Review Fishy Bits 2
Become the biggest fish in the pond
Author: Brandon Girod
Date: 23 Feb 2018, tested on HTC One M8
Beautiful graphics that fit the theme, fun game unlocks
Poorly thought out controls, long video ads, controls aren't as precise as they should be
Take a moment to think of some pretty popular multiplayer games on mobile and flash. A few that might come to mind are Agar.io and Snake.io. They’re really basic and simple games at face value, but the hidden mechanics and deep mind games you have to play against your human opponents breed and underlying complexity to the game. Now take all of that away and you’ll have Fishy Bits 2 for Android. And while that might seem like a bad thing, it’s actually kind of not.
In Fishy Bits, you’ll drag a fish through the ocean. It’s all about survival of the fittest in this game. Medium fish eat small fish and large fish eat medium fish. It’s the circle of life. Your goal is to eat up enough smaller fish to turn into a bigger fish. You’ll then repeat the process, eating as many fish as you possibly can for as long as you can. There’s a curve ball, however
You’ll noticed a gauge just below your fish. That’s basically your life bar and it depletes if you don’t eat enough fish fast enough. Also, if a larger fish runs into you, that’s it. No matter how much life you have, you’re dead. So you must skillfully dodge and weave while you try and get bigger and bigger.
The gameplay involves another twist, however. The controls are pretty horrible. Your fish doesn’t follow your finger exactly. Instead, he’ll make swimming patterns to go in the direction of your finger. While control of the fish is imprecise at best, the worst part about the game is the fact that your finger covers a huge part of the screen, obscuring your vision and leading to easy and cheap deaths.
Fishy Bits 2 is a fun game at face value. It offers an interesting premise based on other wildly popular games and offers a slightly more relaxing version of the game. Rather than go head-to-head with a ton of other players, simply beat your own high score. Unfortunately, the game stumbles over itself a bit with its controls.