Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2005 Adventures
- Reviewed on GameCube -
The graphics are definitely dated for its time and is really noticeable with the terrain, such as the grass and leaves.
If you're not into the full, immersive, hunting experience (looking for tracks and such), then easy difficulty will show red dots in the field.
Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2005 Adventures released on September 6th, 2004.
The Cabela's video game series has always been a hit or miss to some people (including myself).
At the end of the day, these games are about capturing the real-life thrill of the sport, hunting.
Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2005 Adventures takes you on an adventure through your typical landscapes and puts you in the shoes of a renowned hunter.
This review WILL have Major Spoilers so keep that in mind before continuing...
The story of Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2005 Adventures is pretty simple and easy to understand.
The plot is (SPOILER) about you going place to place, hunting animals and collecting trophies, to earn a spot in the Hunter's Hall of Fame.
Your characters grandfather dreamt of this accomplishment, but an accident causes him to give up that goal.
A pretty self-explanatory story I must say, but it does give the player(s) a purpose to go through all the hunts.
Controls are standard for the most part, whilst bringing up the map and inventory can be confusing at first (on GameCube).
Aiming is the absolute hardest part while using a GameCube controller.
The yellow, C stick is very sensitive and causes you to take extra consideration before pulling the trigger.
When you create your initial character (male or female), you also have stat points to set. These statistics also will increase and / or decrease as you play the single-player story.
The human body on the bottom left of your gameplay screen is your health, accompanied by your stamina bar, and ammo on the bottom right.
Weirdly, you have infinite ammo throughout your hunts and a plethora of guns, bows, handguns, etc. at your disposal (at the lodges).
Driving is an optional feature in Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2005 Adventures, but I highly recommend saving some money for the ATVs, Boats, Trucks, etc.
Your stamina is unbelievably limited and makes for frustrating gameplay, especially with the lack of vehicles by your side (if you choose not to use them / can't afford them).
These dots are where your game is, and the flag (top right of your gameplay screen) shows wind direction.
Tournaments are absolutely everywhere in Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2005 Adventures.
Participating in these tournaments rewards you with cash, new equipment, new guns, etc.
They are optional, but for video game completionists, I can understand this being a hassle, thus why I ignored a lot of them in my initial play through.
The actual levels in Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2005 Adventures are, indeed, exciting and worth your while.
The regions include (in chronological order)...
- Forest
- Marsh
- Desert
- Prairie
- Mountain
- Tundra
Each region has their respective levels and specific game to hunt (tags for those animals are obtained at the lodges).
Overall, Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2005 Adventures was a great, realistic, hunting experience, but for its time.
The gaming world (as of writing this blog post), has evolved tremendously, and I don't see Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2005 Adventures holding up to today's hunting simulators.
Pros:
- Realistic to the Hunting Sport
- Educational
- Vehicles
- Plethora of Levels and Animals
- Lots of Gear to Buy, Use, Try Out, etc.
Cons:
- Dated Graphics
- Lots of Audio and Visual Glitches
- Bad Stamina
- Annoying, Aiming Controls (at least on GameCube Controllers)
My Rating for Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2005 Adventures (on GameCube):
3 / 5
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