Championship Bass Explained

Developer:	EA Seattle Engineering Animation
Publisher:	EA Sports
Platforms:	PlayStation, Windows
Released:	PlayStation Windows
Genre:	Fishing
Modes:	Single-player, multiplayer

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

Gameplay

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

Development

Championship Bass was developed by EA Seattle and Engineering Animation and published by EA Sports.^[2]

In March 2012, Championship Bass was released on the PlayStation Store for the Sony Xperia S.^[3] On August 30 the same year, the game and twenty-five other games were added to the PlayStation Vita store.^[4]

Reception

The game received above-average reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. 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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Championship Bass (Preview). Zdyrko. Dave. February 7, 2000. IGN. Ziff Davis. August 9, 2017.
2. Web site: EA Goes Fishing [date mislabeled as "April 26, 2000"]]. GameSpot staff. February 17, 2000. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. https://web.archive.org/web/20000611211045/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/00_02/17_pc_bass/index.html. June 11, 2000. live. March 17, 2021.
3. Web site: PlayStation Store arrives on Sony Xperia S smartphone. Purchase. Robert. March 14, 2012. Eurogamer. Gamer Network. June 4, 2022.
4. Web site: Sony adds 26 more PSOne games to Vita store. Fletcher. JC. August 30, 2012. Engadget. Verizon Media. March 17, 2021.