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(based on 24 ratings) About the StoryThis time, those fishy bastards are finally going to get what's coming to them.Game Details
Language: English (en)
First Publication Date: September 30, 2007 Current Version: 1.1 License: Freeware Development System: TADS 2 Baf's Guide ID: 3059 IFID: 414C6579-B5B9-3667-3749-EC71A0064C02 TUID: pthqyajy75yym4yi |
19th Place - 13th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2007)
Nominee, Best NPCs; Nominee, Best Individual Puzzle; Nominee, Best Use of Medium - 2007 XYZZY Awards
SidneyMerk.com
Slap That Fish is a puzzle RPG. It can be played the brute-force way (and most players are likely to do this -- I know I did), but there is a challenge in defeating each fish quickly and with a minimum of combat. It requires figuring out a certain attack combo (necessary in several of the fights), optimizing your moves, using extra turns (some fish can still give a full 20 points even if you waste a couple of turns) to preemptively rest for the next battle, and more. What seemed haphazard and poorly conceived on the first play-through seems incredibly clever on a second.
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The Stack
The gameplay is actually deeper than it seems at first glance. You dont just type attack fish over and over again. There are multiple attacks: punch, kick, slap, and backhand, all usually but not always equivalent. And the fish are more like videogame boss monsters than generic RPG mobs: with the exception of the first one, they all have gimmicks. Some of the fish require puzzle-solving. Even when puzzle-solving isnt required, its often the key to trouncing the fish quickly.
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Jrgs Wort[be]reich
Rezension zum IF-Comp 2007 (German)
Du verprgelst Fische.
Zugegeben, ich habe es nicht durchgespielt, daher kann ich nicht mit Sicherheit sagen, ob das Spiel nicht genial und tiefgrndig endet. Aber das, was sich whrend des fnfzehnmintigen Spielens darbot, hat mich nicht motiviert, mehr herauszufinden. ...
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