How does Arcade Mode work?
The following features are unique to Arcade Mode: • You get to select a starting area before you start the game; the other areas are completed in sequence (the sequence is Lodge, Cape, Outlet, so if you start in the Cape, the Lodge is your last location). • All fishing takes place on Lake Paradise. • You receive 2 minutes to complete the first area, and 1 minute to complete the following areas. • If you run out of time you can continue. This has no effects other than to resume the game with 2 minutes on the clock. • When you hook a fish you score a bonus (“Hit Bonus!” the commentator raucously declares) of 2-8 seconds, which is added to the clock. The size of the Hit Bonus depends on the size of the fish hooked. • When you land a fish you score a bonus (“Time Bonus!”) of 4-8 seconds, which is added to the clock. In principal, there should be a 10 second time bonus for the largest fish, but this will almost always clear the level for you, and hence you will not score the time bonus. • Y
