| Trophy Bass | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer(s) | Dynamix |
| Publisher(s) | Sierra On-Line |
| Series | Trophy Bass |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Macintosh |
| Release | 1995 |
| Genre(s) | fishing video game |
Trophy Bass is a 1995 fishing video game developed by Dynamix and published by Sierra On-Line. It is the first game in the Trophy Bass franchise.
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Computer Gaming World |   [1] |
| PC Gamer (US) | 90% [2] |
| Computer Game Review | 84/78/75 [3] |
| PC Entertainment | B− [4] |
Combined sales of the game and its sequel, Trophy Bass 2, surpassed 500,000 units by November 1997. [5] In the United States, Trophy Bass was the 10th best-selling computer game of 1997, with 356,280 units sold. [6] The following year, it fell to 21st place, selling an additional 231,901 copies. Its revenue in 1998 alone was estimated at $2.42 million. [7] The first two Trophy Bass games together topped 1.5 million units in sales by July 1999. [8]
Ned Gaskins of PC Gamer US summarized it as "a great simulation, and a hell of a lot of fun." He wrote, "[W]hen you haul in your first 14-pound bass (they exist, really!), Trophy Bass proves to be as exhilarating as any shoot-'em-up. It's just an all-around good game, and one you'll spend hours at a stretch playing." [2] In Computer Gaming World , Kevin Turner called it "a wonderfully entertaining game", and wrote that "anyone with a passing interest in fishing, or looking for an alternative sports game (besides golf) will love Trophy Bass." [1]
Trophy Bass was a runner-up for Computer Gaming World's 1995 "Sports Game of the Year" award, which ultimately went to NBA Live 95 . The editors wrote that Trophy Bass "rewards patient gamers with the best fishing simulation yet." [9]
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