Fishing planet has been quite the success on Xbox One, offer a free to play and standalone version in The Fisherman- Fishing planet.
Angler’s from all over the world get the chance to enhance there fishing techniques and come together, be that fishing solo, as a group or taking part in Fishing Planet’s regular competitions.
For all fans of the free to play version of Fishing Planet, you will be pleased to know that the game has been updated.
The new update features motorboats, carp fishing, new stunning waterway’s and even more fish species to catch. The update also features a new set of missions to participate in and complete, I’m sure you will have immense fun exploring the new additions featured in the game, and below is a little more detail about the additions
So, first off, now you can experience Fishing Planet from a fresh perspective and explore waterways with cool motorboats! The developers have introduced three new types of boats that all vary in various params, like speed and durability: metal flat bottomed motorboats, rubber inflatable motorboats, and bass boats that are equipped with the best bass boat edition sonars and can develop the highest speed of all motorboats.
What’s especially exciting is that all motorboats may be equipped with different types of sonars that vary by colour themes, speed readings and fish tracking parameters.
Aside from motorboats, now you can indulge in actual carp fishing and hunt on these bottom dwellers, that are such a fun challenge to catch! This means, that the game has introduced entirely new tackle categories and other cool carp fishing stuff.
Thirdly, you can now have a fantastic fishing getaway on an entirely new destination in the UK called Weeping Willow Fisheries. Located in the Kent County of South East England, the Weeping Willow Fisheries encompasses a total of five match lakes, which are mostly man-made reservoirs that surround the one naturally occurring Willow Lake with an old weeping willow growing right in the middle of it!
Along with these exciting new features, there was bound to be an introduction of new fish that many anglers are so passionate about! We’re talking about the Hybrid F1 Carp, (which is a freshwater hybrid cross of Common Carp and Crucian Carp), Golden Tench, and Albino Ghost Carp (another amazing cross, but this time between Common carp and Japanese Koi Carp).
And last, but not least, two new types of missions: Exploration and Mastering! The purpose of these missions is to further enhance your angling skills and help you take them to as far as pro level. You’ll have to meticulously explore rivers, lakes and other waterways as you combine any fishing equipment and gear available, catch a whole collection of various fish species and earn the Explorer title for each of the mission places!
Tight lines and enjoy!