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Plagiarism is flattery?

Then we have flattery for Rovio here

One criticism against the games industry is the lack of geniuine innovation, that the big companies only bet their money on current IPs or tried and tested gameplay. We actually discussed this very thing with Greg Costykian on GRTV a few weeks ago. It's a valid point, but it's also quite easy to forget sometimes when you're digging yourself down in the latest blockbuster game and simply enjoy yourself.

Then stuff like this arrive. I know it's only 80 Microsoft points on XBLA's Indie channel. But it's simply so shameless that at first we were ready to dismiss it as a bad April Fools joke. Have a look at the release trailer for {Fishcraft} and tell us what it reminds you of...