Lucky, lucky Alaskans
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October 13, 2008
With 38 wild and dangerous animals to slaughter, this game has something for everyone. You start simply enough - by stamping on several Pygmy Shrews - before moving quickly on to fishing for Salmon with frag grenades. This is followed by a particularly bloody adventure in which, armed with an AK47 and a wooden club, you take on a family of Polar Bears before the game climaxes in an awesome Humpback harpooning, extra points are awarded for getting her calf.
Once you have completed the basic adventures you gain access to the secret 'Governor Game'. Here you are challenged to dismiss as many state employees as possible on spurious grounds via your secret email account, whilst simultaneously protecting your gas pipeline by shooting wolves and stray Democrats from a circling helicopter.
I have not yet finished the 'Bridge to Nowhere' mini-game mainly because it is not clear whether you are supposed to be supporter or an opponent. Any ideas, fellow gamers?
It's just ok.
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July 14, 2008
We couldn't wait to get home with this game and pop it into the PS2. None of us were too impressed (there was me, 33 yo female, a 15 yo female, 9 yo male, and 4 yo male). We all played it for about 15 minutes each then decided to go swimming instead...it was a lot less frustrating. The graphics are ok but it's tricky to figure out how to move your guy around. It's like watching paint dry to hunt out your animals then once they are in sight, they come at you with a vengeance. Any shot at all that hits the animal is highly praised, which is good for the kiddos. When you're first gearing up, you pick a player and have about a thousand options as to how to customize him/her...a completely useless waste of time...all you ever see is the hand and the gun anyway, so who the heck cares what they look like, what color the eyes are...etc??? Also, when my 15 yo niece was playing, she was doing the Cordova range, and she came upon a camp with a guy writhing around in pain...there was no mention at all in the manual as to what was supposed to be done (she actually tried to shoot the poor guy to put him out of his misery, but the game wouldn't allow it). It was so frustrating she had to start completely over. All in all, I probably wouldn't buy this game again, certainly not for this price.
Cabelas is Great!
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April 29, 2008
We have several of the Cabelas games and my sons really enjoy them. They are challenging and exciting.
If you are looking to buy a hunting or fishing game, Cabelas has the game for you.
this game rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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February 10, 2008
there have been good games but this one is almost the best. Cabelas Alaskan Adventures, Cabelas big game hunter 2008, and Cabelas dangerous hunts have been the best huntig games i've ever played. this game allows you to hunt in jueneau, seward penensula, yukon delta, north slope, kodiak island, sitka, cordova, and more! you can ice fish, fly fishing, and use a spin reel.
Infuriating
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November 19, 2007
I will offer a personal guarantee on this one: criminal. Ever tried to shoot a fox or rabbit with a shotgun from 45 yards? How about while it's running? How about while being attacked by a bobcat? How much fun does it sound if all the animals gather behind the lodge and you can't fire within 50 meters of the building? What if you need a scope or water & food for longer endurance and you have no money left to buy them from the "store?" This game is slow, incompetent and an insult to the great graphic on the cover. That's the game that Cabela's is playing: lure us in with overly-dramatic cover art and then just as we spend an hour lining up an impossible shot at a barely-visable target...attack us with a mad-animal engine. It's sooooooo fulfilling. Adding further injury, the game is filled with dozens of banners that encourage the gamer to buy Cabela's products. Hmmmm.
