Championship Bass

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Championship Bass
Developer(s)EA Seattle
Engineering Animation
Publisher(s)EA Sports
Platform(s)PlayStation, Windows
ReleasePlayStation
  • NA: March 7, 2000[1]
  • EU: February 16, 2001
Windows
Genre(s)Fishing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Championship Bass is a fishing video game. It was released for PlayStation and Microsoft Windows in 2000.

Gameplay[edit]

Championship Bass is a fishing video game. It offers three different modes: Bass Challenge, Fishing Trip, Tournament, and Career.[1]

Development[edit]

Championship Bass was developed by EA Seattle and Engineering Animation and published by EA Sports.[3]

In March 2012, Championship Bass was released on the PlayStation Store for the Sony Xperia S.[4] On August 30 the same year, the game and twenty-five other games were added to the PlayStation Vita store.[5]

Reception[edit]

The game received above-average reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[6][7] In Japan, where the PlayStation version was ported and published by Electronic Arts Square on November 2, 2000, Famitsu gave it a score of 24 out of 40.[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Zdyrko, Dave (February 7, 2000). "Championship Bass (Preview)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  2. ^ Fudge, James (March 22, 2000). "Championship Bass Ships". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on July 9, 2003. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  3. ^ GameSpot staff (February 17, 2000). "EA Goes Fishing [date mislabeled as "April 26, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 11, 2000. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  4. ^ Purchase, Robert (March 14, 2012). "PlayStation Store arrives on Sony Xperia S smartphone". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  5. ^ Fletcher, JC (August 30, 2012). "Sony adds 26 more PSOne games to Vita store". Engadget. Verizon Media. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Championship Bass for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 26, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Championship Bass for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  8. ^ Woods, Nick. "Championship Bass (PS) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  9. ^ Steinberg, Scott (April 26, 2000). "Championship Bass (PS)". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  10. ^ Todd, Brett (May 23, 2000). "Championship Bass". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on July 9, 2003. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  11. ^ Leahy, Dan (June 2000). "Championship Bass" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 131. Ziff Davis. p. 168. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  12. ^ a b "チャンピオンシップバス [PS]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  13. ^ "Championship Bass (PS)". Game Informer. No. 85. FuncoLand. May 2000.
  14. ^ "REVIEW for Championship Bass". GameFan. Shinno Media. March 13, 2000.
  15. ^ Wright, Brian (April 6, 2000). "Championship Bass Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 23, 2005. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  16. ^ Poole, Stephen (May 5, 2000). "Championship Bass Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "May 8, 2000"]". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  17. ^ Taruc, Nelson (March 27, 2000). "Championship Bass Review (PS) [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  18. ^ Lafferty, Michael (April 3, 2000). "Championship Bass (PC)". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 10, 2001. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  19. ^ Steinberg, Scott (April 28, 2000). "Championship Bass (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  20. ^ Conrad, Jeremy (March 10, 2000). "Championship Bass (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  21. ^ Zuniga, Todd (June 2000). "Championship Bass". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 3, no. 9. p. 109. Retrieved March 18, 2021.

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