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THIS GAME SUCKS! 4 OUT OF 10

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

From what I've seen of Cabela games over the years they seem to be improving, but there are some, like this game, that remind you of why it's sometimes better to do these things in real life.
WHAT THE GAME IS: You hunt animals, that is your basic task at hand. You can go through a career mode or just do a quick play as three different age groups of hunting.
GRAPHICS: This game kinda looks ugly, I expect more from a Playstation game made in 2000, because there were PSone games made three years before this that looked better.
MUSIC: There is only music on the menu screen and introductions, and it sucks. Otherwise there is no music, only boredom.
GAMEPLAY: Oh boy, this game flunks the grade in this area. The controls are asinine, and are barely reliable to the point of where they borderline unplayable. Analog controls are a complete mess, and there is no option for directional pad control. No matter which hunter you choose he always moves like: A.) He has arthritis, B.) He's constipated, C.) He's crapped his pants, or D.) The "wood monster" wishes to escape from it's denim prison. The controls for the ATV is also bad, as you can barely drive it because of how sluggish and unresponsive the controls are. Plus, you will be wandering for long periods of time trying to track down your an animal and kill it. You will be left screaming; "HURRY UP YOU SLOW B*STARD! WHY DO YOU MOVE LIKE YOU'RE CONSTIPATED? DAMMIT! UGH! WHY ARE YOU SO SLOW AND WHY ARE THESE ANIMALS SO FAST?!" though, you will be screaming far more colorful things into the air when you play it. The only saving grace are some decent gun controls, that's about it.
OVERALL: Just go in hunt in real life, it's more fun. This game is almost unplayable, and not worth your time or an investment due to unreliable controls and long moments of boredom.

Also a driving game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Maps
Rifles
Pistols
Scopes
Shotguns
Cross bows
Recurve bows
Multiple animals
Compound bows
Multiple vehicles
Real time shooter
Multiple scenarios
Multiple wardrobes
Multiple characters
Thermal image scope

Sold seperate companion:
Sony PSOne Console
Happy Balls Deer Antenna Topper

This Game stinks!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game stinks unless you completely don't care about good graphics than you would probably like this game but it is so unrealistic and the graphics are so bad it was not worth 20 bucks when i bought it about 3 years ago I have found better hunting games than this I know it's a playstation game but there is still some games with good graphics but this one has horrable graphics!

Cabela's Big Game Hunter Ultimate Challenge

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: December 31, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is awsome! The only bad thing is you only have dots to show where the animals are in easy mode.

Excellent hunting game!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 25, 2003
Author: Amazon User

one downfall of this game is that for different types of hunting you don't know much about there is extremely minimal instruction given. i figured there would be hunting tips available or something, but there aren't. you just have to play by ear to learn how to hunt different types of animals well in different environments. another is that the hunters run out of energy ridiculously fast. i have never had to eat four meals and drink three bottles of water during a day of hunting. if u run out of supplies in the woods you're [out of luck], but then again u consume the supplies so much faster than in real life it is a bit ridiculous. otherwise, this is a completely realistic hunting game. i have actually gotten bored at times sitting in my imaginary tree stand waiting for something to come up so i can shoot it. it has a great array of hunting areas and a large selection of animals. just about any weapon you could want is available, and you get to choose from a wide variety of supplies. i got it for my husband, and i have basically taken it over as mine!

An easy hunting game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: October 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I've never held any kind of weapon in my life (other than maybe a fork) but it seems like a decent simulation of the real thing. Not necessarily a complaint but it was easy, I finished all the levels off in one day and ended up with over $20,000.

The best hunting game I have ever played on any platform

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: April 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The game cabellas big game hunter is a great and accurate hunting simulation with many differnet and existing firearms including 30.30, 2.43, 270,and 7 millimeter to name a few. You can drive fourwheelers suv's and snowmobile's to speed up your hunt through the trecherous terrain of different states to hunt all of America's big game including Antelope, big horned sheep, and White tail deer. I have been hunting for a long time and found that big game hunter and its state of the art graphics and terranin detail parralell to the real thing with astounding realism. Oh and don't foreget the game warden is watching so dont get careless and shoot an endangered species. Happy hunting and good luck while hunting all your game from Montana to Missouri.

It really [stinks]

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 9
Date: April 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is one of the worst games I've played. It has [bad] graphics, it's slow, not realistic, and boring. You see, I bought this game and I still regret it. How realistic is it when you follow little orange dots? In this game, the game animals have little flourescant red dots on them, so you can go run up to them and shoot them. And, how about the X-ray mode? How many hunters run through the woods with an X-ray machine? How about the penalty system? You immediatly get a fine from the warden(somehow, he manages to just pop up when you blast a squirrel. And sometimes if you wound a bear, it'll run away. You also have a health meter. If you stand in the woods too long, you apparently just die. Please, people, this is a new game. The creaters didn't put any effort into it. Save your money, you're better off waiting for a different hunting game to come out.

The Very Best Game I've Ever Played

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: February 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I was never one who enjoyed the idea of hunting down animals and killing them (even though I grew up in a household of hunters), but this game literly made me want to take the next plane to Newfoundland and hunt for moose and caraboo. I really enjoyed the over all realistic aspects of the game (choosing the right gear, and calls). It was pretty tough at first but, once I got the hang of things I found it pretty easy, and exciting. Not only can you kill big game, but also small game such as Canadian geese, and lynx that show up in your trophy room (be warned there is a fine of $200 for shooting non game animals and you get kicked out of the hunt if you shoot more than one non gamer in an area).
Your health bar does run out pretty fast, but with a hop on your vehicle (quad, snow mobile, Suv) you may return to the lodge for more supplies.
Be wary of all the animals. Like live animals they will attack if provoked (be specially wary of wolves).
If you ever had any interest what so ever in hunting, nature, or animals, Cabela's Big Game Hunting is for you!

An excellent hunting game that is similar to the actual hunt

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: February 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

It is about time that playstation came up with a hunting game. I have been waiting for years for playstation to make a hunting game like have been available on computer. I was a little concerned that the playstation game would pale in comparison to other computer hunting games. I was pleasently surprised to say the least. Not only was it as good as the computer version but in many areas it was even better. The game play seems to be faster on the playstation game console and the graphics seem to be a bit better also. Hopefully Cabella's will release other hunting games in the near future(like they already have for computer). I highly recommend this game for both the hunting enthusiast and the ameteur as well.

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