Fishing Star VR Now Available for Daydream in North America

TOKYO, Dec. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading Japanese mobile gaming company GREE, Inc. announces that the Daydream version of Fishing Star VR is now available in North America.

About Fishing Star

Fishing Star, published by GREE, was the world's first mobile social game. Having been launched on services for feature phones such as i-mode, which were the forerunners of the mobile internet, Fishing Star celebrated its 10th anniversary this year.

Fishing Star VR is a VR fishing game for Daydream, Google's platform for high quality mobile virtual reality, with multiplayer capability that allows up to six people to play together at once. It was developed to commemorate Fishing Star's 10th anniversary. Now, distribution of Fishing Star VR has begun in North America, bringing the game's pioneering features to the market in which consumer VR has made the deepest inroads.

Fishing Star VR Features

    --  Reeling in fish through timing-based actionIn Fishing Star, players tap
        the fish when they get a bite to reel it in. Fishing Star VR maintains
        this gameplay approach, while also taking full advantage of VR's unique
        intuitiveness, adding the action of actually raising up the controller.

    --  Six-player multiplayer fishing tournamentsThe game enables up to six
        players to compete at the same time, matching up players over vast
        distances. Winners can obtain rare items, including avatars.

    --  Collecting over 100 varieties of fish for the Fish Album and
        AquariumOver 100 varieties of fish can be found at the game's fishing
        spots. The fish that the player has caught are added to their Fish Album
        and Aquarium. Players can take a break and watch the fish in their
        Aquarium at any time.

    --  Avatar customizationPlayers can freely customize their avatars,
        including their face, hairstyle, clothes, and flag. The avatars'
        emotions change depending on how the fishing is progressing.

Fishing Star VR Promotional Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RcCi_4S6cg&feature=youtu.be

Limited-Time Offer
Fishing Star VR is available for FREE until December 14th.
- Offer Period: 2017/12/7 16:00?2017/12/14 15:59 (PST)

Fishing Star VR Overview

    Title     Fishing Star VR
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    Category  Action
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     Release
     Date     October 31st, 2017
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    Access
     Method   [URL]

              https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.gree.fishingstarvr&hl=en
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     Released
     In       North America (USA, Canada), Australia, India
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    Language  English
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    Platform  Daydream
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     Official
     Website  http://vr.gree.net/en/products/fishingstar-vr/
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     Regular
     Price    Download: $8.49 (plus in-game item purchases)
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    Copyright (C) GREE, Inc.
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GREE will continue to put its game development and administration know-how to use in proactively developing and publishing VR content in the future.

*Press Kit: http://vr.gree.net/en/products/fishingstar-vr/presskit/

[Contact Information]

Press Contacts
GREE, Inc. PR
Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
E-mail: jp-pr@gree.net
URL: http://corp.gree.net/jp/en/
Twitter: @GREE_pr_jp

GREE and the GREE logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of GREE, Inc. in Japan and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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SOURCE GREE, Inc.