Overview:
- Estimated achievement difficulty: 5/10
- Offline: 12 (200)
- Online: 0 (0)
- Approximate amount of time to 200: 10 - 15 Hours (Grinding for "I Love Fishing")
- Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1 Original, 1 Arcade, more to grind out "I Love Fishing"
- Number of missable achievements: 2 ("Lure Collector" and "Perfect Angler")
- Do cheat codes disable achievements?: No
- Does difficulty affect achievements?: No
- Glitchy achievements: None
- Unobtainable achievements: None
- Extra equipment needed?: None
Introduction:
SEGA Bass Fishing, a Dreamcast game, has been ported to the Xbox 360! Available on the Dreamcast Collection, along with an anticipated release on Xbox Live Arcade. SEGA Bass Fishing has 12 achievements, for a total of 200. It may take a bit to get used to how the lures and fishing mechanics work, but once you understand what is needed to catch the big fish, the game gets easy. Two achievements are linked to the professional tournament in original mode, so be careful not to miss them.
Step 1 - Arcade Mode:
Arcade Mode is probably the best place to start. This mode consists of having to hit a weight within a time limit in order to advance to the final stage. However, don't worry about the timer, you get infinite continues. Just press start when time runs out to continue right where you were. Use the opportunity to experiment with different lures and techniques. You will need to be ready to catch fish fast in original mode.
Step 2 - Original Mode:
Original Mode consists of 4 tournaments: amateur, challenge, professional, and masters classic. Each tournament has different rules. See the individual achievements for the specific rules. Make sure that when doing the professional tournament you win each of the 5 stages. This will unlock the achievement "Perfect Angler" along with the 14th lure needed for "Lure Collector".
There is a way to not save your progress if you don't want to. When you finish a stage, it shows your final position. Quit to dashboard, and when you start playing again, it will start you at that stage again. Handy for "Perfect Angler".
Step 3 - I Love Fishing:
I may love fishing, but I hate grinding. After 1 run of arcade and original, expect to be somewhere between 200 and 300 fish. At this point, just keep playing either arcade or original, both count towards 500. You can check your total on the Xbox Live leaderboards, under "Total Fish"
How to Fish:
The hardest part of this game is how to catch fish quickly. If you use the wrong lure, or use the lure wrong, the fish will just stare at you like you are stupid. Thankfully, two lures seem to be the best throughout the game. Also, location matters. Many people seem to have a problem with the Bridge, so it's best to just skip it. In original mode tournaments, hit to change your location. Either fish at Lodge or Reeds.
Now, which lure to use. In the morning session, the pencil bait is the best lure. This lure will always stay on top of the water. To catch fish, move left and right. Each time you move the stick, reel in slowly using . If a fish is staring at the lure, let it sit a moment, if nothing happens, do a flick or two. If the fish still does nothing, just reel past it, you can try other fish.
In the afternoon sessions, it is usually too hot to use a top water lure, unless it is raining. If it rains, use pencil bait. Otherwise, use the straight worm. When you cast, let the worm drop to the bottom, then slowly reel it in. If you get too far from the bottom, stop reeling and let it sink. Don't stop reeling if a fish is about to bite.
Once you unlock the sonic lure, use it instead of the straight worm. The sonic lure behaves like the deep crank. Flick or reel to bring the lure to the bottom, and reel slowly to keep it there.
In the evening sessions, it has cooled down enough to use the pencil bait again.
Once a fish has bitten the lure, if you want it, pull down on and start reeling with . Otherwise, touch nothing to let the fish go. Now, start reeling. Pressing alone reels slowly, while + reels fast. Start reeling slow, if the tension meter doesn't move, start reeling fast. Try not to the let meter go into the red or green area, keep it yellow. You may still lose the fish though, it seems to happen randomly sometimes. Don't get discouraged. Try again, the fish may still be out there!
Conclusion:
One you get a hang of the fishing mechanics, SEGA Bass Fishing is fun, and it is relatively easy to win the tournaments. However, grinding for "I Love Fishing" can be annoying. Overall, not the hardest 200 on the Dreamcast Collection.
x360a would like to thank Metalteeth9 for this Road Map.