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Dangerous hunts?Dangerous to your wallet!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: November 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I played this game through in under 3 hours!What a waste of my time and money.Dangerous Hunts was a pretty good game,but this sequel frankly sucks.There is far less to it than the original.There's no freedom of movement.It will not even let you crouch until you reach a certain point on each level.All you do is follow a set path throughout the game,shooting various(mostly wolves)animals as you go.You have a guide on every level that you have to protect(and who doesn't protect you in return).You basically follow him(or her)around and do what he/she tells you to do.The game is sickenly linear.There is a set goal for every level that you must complete to move on to the next as you go through the story line(such as it is!!).The only time you are allowed to hunt(not just continusly shoot attacking animals)is between levels and you can not access the hunting levels independently,only after reaching the end of each level,which sucks.If you pass up the opportunity to hunt between the game levels,well forget it,you'll have to replay the game again as it selects when to save,not you,which is plain stupid.The graphics are average,as is the game play.The animals all look like totally phsychopathic killers,not realistic at all.If you're looking for a game like Dangerous Hunts,you better look elsewhere.Dangerous Hunts 2?Dangerous to you wallet!! Don't waste your time or money.I can pretty much guarantee that you'll be dissappointed with this tripe.Same goes for the new Cabelas Outdoor Games.It totally blows,too!!

this is not a hunting simulation

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: November 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I was surprised and disappointed to discover that Dangerous Hunts 2 is not a hunting sim. It's a first-person shooter. There is no exploration or stalking of prey for trophies, so don't look forward to carefully sneaking up on a bear to put it down with a well-placed shot. You instead pump round after round into the critters, all the while running around trying not to get hit, such as in Doom or Half-Life.

The game is very linear. You're stuck following a set path toward a certain goal in each level -- you can't even crouch except when the game tells you to. The save system is exceedingly frustrating in that you pick a slot at the beginning of your adventures and the game automatically saves for you. There is no way to replay a level other than to start the entire game over again, and each time you die you must begin from the last checkpoint, with checkpoints far apart. This would have been forgivable if this was a hunting sim, but again, it is not. And I won't go into the so-called bonus features, which are only revealed by shooting a large number of hidden, hard-to-see tree stumps scattered through the forested levels. Talk about a needle in a haystack.

The graphics are pretty good although there are certainly better out there. The animal models in particular stand out. And the cutscenes are well-done. But for a game that on it's packaging promised global hunting, guided hunts, helicopter hunts, traps, and other hunting options -- then delivered none of those things -- I feel deceived. Activision is being dishonest and misrepresenting this title as something it is not. This is a bargain title that isn't much of a bargain.

an OK action game, but not a simulation

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Players who expect this game to be a simulation may very well be disappointed. However it is not a bad action game. There are five areas including Alaska, Africa, India, Australia, and Russia. The animal graphics don't seem to be quite as good as the other recent Cabela's games. There is some hunting in helicopters and in back of vehicles. Some unusual weapons are utilized such as blow guns/darts, and tranquilizer guns. Three levels of difficulty are offered. Some of the animals included are rhinoceros, hippopotamus, lion, tiger, hyena, elephant, yeti, wild boar, bulls, and crocodiles. There are also some bees and snakes as well as quicksand. Stumps can be shot along the way to gain access to three hidden areas.

Dangerous hunts, yah right. More like sucky hunts!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: February 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game sucks! Don't even think about wasting your money on this game! I beat it in less than 2 hours! First of all it has completely no story, no action, and no life. The graphics mostly suck but the cutscenes are absolutely stunning! That's the only good thing about it. There are cheat codes for the game but they do not work. In the instrucions it claims that when you beat the game that you will get cheats like invincible and unlimited ammo, but what happens when I beat the game twice in a row, nothing! This game is definately not worth the $20.00! There are hardly any bonus levels and the gameplay graphics are horrible! This is one of the worst games I have ever played! Are there even any good hunting games? I have at least 7 hunting games and they all suck! This game isn't really a hunting game. It is mostly missions, and fighting a yeti. The animals aren't all that vicious looking. I mean you'd think that the yeti would look absolutely ferocious! When a vicious bengal tiger beats the heck out of you your stupid guide says, "don't kill it you idiot!" After he says that you will want to shoot him, but you can't. You can only smack him with your rifle and let him curse you over and over again. This isn't even for the fans of the first game! Your guides are always completely stupid and are usually running away, or falling off something, or walking into something, (like trees, rocks, wall, etc.) Overall this is one of the worst games in history! And don't forget to watch lost!

Dangerous Hunts 2

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game looks even better than its first version. I don't think there's any other company in this world to stand competition with Activision. In my comments on the first version I had requested Animators from Activision to improve on the Wolf's Pixel Effects, I feel they did their job neatly in Version 2. Although the Wolves jump directly onto you & u don't have the time to concentrate on anything else rather than saving yourself.
I deeply congratulate the entire production team at Activision for creating a superb sequel to their earlier edition.
I have just purchased this game a week ago and have yet to explore more bout it. I somewhat feel I'm not getting more choice to choose my ammo like the previous version. Hence its difficult to identify which animal am I going to confront at any particular level. Unlike earlier version we were knowing which animal is gonna attack us.

Earlier the terrain appeared a bit blurred in certain parts of Africa, but in this version 2 I see new area's have been identified for us to explore and the terrain effects are amazing. Maybe if I change my Television screen to a Plasma Screen I can have a Cystal clear terrain effect. This time the terrain effects in Zimbabwe were breath taking.
What I like the most is you also have a partner involved in the hunting process, which during most of the time gives you some kinda support and a feeling that your not the only one in the entire forest. <--- this is an amazing feeling.

But still I stick to what I have to....Activision is the Best game production company in the whole damn world.

Best regards,
Manish Batola - Kuwait.

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