Hooked Inc: Fisher Tycoon

I find it a fun idle game over all...but when told that a purchase of $9.99 or greater will get rid of forced ads and it doesn't, it is disappointing. Edit : even more disappointing, I emailed as asked by the developer in their reply to my original review of the game, and I have yet to see an email back. That was 5 days ago. Edit : still forces you to watch an ad of you want to open treasure chests. This is a forced ad, not an optional ad. So I feel the issue is not fixed as of yet.

You can't even play the game because of all the ads. I understand ads support the game and the creators, but you have options in the game to select "claim reward" or "watch a video to double," and it doesn't matter which one you select, an ad always plays. And with the way the game works, that means there's an ad every minute. I play idle games to relax but being interrupted nonstop is not relaxing.

Uninstalled. Ads are insane. I can't believe they have the audacity to monetize anything with how many ads there are, and how intrusive they are. Fish up a box and click claim instead of watching an ad to double it, but it still makes me watch an ad. ??? Half the time the ads are broken and I can't get out of it and back into the game because the x is hanging off of the screen and unclickable. Of course this only happens AFTER the entire has played and fit on screen perfectly. Very unethical.

I really really liked this game. The ads got to be a bit much, so I bought the $1.99 no more forced ads bundle. It was glorious without them and then the next day they were back. And then it was offering me a $9.99 no forced ads bundle at a discount for $5.99. I wrote to them four or five days ago and have heard nothing back. I'm about to uninstall the game, obviously at a loss because the ads are overwhelming and I paid to have them disappear. Update: Still nothing back from them. Crooks.

Don't bother playing unless you're willing to pay for ad free. It's super annoying trying to claim any 'free' rewards. Ads are long and cannot be skipped majority of the time. I can't be happy with the game play when it's interrupted so frequently. Maybe if it only happened when you want to watch ads for rewards, but definitely not ok with forced pay to play. I pay to play when I want to, not the other way around. Maybe just sale the game instead if you need the money that badly.

Brilliant, fun mobile game with only a few issues. First and foremost, the ads. I wouldn't mind so much as they aren't extremely common like other games but there is this one issue. The chests you collect and then open for gems require an ad. I watch the add and get the reward and then as I press claim it gives me another ad. Sometimes it will get to about halfway through the ad and it will freeze. The only way to actually carry on playing the game is to restart which is really annoying. Fix 🙏

The game itself is great. Only thing to complain about are the ads. Everytime you claim a box (which is once every 5 mins or so) it makes you watch an ad. On top of that, it also has an option to watch a video for 2x rewards, but when you just claim it without the 2x bonus, it gives you an ad anyways. Sort of frustrating. Other than that, the game is great.

It's overall an enjoyable game. The ads are a bit excessive, especially when it makes you watch an ad to unlock a chest and then puts a forced ad on opening the chest. I gave it three instead of four stars because very often, maybe 3/5 times I open the game to play, it doesn't save the game data. I'm not talking about minor inconveniences. I'm talking about a thousand fishing exp being reset after closing the game and going back later.

Very heavy with the ads. Claiming one "free" gift entailed three separate ads, bringing gameplay to a halt. They said one small purchase would make the ads go away, and they did until the next day, when they said a larger purchase would make the ads go away. Several times, the game forgot my progress or denied me the reward after watching the ads. The game itself is a mindless distraction, mildly fun, but not worth putting up with hundreds of ads (for games that are ripoffs off other games).

Brand new forced ads EVERYWHERE! Even on things that are supposed to be free there are forced ads. I've been playing this game for 3+ years now, and this is a brand new change. DO NOT download this app unless you want to watch advertisement after advertisement after advertisement. They are literally coming every 10 seconds or so now. UNINSTALLING.

It's a good game, it's nice and relaxing... the reason I'm only giving it 2 stars though is because of the ads. I was enjoying the game so I made a purchase (I don't mind supporting the devs of games I like) to remove all forced ads, which was all good until now. Ads are now being forced upon me again and they want a bigger purchase to stop the ads again. I'm not impressed. I don't mind watching some ads as I understand they need to make money but this is just bad practice. I'm uninstalling....

It used to have it where if you made any purchase from the shop (with real money) it would disable ads, but now it's 9.99 and above. This is horrid, my purchase was made completely to remove ads and now I have them again and lost my money. I don't have 10 bucks just to spend on mobile games. I wish this feature was removed, I don't find it enjoyable to play anymore because of it

This game was fine, a lot of ads but it was playable, though felt impossible at times to continue onward. Then they started forcing ads with a note after that "ANY purchase from the store would remove the ads forever", so I did. Now they're forcing ads again and the new message says that it's any purchase of 9.99 that will remove ads forever, as if they didn't already lie about that the first time. This game is hard enough to progress through without constant ads. A big fat no from me.

I enjoy the base game, but the ads have gotten ridiculous. Constantly watching ads to get new crew is... tolerable, sometimes. But then they introduced forced ads every minute or so. A little while ago I bought something with real money because "any purchase will disable forced ads!" But since yesterday the ads are back, followed by "any purchase over $15 will disable forced ads!" Considering applying for a refund for my first purchase. Also the game doesnt always save when you close it.

Good game, but ads are heavy handed. If you watch one you'll get the reward but from my experience around 30% of the ads never display an X or load improperly causing you to watch an ad just to have to restart the app. Having essentially watched an ad for nothing. Mistplay ads are the worst for this thus far as even waiting 5 minutes doesn't display an X or return to game option even after interacting with the ad to try and expedite the process.

The game has got crates that you can fish up that give you a small amount of money with the possibility of tripling it by watching an ad. Problem is, even if you try to claim it as is, the game forces you to watch the ad anyways. Then, it lets you know, everytime without failure, that if you buy anything for 13 dollars or more, the game will remove the FORCED ads. Sorry, but I'm not looking to pay 13 bucks for a swiping game.

Gameplay begins relaxing, but forced ads are too pervasive. I can understand giving a reward incentive for watching an ad, but forcing an ad even if you simply close the reward window is too much. I didn't even choose the reward - I just wanted to close the pop up. The reward popup also has two options: claim and claim with a bonus by watching an ad. If you force an ad anyways, it defeats the purpose and only aggrevates your users.

It's the best game ever the it has nice graphics and works good. the only reason I rated it a 4 is because there is so many ads if there was just a little less that would be nice. I also found a way to get around the ads so when an add comes on I just g oto my home screen and get back on the app and the add is gone.

It's a pretty fun game but one of my problems are the ads because one time I clicked one of those boxes to collect the loot and it appears to be an ad and when I clicked the X button all of the sudden my screen turned black I couldn't turn it on even while plugging to the charger and pressing the power button so then I asked my friends if they could fix it and they did by opening the back part of my phone where the battery is and replace it again so If you could please fix this ad problem thx!!!

The game is mildly addicting. I'll catch myself playing it for over 30 or so minutes. The ads aren't crazy and not forced but you'll have to watch them if you try and open crates. It can be tedious at times having to go backwards to gain more experience but the game is fun.

Scam! I paid to not have pushed ads. A month later they added ads again and wants $10 to get rid of them again. Legally I should get my $ back since I did not get the service I paid for. I already watch dozens of ads a day to get any sort of power up. Too many ads! Game is slow and near impossible to get ahead without watching hundreds and hundreds of ads. Uninstalling. I'm not paying twice for the same thing.

Fun and relaxing game :D I tried a lot of idle games, but this has to be one of my favorites. There isn't a overwhelming amount of ads (Only when you open boxes will it sometimes give you a forced ad, but besides that it's completely optional with ads), and the whole game just has a really relaxed atmosphere :3

Paid for an upgrade to stop forced ads, but this seems to have stopped working. Overall a good steady idle upgrades game. The upgrade stats are pretty misleading though. Upgrading 100% extra income really doesn't equal double your income. So it's a lot of grinding to progress.

Say good bye to a good review! Great game play but if i could give 0 stars for the greedy bs that is offering a reward for an ad then forcing it on me anyways? I would . I want to play the game. This isnt live television. 12.99 is way too much for the longevity of a game like this. Which is in fact, short lived. I was happily watching ads gor reward when suddenly i had no choice anyways. Mobile gaming is a platform now and it needs to have some standards. Instead its just a scam.

Holy adverts Batman! This used to be good with ads when you decided to spin the wheel or open boxes, which I willingly did. Now there are random ads popping up everywhere, even after watching an ad you get served another. Such a shame cos it was a good game, uninstalling because of the constant ads and in app purchase promotion.

Ive been playing this game for a few months now. The last update started up with forced, 30 second adds every time you open a new crate. Plus, 30 second adds for extras. Wouldnt be a big deal if it was shorter forced adds for freebies, but since you get crates every few minutes or so, you barely get to play the game. Its not worth playing any more

Been playing this game a long time. Obviously there are ads and u get benefits from watching them however they were optional, don't wanna watch an ad don't spin the wheel, don't progress as fast, simple. I was happy watching those ads because I decided when I watched them. after all this time they have now stuck ads in the middle of gameplay unless u spend a certain amount of money to disable them... Im Gonna swipe the uninstall button!!

The game has so many ads to the point of 50% of gameplay consists of watching ads. What's worst about it is the game gives a choice to watch ads for gems and stuff which is the right direction BUT ads will play regardless every like 2 minutes. To top it all most ads are unskipable 30+ seconds. Otherall game is addicting but legit waste of time you'll find yourself watching adds for like 30 minutes out of an hour of gameplay.