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| From: Activision Inc.
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $14.90
You Save: $5.09 (25%)
New (13) Used (9) from $13.98
Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 3566
Platform: Xbox 360
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 75255
Model: 47875752559
UPC: 047875752559
EAN: 0047875752559
ASIN: B000GABCI8
Release Date: September 19, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Not a "True" Hunting Title December 26, 2006
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
While there have never been very many truly good hunting games, I had high hopes for this title. Then I played it. Apparently, Cabela's has decided to recreate the stereotypical view most people have of hunting.
I say this because during my first hunt (for musk ox) I noticed a wolf. I noticed it as it attacked me. I'd estimate 99% of predators you see in the game, from wolves to foxes and wolverines, attack you. This is horrible as well as inaccurate. Not only does the game not reward you for utilizing any actual hunting skills (I was able to run up on most things and shoot them as they charged) it actually penalizes you, because if you focus too much on the stalk and not enough on the area around you, odds are you'll be mauled to death.
While attacks are a risk during hunting, they certainly do not occur to 90% of hunters. And there are precautions you can take to avoid being attacked, but in this game, you are essentially chum. While this "adventure" aspect has been utilized by some cartoonish titles in the past, I expected much, much better from a title licensed by one of the biggest names in hunting and fishing. I haven't played a Cabela's title since one of the old, Windows 98 versions with the FMV, but this is just awful. On one "challenge" I had to hunt 5 bison. So I slowly stalked my way in range and finished the challenge, after killing 8 foxes and 3 wolves that attacked me. Then I tried it again and sprinted up the river, killing the needed 5 bison with only 2 foxes.
If you're looking for a title that lets you kill things, this is Halo with animals in place of aliens. If you're looking for something with any semblance of a hunting simulation . . . keep looking. The graphics are choppy at best, the motion is barely passable for an old PC and the physics engine is a little off kilter. There are plenty of better first person shooters available for the 360 which is all this game turned out to be in the end.
Good luck with this... December 21, 2006
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This game was a major dissappointment, but the first few hunts were kinda fun (but challenging) so I gave it 2 stars for that. It was almost impossible for me to shoot the first thing in the game because of the difficulty. I figured this would be a spectacular game because I love Alaska and everything about it, including the wildlife there. I was very wrong! Every time you have the right animal in sight, a wolf or a bobcat attacks you and you die and need to start over. Not to mention, male moose can be fesity too and ram you and eventually kill you. However if you don't have the tags for them, you'll get a warning and if you get enough of those then you go back to the lodge. Don't even get me started about how hard it is to shoot a snowshoe hare going 30 times faster than you are.
I don't reccomend this AT ALL.
 Major Dissapointment October 24, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
While not being an obsessive fan of the Cabela Series, I have been a fan nonetheless. Most recently I enjoyed Dangerous Hunts for the PSP, and though rather short and limited in scope, it was a fun game to play. I expected a great deal more with this game, but instead felt like it was a big step backwards. This time you are able to navigate via vehicles throughtout different regions in Alaska (trucks, snowmobiles etc), but the control is quite frustrating. The animals/game are less than engaging and the game itself it outright boring. One fun feature is the shot cam where you follow your fired round from barrel to destination in slow-motion. Otherwise this is a game that I find to boring to finish, and feel as though you may just want to hold out until the next Cabela release which I am sure will be better....I do not think it could be worse.
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