
The Hunt and The Strike Combine Authentic, Immersive, Hunting and Fishing Gameplay with Uniquely Innovative Fishing Pole and Rifle Controllers
Description
The Strike literally puts the fishing rod in players’ hands as they head out to their favorite hot spots, including several popular lakes in North America. By combining high-quality, advanced gameplay with an innovative, motion-sensing fishing pole controller, The Strike is quite the catch for gamers and outdoor enthusiasts alike.
Features
- Advanced Engine Technology: The Strike uses the advanced Infernal Engine which provides incredible water effects above and below the water, real-time time–of-day light effects, high quality 3D fish models, and realistic fish and lure movements.
- Amazing Lakes: Ten of North America’s greatest lakes are realistically depicted, so players can recognize key landmarks and find their favorite fishing spots.
- Advanced Underwater World: The Strike features 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, making for an authentic experience.
- Abundance of Fish: The Strike features a large variety of fresh water fish, including Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Striped bass, and Kentucky spotted bass, Walleye, Northern and more. Each lake also contains a legendary fish of record proportions that will challenge even the best players and experienced fishermen.
- Variety of Equipment: Players can tailor their equipment by going to the Bass Pro Shops in-game store to select lures, rods, and reels. In tournaments, players can win new boats.
- Statistics: The Strike tracks players’ fishing data, ranging from the number of successful casts to the most popular lure. The game also tracks the total weight of each species of fish caught and individual lake totals, tournaments won, etc.
- Online Leader boards: Xbox 360 players will be able to post their fishing stats to online leader boards for the world to see their results.






