River King: A Wonderful Journey

River King: A Wonderful Journey
North American box art
DeveloperMarvelous
PublisherNatsume
SeriesRiver King
PlatformPlayStation 2
Release
  • JP: January 27, 2005
  • EU: November 16, 2005
  • NA: March 28, 2006
GenresFishing, role-playing
ModeSingle-player

River King: A Wonderful Journey, known in Europe as Harvest Fishing and in Japan as Fishing Master of the River: Wonderful Journey[a] is a 2005 fishing role-playing video game developed by Marvelous for the PlayStation 2. It follows a family as they attempt to catch a fish known as the "River King".

Gameplay

River King: A Wonderful Journey is a fishing role-playing video game.[1][2] At the start of the game, the player picks their player character from a member of a family, consisting of a brother, sister, mother, and father, and is then tasked with finding a fish called the "River King".[3]

Reception

The game garnered mixed reception, according to review aggregator site Metacritic.[4] Most critics criticized it as being too simple in its gameplay and presentation.[1][2]

Notes

  1. ^ Japanese: 川 の ぬし 釣り: Wonderful Journey, Hepburn: Kawa no Nushi Tsuri: Wandafuru jānī

References

  1. ^ a b c Massimilla, Bethany (April 11, 2006). "River King: A Wonderful Journey Review". GameSpot. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c Castro, Juan (March 22, 2006). "River King: A Wonderful Journey". IGN. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
  3. ^ River King: A Wonderful Journey Instruction Manual (NA) (PDF). March 28, 2006.
  4. ^ a b "River King: A Wonderful Journey Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved March 9, 2026.