Rapala Fishing Frenzy 2009

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Rapala Fishing Frenzy 2009
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Developer(s) Fun Labs (Xbox 360)
Magic Wand Productions (Wii)
Sand Grain Studios (PS3)
Publisher(s) Activision
Platform(s) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii
ReleaseXbox 360
  • EU: October 17, 2008
  • NA: September 2, 2008 [1]
  • AU: March 4, 2009
PlayStation 3
  • EU: November 21, 2008
  • NA: September 2, 2008
  • AU: March 4, 2009
Wii
  • EU: October 17, 2008
  • NA: September 2, 2008
  • AU: October 22, 2008
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player

Rapala Fishing Frenzy 2009 is a fishing video game developed by Fun Labs. It is the sequel to Rapala Tournament Fishing and was released by Activision for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii on September 2, 2008. [1] The Wii version is known as simply Rapala's Fishing Frenzy.

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  1. 1 2 "Rapala Fishing Frenzy 2009" . Retrieved August 30, 2009.