Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts

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If there’s one commonality between hunting games, is that they’re pretty far removed from their gaming betters. They should have a lot in common with tactical shooters, but are almost always poorly programed, suffer from terribly designed controls and are plagued by a dysfunctional interface. While actually looking good, Dangerous Hunts sports many aspects found in everyday shooters, including the default WASD keys for movement, left-clicking to activate the scope function and a menu interface that is clear, friendly and good-looking.

The game sports three modes of play – quick hunt and career hunt and the new feature, action zone. In action zone your avatar is ported to a remote area and you are the target of the hunt, by an assortment of wild animals. The idea is to progress from area to area, and kill all the wild beasts that are trying to eat you. You are not given much in the way of weaponry, and basically have to stalk and bring them down without them getting too much in your face.

The game does have a nice array of features including 27 big game animals to hunt, 12 locations, and plenty of weapons such as sniper rifles, shotguns, revolves, knives and hunting bows, all with their highs and lows as far as power, accuracy, weight and noise. The game has a light RPG aspect to it. While the characters you can pick have certain distinguishing attributes that pertain to stealth, targeting, or woods savvy, there are basic body types that can be customized in terms of outfitting. …

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Primal Prey

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Time travel is now a reality. After a rigorous battery of physical and mental testing only a handful of civilians are allowed to access to the government controlled time portals. Public and private groups often seek out these chosen civilians for special missions. You are one of the chosen few Time Travelers.

The government has very strict regulations about where and when Time Travelers can go. Although you’ve been given clearance to travel, it takes a substantial ammount of money to buy your travel time. A portal to the Cretaceous period has been made available to you. With some private funding you are able to purchase the time necessary to take on a few of these specialized missions. There’s only a small ammount of money left over to purchase a tranquilizing pistol. Armed only with your pistol and hunting skill you pick a mission. The time portal opens and you step in.

In Primal Prey, to succeed and stay alive, you must learn the dinosaurs’ world. You must also learn the abilities and limitations of each of the weapons available to you, as they will be the tools that keep you alive. This is hunting in a very primitive setting, but also hunting with very advanced technology. That makes for a volatile mix. …

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The Mummy

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The Mummy is a straightforward reenactment of a two-fisted adventure, straight from the movie starring Brendan Frasier — at least the fighting parts. It could be argued that the game is mostly a Doom remake with skins that happen to be Egyptian in appearance. Since the movie focused mainly on Rick O’Connell blasting away at things with lots of guns, though, the game lends itself well to the first-person shooter genre.

In terms of graphics, Rick O’Connell’s face is mapped onto the figure, although he’s a bit blocky, and he sports incredibly muscle-bound proportions that aren’t evident in the movie. When he lights or douses a torch, the lightning in each area adjusts appropriately. The camera floats just over and above Rick’s shoulder and has a built in “quick swivel” that moves so he’s always facing away from any wall or object he’s against. This nice feature allows him to look down at a pit when his back is against the wall, without requiring you to have to continually adjust the perspective.

Unfortunately, the game isn’t always a first-person blaster in that it uses other elements, too, such as a game-within-a-game motif that includes a surfing exercise requiring the hero to jump or duck obstacles while riding a log down an underground river. Unlike other parts of the game where Rick can take cumulative damage before dying, one misstep on the log causes instantaneous death, depositing Rick back at the beginning of the level in third-person perspective before he reaches the surfing portion again. …

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Warhammer – Dark Omen

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A few years after helping to end the skaven plot in Shadow of the Horned Rat, Morgan Bernhardt, commander of the “Grudgebringer” mercenaries, continues to take on work for those who have the gold to spare with the Empire. After helping to defend a trading post from a goblin attack, Bernhardt finds himself called to the city of Altdorf for a meeting with Emperor Karl Franz, who reveals to him that orcs have recently begun invading the Border Princes from the south. Agreeing to help Sven Carlsson, a border prince and Bernhardt’s old friend and employer, the mercenaries head to contend with the threat, but soon discover that the orcs are fleeing into the empire to escape attack from an increasing number of undead forces.

Returning to Altdorf with news of this matter, Franz sends reinforcements to assist Carlsson. He then assigns Bernhardt to reinforce an Imperial fort under attack, whilst escorting his cousin, Countess Isabella Von Liberhurtz, to a town along his route. During the escort, bandit ambush the group, whereupon Bernhardt learns that a vampire lord seeks to abduct Isabella and make her his bride. After assisting the fort, the mercenaries return to Altdorf, whereupon they learn that Isabella was kidnapped after her escort was over, and that the recently increasing number of undead forces across the Old World is the result of an evil undead entity, known as the Dread King, having returned to the world. Learning that the Dread King now seeks three objects to increase his power, Bernhardt finds himself tasked with investigating what each is and preventing the undead from retrieving them, reluctantly being joined by Witchhunter General Matthias in his quest. …

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Hunting Unlimited 2010

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Get the Shot. Get the Game.
Experience fast-paced hunting action in pursuit of the biggest trophy bucks throughout North America, Canada and Now the Bavarian Forest!

– Wilderness Madness! Free Hunt Mode drops you right in the action with game a plenty, or for exacting hunting adventures try Challenge Mode.
– Calling All Predators. Track and hunt 18 of the most prized big game animals including Moose, Mountain Lion, Mule Deer and NOW the Red Deer.
– Get Armed! Choose from a vast arsenal of 32+ weapons including shotguns, rifles, crossbows, and more. Buy binoculars, hunting scents, rifle scopes and more to lure and track your prey.
– Call of the Wild. Encounter the fiercest animals on earth, including lions, grizzly bears, jaguars and more.
– Command the Outdoors. Trek through and seek out savage animals in 11 of the world’s most expansive and challenging locations including North America, Canada and NEW this year the Bavarian Forest.
– Take aim at the Target Range before heading out into the wilderness.
– Choose from 32+ weapons and accessories. Compound Bows, Shotguns and Rifles – Decoys, Blinds, Bait, and more.
– Take on 110+ hunting missions that span the most remote and challenging habitats hunted today.
– Design and customize the most realistic and perfect hunt using the Mission Editor – even replay your favorite missions. …

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Hunting Unlimited 2009

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Hunt your way across North America’s most breathtaking environments. It’s always open season for the continent’s most majestic game animals: whitetail deer, elk, moose, grizzly bear, turkey, and – New This Year – Timberwolves. Your license for adventure awaits.
Track the quarry of your choice as you explore rugged land – from Texas to Alaska and on African Safari.

– Track and hunt 17 of the most prized big game animals including Moose, Mountain Lion, Wild Boar, Mule Deer and more.
– Zero in with time at the Target Range before heading out into the wild.
– Free Hunt Mode drops you right in the action with game a plenty, or for exacting hunting adventures try Challenge Mode.
– Replay again and again using the in-game Mission Editor to design your perfect hunt.
– All the tools a sporstman needs. Choose from 31+ weapons and accessories. Compound Bows, Shotguns and Rifles – Decoys, Blinds, Bait, and more.
– Kill or be killed! Ultra-realistic hunting scenarios pits you against often dangerous trophy caliber game.
– Like your very own TV show! Tackle 85+ hunting missions that span the most remote and challenging habitats hunted today.
– Killer Graphics! HU 2009 boasts the most realistic graphics; the best game play and animal AI; and the richest, largest 3-D worlds of any hunting game.
– Bonus – Africa! Tangle with the Dark Continent’s most elusive and prized prey. …

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Hunting Unlimited 2008

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The Ultimate PC Hunting Experience Is Back…Bigger and Better Than Ever!
Jump Right Into the Action with Hunting Unlimited 2008™! Get up close and personal with the big game you seek. Gone are the endless hours of empty forests and unused shots. The search for the elusive prized trophy has never been more action packed or more realistic.

– Spot your prey quickly and get into position for the ultimate hunting action! Scout for the perfect kill in 8 expansive hunting regions, complete with richly detailed animals and realistic animal behaviors.
– Play the Challenges, Free Hunt Mode, and Target Range or design your own missions for endless play.
– Pick your region – Stalk your quarry through the massive mountain ranges, streams, fields and forests spanning 8 hunting regions – Central Rockies, Southern Rockies, Upper Midwest, Pacific Northwest, Southwest, South Central Plains, Northern Rockies and Africa!
– Check out the speed! Ride a speeding bullet as it seeks out its destined prey with the Hunting Unlimited™ Bulletcam.
– Get ready for a wild safari! Embark on an exotic hunt of a lifetime to Africa – stalk lions, elephants and kudu. …

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