Championship Bass
| Championship Bass | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | EA Seattle Engineering Animation |
| Publisher(s) | EA Sports |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation, Windows |
| Release | PlayStation Windows |
| Genre(s) | Fishing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Championship Bass is a fishing video game. It was released for PlayStation and Microsoft Windows in 2000.
Gameplay
[edit]Championship Bass is a fishing video game. It offers three different modes: Bass Challenge, Fishing Trip, Tournament, and Career.[1]
Development
[edit]Championship Bass was developed by EA Seattle and Engineering Animation and published by EA Sports.[3]
In March 2012, Championship Bass was released on the PlayStation Store for the Sony Xperia S.[4] On August 30 the same year, the game and twenty-five other games were added to the PlayStation Vita store.[5]
Reception
[edit]Reception
| Aggregator | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| PC | PS | |
| GameRankings | 74%[6] | 72%[7] |
| Publication | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| PC | PS | |
| AllGame | N/A |   [8] |
| CNET Gamecenter | N/A | 6/10[9] |
| Computer Games Strategy Plus |  [10] | N/A |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | N/A | 7.5/10[11] |
| Famitsu | N/A | 24/40[12] |
| Game Informer | N/A | 8/10[13] |
| GameFan | N/A | 69%[14] |
| GamePro | [15] | N/A |
| GameSpot | 6.9/10[16] | 6.1/10[17] |
| GameZone | 8/10[18] | N/A |
| IGN | 8.5/10[19] | 8/10[20] |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | N/A | [21] |
The game received above-average reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[6][7] In Japan, where the PlayStation version was ported and published by Electronic Arts Square on November 2, 2000, Famitsu gave it a score of 24 out of 40.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Zdyrko, Dave (February 7, 2000). "Championship Bass (Preview)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
- ^ Fudge, James (March 22, 2000). "Championship Bass Ships". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on July 9, 2003. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ GameSpot staff (February 17, 2000). "EA Goes Fishing [date mislabeled as "April 26, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 11, 2000. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Purchase, Robert (March 14, 2012). "PlayStation Store arrives on Sony Xperia S smartphone". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ Fletcher, JC (August 30, 2012). "Sony adds 26 more PSOne games to Vita store". Engadget. Verizon Media. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ a b "Championship Bass for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 26, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "Championship Bass for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ Woods, Nick. "Championship Bass (PS) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ Steinberg, Scott (April 26, 2000). "Championship Bass (PS)". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ Todd, Brett (May 23, 2000). "Championship Bass". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on July 9, 2003. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ Leahy, Dan (June 2000). "Championship Bass" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 131. Ziff Davis. p. 168. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ a b "チャンピオンシップバス [PS]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ "Championship Bass (PS)". Game Informer. No. 85. FuncoLand. May 2000.
- ^ "REVIEW for Championship Bass". GameFan. Shinno Media. March 13, 2000.
- ^ Wright, Brian (April 6, 2000). "Championship Bass Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 23, 2005. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ Poole, Stephen (May 5, 2000). "Championship Bass Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "May 8, 2000"]". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
- ^ Taruc, Nelson (March 27, 2000). "Championship Bass Review (PS) [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ Lafferty, Michael (April 3, 2000). "Championship Bass (PC)". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 10, 2001. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ Steinberg, Scott (April 28, 2000). "Championship Bass (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ Conrad, Jeremy (March 10, 2000). "Championship Bass (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
- ^ Zuniga, Todd (June 2000). "Championship Bass". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 3, no. 9. p. 109. Retrieved March 18, 2021.