''Fish Tycoon'' is a

casual game A casual game is a video game targeted at a mass market audience, as opposed to a hardcore game, which is targeted at hobbyist gamers. Casual games may exhibit any type of gameplay and genre. They generally involve simpler rules, shorter sessio ...

created and developed by

Last Day of Work Last Day of Work (LDW) is a video game developer specializing in casual games. The company developed real-time "Virtual Life" simulation games including Fish Tycoon, Plant Tycoon, Virtual Families and the Virtual Villagers series for platforms ...

. One of the top-selling downloadable games of 2004, 2005, and 2006, ''Fish Tycoon'' was later ported to cell phone, retail, and Nintendo DS.

Gameplay

Players take on the role of a fish store owner who must breed and care for hundreds of different kinds of exotic

fish Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% of li ...

, all the while attempting to keep the fish store economically viable long enough to achieve the ultimate objective: breeding the Seven Magic Fish of Isola. The story for this game is that on the mysterious island of Isola there was a lagoon where the most magnificent fish swam. These fish were held together by the 7 magic fish but one day all of the fish have disappeared. Thus, the player has to cross-breed fish to rediscover the 7 magic fish, solve the genetic puzzle, and "restore the island to its former glory."

Magic fishes

There are 7 magic fishes in ''Fish Tycoon'': * Greenfin Spotanus * Speckled Leaffish * Crimson Comet * Oriental Goldbulb * Orange Snooper * Wasp Grouper * Canary Fire-Arrow

Awards

Parents' Choice Award The Parents' Choice Award was an award presented by the non-profit Parents' Choice Foundation to recognize "the very best products for children of different ages and backgrounds, and of varied skill and interest levels." It was considered a "prest ...

2004 *

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Award 2006 *Handango Champion Award 2005Last Day of Work,
Fish Tycoon News
" ''fishtycoon.com'' (24-Jun-2005). *PocketPC Magazine Best Software Award Nominee edeedxerStar Award 2005

References

External links

The Official Website of Fish TycoonFish Tycoon Breeding Guide Fish Tycoon Google Play
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