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Ace Angler

A fishing stimulation game where you reel in small fishes such as clownfish and boxfish as well as the big fishes such as angler shark, giant squid using a ‘Rod Controller’! Acquire medals when you catch a…

21 July 2020

Ace Angler is a video game, released 21 July 2020 on Nintendo Switch.

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What Ace Angler is

Ace Angler was released in 2020. It was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia. It is available on Nintendo Switch only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A fishing stimulation game where you reel in small fishes such as clownfish and boxfish as well as the big fishes such as angler shark, giant squid using a ‘Rod Controller’! Acquire medals when you catch a fish and get even more medals when you reel in the big fishes! NEW TECHNIQUE - Enjoy the realistic force feedback of casting the line and reeling in the fish with Joy-Con "Rod Technique" FISH FOR REAL - Responsive HD vibration where the rod responses when the fish takes the bait as though you’re fishing for real! Authentic Arcade-style Fishing Action - Multiple gameplay modes including Medal Mode, Adventure Mode and Competition Mode!
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How it plays

It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Ace Angler launched on 21 July 2020, within three weeks of Ghost of Tsushima, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, Risk of Rain 2 and Fall Guys. It arrived 3 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Ghost of Tsushima, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, Risk of Rain 2, Fall Guys.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Ace Angler come out?
Ace Angler was released on 21 July 2020 for Nintendo Switch.