From: Activision Inc.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

6 reviews
Sales Rank: 1739

Platform: Playstation2
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
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Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Playstation 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 3 x 3 x 3

MPN: 75273
Model: 047875752733
UPC: 047875752733
EAN: 0047875752733
ASIN: B000GVUXKU

Release Date: December 15, 2006
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Best Activision Hunting Game yet for PS2!!! October 28, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful

Activision's latest game is a much improved offering than their past hunting games in the Cabela series. In this latest addition, they have eliminated the time wasted with wandering from site to site, by providing guides which take you to location. There is still a health meter, but you don't run out of breath every time you run 10 feet. They appear to have also added a feature similar to 'Gun' - R2 slows down time, allowing you to have the time to zero in for a cleaner shot, or wheel around to deal with a charging rhino.

Additionally, so far as I can tell there is no requirement to buy things, or sleep, or use animal calls. You can select from instant hunts, or a Safari. You need to pass through certain goals in order to unlock certain weapons and other hunting options - this is nothing new. One goal of the game is of course the challenge associated with hunting 'the Big Five.' Rhino, etc.

I was very impressed, and enjoyed my first few hours with the game immensely. I have not opened or had resort to conferring with the manual once, which demonstrates how intuitive the game is - particularly for those who have played similar hunting type games, or 'Gun.' Another piece that I am quite pleased with is the difference between some of the other Cabela games I have played and this one, in terms of the settings and the way in which the animals react. Even on the easy settings, in the earlier Cabela games, the animals continually seemed to run away from you - often it almost felt as if they knew when you were zeroing in for a kill, and would suddenly bolt. You could use cover scent, come in downwind and creep on your hands and knees - it didn't make a difference. Safari doesn't play that way at all.

There are some different types of hunts in Safari also, which for example have you shooting from the inside of a moving vehicle, etc. I have only made it through one Country so far [bought the game only yesterday], and look forward to the next challenge. There are a wide variety of animals to hunt, and unlike some of the earlier games, the bag limit per hunt is significantly higher. You do not need to retrieve your fallen game - another bonus.

There is also the challenge of skirting a predator, which may simply decide to hunt you while you are engaged in hunting something else. You still have to deal with some rules, and there are points deducted for violations, however, it didn't bother me as much in this game as it has in past games.

I have yet to figure everything out, use every weapon, hunt every animal, etc., however I am extremely impressed with this game, particularly when I compare it to some of the other hunting games I have purchased.

This game is rated T for Teen. In my opinion it's the best hunting game offering on the market for PS2 since 'Deer Hunter' by Atari.

Now if only they would do a version which was compatible with a light gun, or make one that had a Multi-player option...sigh....