Product Description

Hunters have always loved the best-selling Big Game Hunter series. Now Cabela's delivers the most compelling hunting game ever offered for the first time on he Nintendo WII. Twenty-four different North American big game animals to hunt. Play Career Hunt or jump right into the action with Quick Hunt for immediate satisfaction. Realistic 3D animal models reflect a variety of ages, genders, and sizes.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1492 in Video Games
• Brand: ACTIVISION
• Published on: 2007-11
• Released on: 2007-11-06
• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Platform: Nintendo Wii
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .55" h x 5.42" w x 7.53" l, .36 pounds

Features

• Advanced Animal Behavior - Game design and animal movement based on actual DNR research including sight, speed, daily routines, and feeding patterns for authentic game play action.
• Special In-Game Features Include - Bullet-Cam allows you to see your shot travel to its destination, x-ray scopes so you can line-up the perfect shot, custom log cabin for your Trophy Room, plus an advanced scoring system, and much, much more.
• Hunt All Over North America - You will be mesmerized by the detail and expansive landscapes in 32 different locations that accurately reflect the natural environments from Montana to west Texas.
• Authentic Weapons and Gear - Your hunting experience will be complete as you choose from a wide selection of today's best-selling firearms, bows, scents, clothes, stands, blinds, plus ATVs, boats and a truck.

Amazon.com
Go on your dream hunting adventure as you travel to the world's most prestigious hunting locations in pursuit of the most exotic and sought after big-game trophy animals. Put your hunting skills and techniques to the test in Montana, British Columbia, New Zealand, Africa, and Argentina. You'll need all the improved mechanics such as hunter's sense, adrenaline mode and stealth, to sight in and shoot elk, moose, red stag, mule deer, cape buffalo, caribou, cougar, wild boar, kudu, and grizzly bear. Master hunting strategies like glassing, stalking, tracking, long-range shooting, baiting, stands, and blinds. Beware of dangerous game that will threaten and stalk you until a final encounter where you must use your hunting skill to bring it down!

Customer Reviews

Better than previous versions
Let me start by saying I've played previous BGH versions on the Xbox and PS2.

Pros:
-The Wii controls work very well for this game -- I completed the game using the new Wii Zapper and thoroughly enjoyed it.
-They have removed the animal radar (replaced by a "hunter sense," a 3rd person view that enhances animals visible on your screen).
-They removed running fatigue.
-They have removed lodges (saving now occurs multiple times per map at various checkpoints, you don't have to spend 10 minutes hiking back to your lodge to save your game or get a different weapon, weapons can be swapped out from the menu).
-The graphics are slightly better than previous BGH versions.
-The have removed the virtually useless vehicles from the previous versions as they are not necessary since you no longer traverse from map to map to get to the next lodge.

Cons:
-There are fewer weapons (There is only 1 crossbow, and there are no bows in the game. There are only 2 pistols. However, there are numerous calibers of rifles to choose from).
-The game feels very short, there are definately fewer maps than in previous BGH versions. I completed the whole game in under 5 hours.
-The game crashed on me on 2 or 3 occasions.
-Navigating the terrain can be annoying at times because the smallest rock or log can halt you in your tracks, and there are many invisible barriers preventing you from walking places that often would serve as great vantage points.

All-in-all, it's an "ok" game. It's entertaining to sit around with your friends and chuckle during some instant hunts after you've finished the relatively short game -- as long as you're not expecting something with awesome graphics or a game you're going to take very seriously. A great buy if you can find it used somewhere.

7 year old son
This game was a little difficult to get the hang of at first - having to use the remote as a guide to see and the nunchuk to move around. The first time my son played it, he didn't play long. After a week had passed, he tried again. We then played with the remotes and figured out how to use the scope and night vision modes. Since then he has played it almost daily. He does use something to prop his arm on so he can remain still while aiming.

GREAT GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is a great game. it is hard but easy at the same time. It is easy to find the animals and where to go, but it is hard to shoot the animal and get it down. there are so many things to hunt, and so many different places to hunt. It is a great game.