This game was released in 1988 by Konami for the NES and it is basically a platform shooter type game where you must advance through each of its levels, in this game, you dodge bullets, shoot enemies and get power ups along the way which is really a lot of fun. Home - Deadliest Catch: The Game Enter the dangerous world of king crab fishing in the deadly Bering Sea! Take command of your own fishing vessel, use realistic equipment, combat hazardous Alaskan waters and become the world’s best crab catcher! Mar 02, 2008 Discovery has released a Flash game based around their popular series Deadliest Catch. The series is a documentary-style television show that chronicals New England lobster fishermen, and the game allows players to command their own ship and crew for one 120-hour season and try to maximize their profits. NETWORK FINALS: ABC’s NBA PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 1.2 in final numbers. In addition, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ra.
Discovery has released a Flash game based around their popular series Deadliest Catch. The series is a documentary-style television show that chronicals New England lobster fishermen, and the game allows players to command their own ship and crew for one 120-hour season and try to maximize their profits.
The game is available at http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/deadliestcatch/game/game.html
It's pretty clever marketting strategy (Season 4 starts next month), but the game itself is also fairly entertaining. Players are limited to 120 hours, 1 ship, 4 crew members, and a $250,000 budget; the trick is to discover how to maximize these parameters to get the most profit. A bigger ship can deploy more traps simultameously, but it will also move between locations slower. A more experienced crew will be able to accomplish tasks more quickly, but they will also demand a larger salary. Assigning multiple crew members to the same task will also allow them to complete it more quickly, but each crew member has a finite amount of stamina that can only be replenished by allowing them to rest.
It's fun to play around with various strategies to see if you can improve your profits. If you want my advice for a first season:
- Buy Boat 4 with all the class B ammenities
- Hire Charlie, Rob, Lonnie, and Dan
- Assign everyone to bait traps and pick a location to fish about 6 hours away. Hit 'Go', and the boat will start moving while the fishermen bait.
- Pick 2 crew members (preferably 1 greenhorn and 1 deckhand) to drop traps in the new location while the other 2 rest
- Move the boat to an adjacent location, and then drop additional traps there. If any problems arise, try to fix them while en-route so that you don't slow down your fishing.
- Repeat steps 4-5 until you have 4 sets of traps out.
- Move back to the location of oldests trap. Locate them and haul them on-board.
- Repeat step 7 for all 4 sets of traps.
- Lay out all 4 sets of traps again in new locations.
Using this strategy, I can net about $1,000,000 profit each season. I've experiemented with a few parameters, but usually the results are about the same. Right now, the high scores for the game are all above $2,000,000--I have no idea how you score that well.
If you are in the mood for a casual game with solid reward and progression—look no further than Cat Goes Fishing. Just as the title entails, you play as a cat who has decided to up the ante on their day of fishing. But beyond that simple premise for visual progression that Cat shares with similar games like Animal Crossing—lies, surprisingly deep, gameplay mechanics. What begins with a simple rod, line, and hook dropped in the park-side pond, eventually becomes a series of baits, tools, rockets and bombs all ready to be used on a boat in deep ocean waters.
There’s Always a Bigger Fish
The best part about Cat Goes Fishing comes from the simplicity of its design. You start out small, with quest objectives of different types of fish needed to collect and sell.
As you collect enough desired fish, you are able to expand your reach, buy new gear, travel from shore and cast your line for larger fish in deeper waters. However, within that system of ‘catch bigger fish’ is very smooth game design, a delightful soundtrack, and equally compelling gameplay.
Get Ready for the Grind
It’s hard to compare a game like Cat Goes Fishing to other games on the market. Because, though you fish in the game, it doesn’t play like any other fishing simulator. The closest might be Legendary Fishing and that’s just because you follow the fish, rather than the fisherman. So, unlike Fishing Sim or otherwise, Cat Goes Fishing has a design and style all its own. And, in reality, it plays like a really well-made Flash Game, something on the level and depth of the Thing Thing Series, but with the modern progression sensibilities of something like Animal Crossing. And like Animal Crossing, Cat Goes Fishing is focused on the grind. With bait levels, bigger fish and setbacks, it can take a long, long time to progress.
How Casual Can It Be?
The trouble with a game like Cat Goes Fishing comes with the territory of most all casual games. In order to keep the games engaging for the long haul, to keep the player coming back for each update, certain mechanics have to evolve as the player progresses—and that can easily make the once ‘Lazy Sunday’ afternoon game, much more difficult.
That being said, the longer you play Cat Goes Fishing, the less casual it becomes. With new tools, bait levels, repellants, bombs, enhancements, special finds (like a dragon or a skeleton fish)—it’s hard to say you keep coming back to ‘unwind’.
Cat Goes Fishing has all the elements of a great casual game: soundtrack, visual design, cute characters, compelling gameplay. The problem is the longer you play the game, the less relaxing it can feel. With steady progression, layered in by grinding for the big catches, the game has a lot to offer. But when it comes in with the casual game territory, it all depends on what you are looking for. Although when it comes down to it, those first few peaceful hours of Cat Goes Fishing make all the time you might or might not spend with the game, worth it.
Deadliest Catch Flash Game
Pros
- Tons of depth and gameplay mechanics as you progress
- Wonderful animations, design, and soundtrack
- Rewards longevity and relaxes in the short run
Dc Flash Game
Cons
- The game can feel like a grind-fest as you progress
- Losing bait on bigger fish can backtrack you a long way
- Becomes more complicated than casual