Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2005 Adventures
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🙂 6.9/10
(Playstation 2 - PAL, Action & Adventure)
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Developed by:
Sand Grain Studios
Published by:
Activision
Released On:
11 Oct 2004
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Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2005 Adventures brings you a thrilling experience with 36 big game animals to hunt across 10 locations. Choose from various guns, bows, equipment, and clothing before heading out into the wilderness.
Head out on your hunting journey, tracking your target through diverse landscapes such as mountains, plains, hills, streams, and lakes. Swim across bodies of water that stand in your way and drive vehicles to save time reaching your destination. Once you've located your prey, get close enough for a successful shot.
Play the game in quick hunt mode or career mode, or team up with friends online for a multiplayer experience. In career mode, visit your cabin to view the animals you've hunted and choose from six different options for your cozy retreat.
In this realistic hunting simulation, take your time bagging your limit without pressure - you can spend as many days as needed to catch your quarry. Utilize tents to rest during the night, or search for potential spots to wait patiently for prey the following day.
Experience the game in various weather conditions, including rain and snow. Animals behave differently under different conditions, mirroring real-life scenarios.
UPC-A:
047875750593 (United States)
ISBN-10:
1584167157 (United States)
eBay Product ID:
30736669 (United States)
Sony PN:
SLUS-21021 (United States)
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Media Type:
DVD-ROM
Number of Offline Players:
1 Player
Input Device Features Supported:
Vibration
Controller Types Supported:
Analog Controller
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
Big Game Hunter is a hunting simulation game where players track and hunt various animals across diverse environments like forests, deserts, and tundras. Players utilize different hunting techniques and equipment, adapting to each region's unique challenges and wildlife. The goal is to successfully hunt a wide array of big game while being mindful of dangerous predators and environmental conditions.
Story
Regions of Big Game Hunter
Forest
The Forest region is characterized by dense stands of trees and underbrush, making traditional hunting techniques difficult.
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Treestands
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Baits
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Calls
Big game in this region includes Columbian Black-Tailed Deer and Woodland Caribou. Be cautious of dangerous animals like Black Bears and Timber Wolves. Good camouflage and scent cover are often necessary.
Marsh
The Marsh region is saturated with dark pools of murky water and dense vegetation. Travel can be difficult.
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Calls
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Lures
Moose, Elk, and Bobcats can be hunted here, but finding them requires effort. You'll need to navigate swamps, bogs, and mires.
Desert
The Desert receives less than 10 inches of rain per year and can reach 100 degrees in the shade. Hydration and appropriate clothing are essential.
Game animals have adapted to conserve water. Sparse vegetation means little cover, so glassing and stalking are necessary. Whitetails, Desert Mulies, and Desert Bighorns frequent water holes.
Grassland
The Grassland, also known as savannah, steppe, prairie, or plain, offers awesome big game hunting. Herds of Elk and Bison roam here.
Predators like Coyote, Grey Wolf, and Grizzly Bear can also be hunted. Animals in this region can spot you quickly due to the lack of dense foliage and flat landscape. Good optics are essential for stalking from a distance.
Mountains
The Mountains feature thin air, sheer cliffs, and steep drops. Climate changes rapidly due to location, wind exposure, sun, and altitude.
Mountain Goat and Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep have adapted to these conditions with sharp, rubbery hooves and shaggy coats.
Tundra
The Tundra is extremely cold. Polar Bears, Arctic Wolves, and other hunting opportunities exist here.
Permafrost, a layer of permanently frozen soil, keeps plant life to a minimum. The lack of trees and plants means icy winds, so warm clothes and shelter are essential. Survival is the top priority.
Important Note
The hunting seasons, laws, regulations, and other design elements presented in this game are not guaranteed to be accurate and should not be considered a reference source. To learn about hunting in a given area, contact that area's DNR (Department of National Resources) office.
Wildlife in Big Game Hunter
Arctic Wolf
Arctic Wolves are a subspecies of the Grey Wolf, adapted for cold environments. They have smaller, rounder ears, shorter muzzles, and slightly shorter legs to reduce exposure to cold. Their light-colored coat helps them hide in the snows of the Tundra.
Barren-Ground Caribou
This caribou subspecies (also known as reindeer) has the largest antlers in relation to body size among deer. Barren Ground Caribou are generally larger than other subspecies and often group into herds on open ground.
Bison
Bison are the giants of the Grassland, with massive, humped shoulders and low-slung heads. Both males and females have short, arching horns. They can run very fast and become agitated if approached too closely.
American Black Bear
The American Black Bear is the smallest of the four bear types, weighing 150-600 pounds and measuring 55-75 inches long. Their color ranges from black to cinnamon, but they are most often black with a brown muzzle. They are usually solitary and less aggressive towards people than other bears.
Eastern Timber Wolf
Eastern Timber Wolves are the largest wild member of the Canid family. Males are usually larger than females. They have silvery grey-brown backs, light tan bellies, and bushy tails. Their fur darkens on the neck, shoulders, and rump in winter. They range from 5 to 5.5 feet long and weigh 50-100 pounds.
Grey Wolf
The Grey Wolf is the primary wolf species from which other subspecies are derived. Fur color varies geographically, from pure white to almost fully black. They have a dense underlayer of fur for insulation. Grey Wolves hunt in packs and are very social, preying on big game in their area, such as caribou and deer.
Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear fur is usually dark brown, but can vary from cream to almost black. Individuals in the Mountains have long hairs on their shoulders and back frosted with white, giving them a grizzled appearance. They can weigh up to 1300 pounds and stand up to 9 feet tall.
Javelina
The Javelina (also known as Collared Peccary) resembles a large, wild pig but is distinct. It has a short coat of bristly, grey hairs and a white or yellow band under its neck. Males (boars) and females (sows) are similar in size, averaging about 50 pounds. They have short legs and a stocky, barreled body. They mark their territory with a strong, skunk-like scent.
Kodiak Brown Bear
Kodiak Bears are among the largest bears in the world. A large male can stand over 10 feet tall on its hind legs and 5 feet on all fours, weighing up to 1,500 pounds. They do not defend territories but use traditional areas annually.
Lynx
The Lynx resembles a very large domestic cat with a muscular body, sturdy legs, and a very short tail. They have large heads and long, tufted ears. Their coats are usually yellowish-brown with white undersides. The average weight is 30-6
Controls
SELECT button
Inventory
START button
Pause
L1 button
Crouch
R1 button
Aim/Use Optics
L2 button
Reload
R2 button
Fire
left analog stick
Move
right analog stick
Look up/down
directional buttons
Tracking
X button
Ready Firearm/Bow
O button
Cancel
A button
Choose
left analog stick (pushed down)
PDA
right analog stick (pushed down)
Zoom In/Out
How to Play
MENU NAVIGATION
PROFILE MENU
The Profile Menu allows you to load a previously saved Profile, create a new Profile, or view the credits.
LOAD PROFILE
If you choose to load a previously saved Profile, you will be brought to the Load Profile screen. Here you can choose to continue in any of your saved Profiles or delete ones you no longer want.
CREATE PROFILE
If it is your first time playing, select the Create Profile option. You will be brought to the Edit Profile screen where you can choose your hunter and decide how they will look and perform.
HUNTER SELECTION (Edit Profile)
Hunter selection in Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2005 Adventures is more than just cosmetic: each hunter has special skills and weaknesses.
There is a series of five hunting attributes that you should look for in each hunter: aiming accuracy, strength, stealth, resilience, and tracking ability. Choose the hunter with the set of attributes that suits you best and then assign your free attribute points.
When choosing your hunter, you can also customize their look by selecting from different appearances, hat styles, and hair. Don't forget to give your hunter a name.
HUNTERS Strengths and weaknesses
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Male 18-yrs-old
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Strengths: His youth gives him great resilience, strength and accuracy.
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Weaknesses: He still needs some work in tracking and stealth.
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Male 30-yrs-old
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Strengths: Resilience is the best of the bunch and he's strong too.
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Weaknesses: His accuracy, stealth and tracking abilities are somewhat average.
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Male 60-yrs-old
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Strengths: He's the best tracker and has awesome accuracy and stealth attributes.
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Weaknesses: His lack of strength and resilience means he gets tired quickly and can't carry heavier loads.
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Female 18-yrs.-old
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Strengths: An average all-around hunter. She has good accuracy and resilience.
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Weaknesses: She isn't as strong as some and her tracking is not good.
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Female 30-yrs-old
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Strengths: Her accuracy is incredible and she's quite stealthy too. Strength and resilience are average.
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Weaknesses: Her tracking could use some improvement.
SKILL LEVEL
After creating your hunter, you must choose the skill level you wish to play: easy, medium or hard.
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Choose EASY if you're a new, inexperienced hunter. On this skill level, big game animals are more responsive to calls and lures and have less acute senses. Animals are frequent, but trophy scores can be poor. You can benefit from aids like the Trophy Beacon (marks the position of every game animal on the map with a glowing dot) and the Bullet Camera (see through the bullet as it transverses the space between you and the target). The game is also more forgiving of your aim.
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Choose MEDIUM if you are an amateur hunter. Big game frequency on the map is decreased while calling and luring animals is more difficult and requires more patience. Trophy Beacons are disabled and bad aim is more severely penalized.
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Choosing HARD really puts your big game hunting ability to the test. Bagging a trophy requires a combination of extreme stealth, skill with your firearms and a depth of understanding about the wilderness. Lures, calls and decoys are much less effective. Trophy Beacons and the Bullet Cam are disabled. This is the skill level that expert hunters play.
MAIN MENU
After creating a new Profile or loading a previously saved one you will be brought into the Main Menu. From here you can start your adventure in CAREER, go for a QUICK HUNT, enter a TOURNAMENT, check out your HIGH SCORES, or go into OPTIONS.
CAREER
Start or continue your Big Game Hunter adventure here.
Career is where to go to play the full Big Game Hunter experience. You'll start your adventure across the continent as a novice hunter out to prove your skills. As you progress through each region, your room at the Hunter's Lodge will fill up with awesome gear, firearms and bows. As you collect trophies of the different big game species, go to the Trophy Room in the Hunter's Lodge to view all of your triumphs.
In Career, your goal is to hunt across the continent and bag every species of big game in each region. Work your way through FOREST, MARSH, DESERT, GRASSLAND, MOUNTAINS and TUNDRA. Along the way you'll meet game wardens, fellow hunters and people who might need your help. Fill your tags and achieve your Objectives without running out of money, supplies or health. Primary Objectives must be completed—Secondary Objectives are optional. Try not to break any hunting regulations: disregard for the law will result in penalties.
QUICK HUNT
Hunt in the first area of each region or in any other area that you have unlocked in Career. You can practice your firearm/bow and item usage, learn more about the area and its animals and apply all of this in Career. Choose the automatic gear combination that best suits your style of hunting.
TOURNAMENT
Try out your shooting skills and reflexes in the Trap, Clay or Skeet tournaments.
HIGH SCORES
View the list of high scores for tournaments and big game trophies from any Profile that you have saved.
OPTIONS
Set the audio, video and control options.
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Audio: Environment, music, voiceovers and menu volume can be adjusted here.
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Video: Screen offset and size can be set here.
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Controls: Change controller sets,
Enemies & Characters
Bobcat
Smaller than a Lynx, its name comes from its short, bobbed tail. It is active at night and averages around 20 pounds, though older males can be larger.
Brown Bear (Common)
They are the smallest of the three types of brown bears, weighing around 325 pounds on average. Despite their size, they are extremely strong and have good endurance.
Coyote
A member of the Canid family, the Coyote is a very common animal, smaller than a wolf, weighing between 20 to 50 pounds. They prey on easy meals and are very fast runners.
Dall's Sheep
Dall's Sheep inhabit the Tundra and Mountains, preferring arid country and open alpine ridges. They use steep terrain for feeding and resting, fleeing to rocks when danger approaches.
Columbian Black-Tailed Deer
Columbian Black-Tailed Deer are very much like Mule Deer, though smaller and with a longer, black-colored tail. They are the smallest and darkest of the types of deer, with bucks potentially over 140 pounds.
Desert Bighorn Sheep
The Desert Bighorn Sheep has a muscular body with a thick neck, colored brown to pale tan with white undersides. Rams have massive brown horns that curve around its head in a 'C' and are used in combat.
Cougar
The Cougar has short, reddish- to grayish-brown fur with white undersides and a black-tipped tail. It uses its retractable claws to hunt large animals, pouncing on prey to break its neck, and is a strongly territorial animal.
Desert Mule Deer
Adult Desert Mule Deer are slightly larger than White-Tailed Deer, with bucks weighing over 180 pounds and growing new antlers each year. Their hide is rusty brown in summer and gray in winter, with a black-tipped tail.
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