<s>
is	O
a	O
1995	O
fishing	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Locomotive	O
Corporation	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Pack-In-Video	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
participates	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
fishing	B-Application
tournaments	O
at	O
various	O
different	O
locations	O
by	O
catching	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
fishes	O
with	O
a	O
high	O
average	O
weight	O
under	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Co-headed	O
by	O
director	O
Makoto	O
Hijiya	O
and	O
producer	O
Tomio	O
Kanazawa	O
,	O
Virtual	B-Application
Fishing	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
staff	O
who	O
previously	O
created	O
V-Tetris	O
under	O
supervision	O
of	O
Bullet-Proof	O
Software	O
and	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
on	O
SD	B-Application
Gundam	I-Application
Dimension	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Fishing	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fishing	B-Application
game	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
participates	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
available	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
is	O
a	O
tournament	O
mode	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
to	O
advance	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
fishing	B-Application
tournaments	O
at	O
six	O
different	O
locations	O
by	O
catching	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
fishes	O
with	O
a	O
high	O
average	O
weight	O
under	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
two	O
locations	O
are	O
available	O
to	O
choose	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
starts	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
being	O
unlocked	O
via	O
a	O
winning	O
qualification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Fishing	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Locomotive	O
Corporation	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
co-develop	O
StarTropics	B-Application
and	O
created	O
V-Tetris	O
under	O
supervision	O
of	O
Bullet-Proof	O
Software	O
,	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
staff	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
on	O
SD	B-Application
Gundam	I-Application
Dimension	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shinji	O
Aoyama	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
sole	O
programmer	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
artwork	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Chiho	O
Tomita	O
Rie	O
Ikeuti	O
and	O
Sayaka	O
Takeda	O
were	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
pixel	O
art	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Akiko	O
Hida	O
Like	O
all	O
other	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
,	O
Virtual	B-Application
Fishing	I-Application
sports	O
a	O
red-and-black	O
color	O
scheme	O
and	O
uses	O
parallax	B-Device
to	O
simulate	O
3D	O
,	O
and	O
stereoscopic	O
visuals	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
illusion	O
of	O
depth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Fishing	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
1996	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
reported	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
receive	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
localization	O
by	O
THQ	O
,	O
slated	O
for	O
a	O
winter	O
1996	O
launch	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
iteration	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Fishing	I-Application
garnered	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
gaming	O
publications	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
British	O
magazine	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
System	O
labeled	O
the	O
title	O
as	O
"	O
totally	O
and	O
utterly	O
rubbish	O
"	O
,	O
recommending	O
it	O
only	O
to	O
fishing	B-Application
enthusiasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
book	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Memorial	O
Commemorative	O
Guidebook	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
average	O
rating	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
rather	O
nice	O
to	O
play	O
in	O
bed	O
before	O
falling	O
asleep.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
commentary	O
for	O
Virtual	B-Application
Fishing	I-Application
have	O
been	O
equally	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
