Nice visuals for the locations and fish, keep in mind this is a pretty old game now. All the fish look well created and life like, the textures for the skin and shimmer of the scales is very well done and you get a decent variety of fish types unlike in other games.
The sound and music is excellent also, much more fitting for a fishing enviroment and helps create a relaxed and natural atmosphere.
I haven't played any other PS2 fishing games before, but the actual fish catching part seems pretty easy - i guess i was hoping for a much more realistic simulation of fishing on this score, but that is probably expecting too much from a console game! How many players would actualy be happy to sit around for an hour or so with not much happening!
I suspect it was aimed at younger players as it features a little back story and a pet dog, but it is not too cute/child like; the fishing bit is pretty good and would suit any age interested in fishing.
Compared to other fishing games i've played on PC, this tries not to be an arcade/adrenaline type fishing game, which makes it just a nice calming game to play.