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Ninja Fishing

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84%Game Brain Score
graphics, gameplay
stability, monetization
84% User Score Based on 9,999 reviews

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Ninja Fishing is a single player and multiplayer casual simulation game. It was developed by Gamenauts and was released on August 4, 2011. It received positive reviews from players.

Sharpen your swords and swing your rods - it's time to fish...the NINJA way!

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84%
Audience ScoreBased on 9,999 reviews
graphics52 positive mentions
stability230 negative mentions

  • Fun and addictive gameplay that combines fishing with slicing mechanics, providing a unique and engaging experience.
  • Smooth controls and good graphics on most devices, with a nostalgic element attracting longtime fans.
  • No forced ads and reasonable progression system without pay-to-win pressure for many players.
  • Frequent crashes and freezing, especially on later levels and certain devices, disrupt gameplay and frustrate players.
  • High upgrade and unlock costs leading to slow progression, often requiring excessive grinding or in-app purchases, which many find unfair.
  • Issues with cloud saving and purchase restoration causing loss of progress and bought items, plus discrepancies in item prices between Android and iOS versions.
  • stability
    232 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is highly addictive and enjoyable but suffers from frequent and severe stability issues, including constant freezes, crashes, and force closes—especially during key moments like shopping, fishing, or opening chests. These glitches often result in lost progress and phone lockups requiring hard resets, significantly impacting gameplay and player satisfaction. Users overwhelmingly request urgent fixes to resolve these persistent bugs for a smoother experience.

    • “Cool game, no glitches, no bugs, and takes a long time to get boring.”
    • “The game regularly freezes and exits to the home menu, then reloads everything on the phone while slicing fish. The game itself is amazing and very addictive but constantly freezes.”
    • “There is a major problem, the game will randomly freeze the phone completely when I touch the shop button. I have to remove my battery just to get my phone working again. Please fix this, it’s a major problem and still ongoing.”
    • “But it freezes completely and requires me to remove my battery to restart my phone, and it has reset my score back to zero twice after getting loads of upgrades.”
  • graphics
    68 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's graphics are generally praised as vibrant, cute, and well-suited for smooth gameplay, contributing to an addictive and enjoyable experience. However, some users report occasional glitches, lag issues especially after updates, and complaints about graphics looking cheap or tacky on certain devices. Overall, the visuals are considered good to excellent but could benefit from further optimization and improvement.

    • “Super amazing and addictive game 5 stars for everything, graphics are awesome, thanks for making this game I love it.”
    • “The updated graphics look good, and the gameplay is a bit easier in 2.0.”
    • “Excellent graphics!”
    • “The graphics are very disappointing, and I really dislike the new set-up.”
    • “Much slower, graphics are "updated" but more tacky, two thumbs down.”
    • “I can't see some graphics, like the fish!”
  • monetization
    67 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The monetization aspect is heavily criticized for intrusive and frequent ads that often fail to deliver promised rewards, significantly disrupting gameplay. Many users report forced ad-watching to progress, bugs with in-app purchases including lost progress and persistent ads even after paying, and an overall feeling of a pay-to-win design. While some appreciate the option to watch ads voluntarily and the game's core fun, the aggressive and unreliable monetization detracts greatly from the experience.

    • “This game is great; I've been playing for a long time. Getting the new islands is very difficult but worth it, and the concept is great. No ads, which is good, and all the fishes are cool looking. It's a funny game.”
    • “Plus, the whole in-app purchases thing doesn't ruin the overall experience.”
    • “Only complaint is that you pretty much have to make an in-app purchase to move on or spend hours and hours accumulating coins.”
    • “It's near impossible to earn good money as a free player, and ads are needed to get more.”
    • “If I put money into a game I should not still have to see ads.”
    • “Also, the free coins for watching ads doesn't work.”
  • gameplay
    43 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is generally praised for being fun, addictive, and smooth with a creative concept, though some mechanics like dynamite and certain controls are considered frustrating or unnecessary. Players frequently mention issues with crashes, glitches, and a slow progression pace that can hinder enjoyment. Despite these flaws, the core gameplay loop and visual design keep users engaged and entertained.

    • “Such a creative premise, and I rarely get bored with the gameplay.”
    • “Colourful and well designed game with interesting mechanics and smooth gameplay.”
    • “Super addictive, cool concept, great gameplay, no waits, just keep on fishing and fun will happen.”
    • “The dynamite mechanic is just plain unnecessary and annoying.”
    • “Finding the legendary treasure is utterly impossible - sometimes items are invisible when you cut open a treasure chest, making it impossible to collect legendary treasures. There are also occasional glitches in graphics and gameplay issues like catching dragons messing things up.”
    • “The constant crashes, lag, and the items costing too much are just ruining the gameplay.”
  • humor
    41 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is widely praised for its humor, particularly highlighting the amusing ninja character, clever pop culture references, and funny dialogue that enhance the overall casual and entertaining experience. Players find the humor lighthearted, goofy, and engaging, contributing to the game's addictive and enjoyable nature.

    • “For one, the ninja himself is hilarious, just the right mix of pop culture humor, ninja nonsense, and dank memes.”
    • “Easy to pick up and play, goofy looking fish, funny ninja dialogue and loads of upgrades, what's not to love in your downtime!”
    • “Graphics are cute and the ninja's sayings are funny!!!”
    • “So disappointed it's not funny”
  • music
    28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's music is generally praised as peaceful and enjoyable, adding to the relaxing experience. However, many users report persistent audio bugs, including music and sound effects playing after exiting the app, audio lag, and music continuing in the background, which detracts from the overall experience.

    • “The music makes the game so peaceful.”
    • “Ninja Fishing has simple controls that let you easily just pick up your phone and play. Nice 2D simple graphics that get the job done, good music to add to the experience, very addicting.”
    • “Great graphics, awesome music, enjoyable gameplay.”
    • “Every time I load the game, the sound and music are playing even when I have turned them off. I have to turn them up and then back down to stop the sound and music.”
    • “I play this game on a Samsung Galaxy S4 and it seems to have serious audio lag in the game music and sound effects, even after uninstalling and reinstalling the game.”
    • “The game force closes and when you can play it, the music continues playing in the background after you close the app. Very bad game with no customer service.”
  • grinding
    19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features heavy grinding, especially early on, which can feel slow and repetitive, potentially deterring players unless they spend money to speed up progress. While some enjoy the challenge and find it addictive, others find the pace frustrating and liken it to MMO-style farming. Overall, grinding is a core aspect that balances between tedious and entertaining, though improvements for smoother, less pay-dependent progression are desired.

    • “Game is great but it feels grindy to start with - you feel stuck on progression and that's enough to drive away many players unless they spend money.”
    • “I've been grinding for so long and now I need to upgrade to the $12 sword to continue playing?”
    • “Freezes, crashes, unrealistic grinding for the next level.”
  • story
    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story aspect is criticized for repetitive, grind-heavy daily missions with minimal rewards and frequent technical issues that disrupt quest progression. Players express a desire for more engaging objectives, varied missions, and improved rewards to reduce monotony and enhance gameplay motivation. Addressing these concerns could significantly improve player interest and enjoyment.

    • “Amazing missions and realms, highly recommended.”
    • “I do love the new quest addition to reduce some of the mindless grind for coins. It would be better if quests refresh every 4 hours instead of once every 24 hours. Fix these issues and add some extra shop content, and this game has great potential.”
    • “The game needs goals or quests because it can get boring quite quickly without them.”
    • “Almost every quest I finish ends up with a crash, and I lose the coins I've collected. Please fix this.”
    • “I installed the update and now the quest and material buttons don't work when I'm casting the line to see what fish I need to catch to finish the quests.”
    • “Also, I have needed a certain treasure to complete a quest, but I keep getting the same treasure every time I open a treasure box. Please fix the quest and material button issues.”
  • optimization
    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game generally runs smoothly with fast loading times and polished performance, but suffers from poor optimization on newer devices, occasional auto-closing, and forced use of certain features like the accelerometer without alternatives. Overall, while gameplay is enjoyable, the optimization needs improvement.

    • “The game runs smoothly, fast loading times.”
    • “Runs smoothly, no crashing.”
    • “Very good game runs smoothly on my phone, love it, keep up the good work :-)”
    • “Poor game optimization for newer devices.”
    • “Unoptimized, and forced to use the accelerometer function without any alternative.”
    • “5-star game, 2-star performance.”
  • emotional
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users express frustration with the game's touch controls and screen inactivity, which disrupt immersion and cause emotional annoyance. The lack of intuitive touch interaction and frequent crashes lead to a discouraging and interrupted experience.

    • “The only thing that can make it good is touching to move, not tilting the phone.”
    • “Please let us bring the hook left and right by touching either side of the screen.”
    • “Save yourself the emotional roller coaster and don't download this game.”
  • replayability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is praised for its exceptionally high replayability, offering engaging and repeated play sessions. However, frequent crashes may hinder the overall experience.

    • “The replayability of this game surpasses almost all others I've played.”
    • “Cool game, high replay value but a lot of crashes!”
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Ninja Fishing is a casual simulation game.

Ninja Fishing is available on Phone, iPad, iPhone, Tablet and others.

On average players spend around 3 hours playing Ninja Fishing.

Ninja Fishing was released on August 4, 2011.

Ninja Fishing was developed by Gamenauts.

Ninja Fishing has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Ninja Fishing for its graphics but disliked it for its stability.

Ninja Fishing is a single player game with multiplayer support.

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