Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2013 with Gun -Xbox 360

Description

In an epic story written by Andrew Kreisberg of Fringe, two brothers are torn apart after the death of their father at the hands of a grizzly bear. Ten years later, the estranged brothers reunite for the hunt of their lives. One beast tore them apart. Can another beast bring them back together? Can you hold your own against the most vicious beasts the animal kingdom has to offer? Find out in Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2013! Vicious Beasts Deadlier Predators Master Your Fear Synopsis Play with the all-new Top Shot Fearmaster, which tracks your heart rate to add a whole new level of reality and dynamic gameplay. Will you be able to control your fear long enough to fend off the deadly beasts? Key Features: Smarter and Deadlier Predators: The new Prowler animal AI engine simulates pack social hierarchies, coordinates complex group tactics and takes advantage of the surroundings to set up deadly ambushes. New Maneater Co-op Mode: Two players can join together to take on wave after wave of increasingly deadly beasts in the all-new split screen Maneater mode. Master Your Fear: Armed with the new Top Shot Fearmaster controller, control your heart rate to increase your accuracy, deal more damage, or slow down time to line up the perfect kill shot. Available for the X360 and PS3 systems.

Features

• The World's Deadliest Animals - Face the world's deadliest predators in boss battles that will test your will to survive
• Shooting Galleries - Over 30 shooting galleries that will take cunning instinct and expert skill to make it out alive
• Multiplayer - Take on your friends in head to head and 4 player turn based multiplayer
• Includes Fearmaster gun for gameSpecial edition for Xbox 360 measures heart rate and hand tremors to affect in-game performance

Customer Reviews

Average game, bad hardware.
Rawim

I wanted to like this game, I had never tried a hunting game before, this was a new game and came with a really cool looking gun, I really wanted to like it, but I was alas disappointed.To be honest, the game is okay. Rather than just having a game like a shooting gallery they try to make a story and give some purpose to what you are doing. But in the end, most of the time the game plays like a rail shooter where the actions comes and goes off the screen and you don't have to move about in the game. But like I said you get a story with what is going on in the screen, which can be nice for some. There are some more generic challenges and safari type shoots if you don't want to deal with the story mode (Which you can also skip through).The hardware is the real failure on this though. You have the gun, but you also have to install a sensor bar on top of or below your television screen, it requires batteries (Not included) and then I believe syncs with the gun. It only has an on button and a sleep timer, nothing else. They couldn't think to put an actual on off switch on this? Then I was excited to use the gun like a real gun and aim down the sights, but the sights never line up with what is on the screen, it just moves the symbol/reticle around the screen. So what is the use of having a cool looking gun what senses your heart beat if you can't aim down the sights? Also I had problems with the sensor turning off randomly. I tried to figure out what was going wrong but the instructions (While written in 8 different languages was pretty minimalist,) offered no help.So even with limited play modes I was hoping to have this maybe be a fun party game, but no luck. The hardware problems and lack of imagination in using the game means it will probably just stay on the shelf.If you have any questions about the game or you would like me to clarify something just leave a comment and I will try to answer.

An Absolute Blast to Play!
John Keitz

I've tried many hunting games on many platforms, but nothing compares to this! The hunting games in the arcades get old after awhile, and the iPhone versions are dull from the start. This, however, is a whole different experience!In the package, you get the game itself, a gun to go with it, and a receiver bar to place above or under your TV. The setup is quick and easy, and you'll be out there shooting in no time. Make sure you take a moment to calibrate the interface first (otherwise you'll have your 10 year old standing on a step-stool so his aim is correct!). After that, you have the option of a basic hunting survival mode and a story mode. Like most people, I jumped right into the survival mode and started blasting away. The gun is amazingly accurate and responsive. The game is challenging without being too frustrating. It is easy to change weapons and reload, though reloading takes a moment, so you should plan accordingly.After that, we moved on to the story mode. The story itself is pretty weak, but if I want a good story I'll read a book! We found ourselves just skipping the cut scenes after the first couple. As a rail shooter, you don't really need to know the story to play. All you have to do is follow along and shoot or be eaten. You can control your movements along the general path, and you can dodge/roll out of the way of charging beasts. One of the coolest features is the heartbeat sensor. The gun has metal contacts where your hands go, and if your heartbeat is too high, you will not be able to complete certain shots. It seemed silly to me, but when you have to complete a couple of quick and difficult shots while moving, your heart rate does increase.All in all, this is an amazing game and I highly recommend it! Now I have to go try to get the gun back from my sons so I can have my turn...

Decent game
Jeffrey A Pelletier

Cabela's keeps making this game more and more outrageous. The swarms of animals such as wolves, hyenas, etc. that attack you, are endless, and take away from the overall entertainment of the game. While using the gun, movement can be a bit jerky as well. Decent game, but I wouldn't recommend buying it.

Better for one player than two.
Poul

When you play split screen using two players the screen is so small and your position is so close up that it is very hard to navigate. You end up running into fences that are right in front of you because the view is so close. Then when you make it to the look out point your partner is about the size of a pin head. You can easily miss him. This is very frustrating. Also the gun is right in front of you to the right a little so you have to really move around just to see what is behind your gun and then it's too late as the wolves attack very quickly and you die because of lack of sight. I keep saying, while I'm playing, "If this was for real I would have blasted those wolves of the map but I feel like a half blind man trying to sight through the end of a mason jar.Maybe there is view change but for now we only play single player. This is frustrating as a dad since I got this game for more family involvement.

For the seasoned shooter...
Sofia Hernandez

I was very excited to receive this through the Vine program. Upon arrival I ripped through the packaging and found a rather large and intimidating gun. I say intimidating because I no longer play shooting games as much as I would like since the kids have gotten older and occupy the video game systems.There is shooting gallery modes as well as a story mode that takes us to the past and back to the present. The graphics are impressive and it is rather nerve-wracking when a wide variety of beasts close in on you from behind and you need to rapidly turn around. It is too much for my skill set, but my hubby does very well. The gun has two sensors that supposedly measure your heart rate and it is incorporated into the games sight and steadiness. It's great if you are a shooter because it brings a bit of realism to the game. I personally find that my arm begins to hurt and it becomes rather cumbersome holding up the weapon throughout the game. Button placement is severely lacking. Reloading is not an easy task and considering all of the beasts racing at you from every direction. So many times I was caught because I believed that I had reloaded when in reality the button placement had made it a miss.I find that there are a bit too many animals for you to annihilate very quickly and it makes it a game that you need to practice a bit before becoming a seasoned player.Recommend for anyone that is interested in this genre or hunting in general. If you love to shoot zombies then this game is the opposite of that. I always loved zombie shooting games and this one is not one that I will reach for often. The button placement really was a severe miss and makes it just too difficult for both my husband and self. It's great that they tried to come out with a 'new' gimmick, but the heart rate function just isn't enough to make it a popular title that will fly off the shelves. This is a completely niche market product.