Main game
2.29 average rating based on 7 ratings
Look: 8/10 Effective, important for the gameplay, and good for its time (I managed to find the original 1980 version and it is ahead of its time, the 1986 version is par for its era)
Sound: 6/10 Bland, but not included in rating.
Play: 7/10 It's fun, and surprisingly effective at helping me recognize these fish... well as an Apple II graphic ha.
Feel: 8/10 It gets old pretty fast. But it is fun to learn the different graphics to do better at Play For Points. And I always enjoy a game where you can just explore and learn as a game mode, and play for real as another game mode. Of course, this probly did it because it's an educational game ha, but... The Play for Points version is fast-paced, and I enjoy looking through charts. Once I got used to it, I could remember a lot of the responses. But with so many different playable fish and potential encounters, I could've been motivated to learn them all: but it just wasn't quite fun enough. This is probly a bit overrated, but this is just a solid, good Apple II game (which I've not been huge into the Apple …
Look: 8/10 Effective, important for the gameplay, and good for its time (I managed to find the original 1980 version and it is ahead of its time, the 1986 version is par for its era)
Sound: 6/10 Bland, but not included in rating.
Play: 7/10 It's fun, and surprisingly effective at helping me recognize these fish... well as an Apple II graphic ha.
Feel: 8/10 It gets old pretty fast. But it is fun to learn the different graphics to do better at Play For Points. And I always enjoy a game where you can just explore and learn as a game mode, and play for real as another game mode. Of course, this probly did it because it's an educational game ha, but... The Play for Points version is fast-paced, and I enjoy looking through charts. Once I got used to it, I could remember a lot of the responses. But with so many different playable fish and potential encounters, I could've been motivated to learn them all: but it just wasn't quite fun enough. This is probly a bit overrated, but this is just a solid, good Apple II game (which I've not been huge into the Apple II games I've tried so far).
Attachment: 6/10 I just don't see myself taking time to play this again, unless for a specific reason--like to explore early educational games or that Minnesota Educational Consortium thingy that made this and Oregon Trail, etc. Definitely play this if you have interest in fresh water organisms, lol, or enjoy Apple II games.