OPTIONS
There are many options you can change to enhance your game experience. To access them, press START to pause the game and then select OPTIONS.
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Audio - Alter the volume of the music, sound effects and speech.
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Nintendo GameCube Controller Mapping – Select a control scheme that best suits your style. •
Controller Options - Switch Rumble Feature, invert and Controller sensitivity.
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Gameplay – Toggle the heads up display, subtitles, autosave and soft lock.
After changing any of the settings, you will be asked to confirm your actions – simply press the A button to confirm and your settings will be saved.
HUD
While playing the game, your heads up display contains a lot of useful information.
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A) Your compass - Not only will it help you find your way through the environment, the small yellow notch will indicate the direction of your next objective – whether that's finding shelter, following your guide, or navigating through dangerous territory.
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B) Your health bar - When this runs out, your hunt is over.
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C) Hints - If there's a good hunting or stalking opportunity, a hint will appear here.
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D) Firearm information - This will show your current firearm, your remaining cartridges and the number of shots left in the barrel. It will flash red when you start to run low.
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E) Challenge Updates - Watch here for updates to your current task, equipment notes, or warnings about imminent danger.
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F) Guide Health - This indicator will appear when your guide is in trouble and needs your help.
LOCATIONS
Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2 is a world-spanning adventure. You will hunt in the Alaskan mountains, the outback in Australia, the Siberian tundra, the jungles of India, the African plains and the arid forests of Argentina. To return to any location you have already completed press START to pause the game, select Missions, and select the level you would like to replay.
MISSIONS
GUIDES
In most hunting locations you will have a guide such as a local tribesman, hunter, or villager. Often the guide will lead the way, but they aren't always skilled hunters and you should try to stay close and watch their back.
Guides will call for help if they get into trouble, and if you're not quick enough, it could mean the end of your hunt.
EQUIPMENT
There is no store in Dangerous Hunts 2. Instead, you'll use the equipment that the local people have provided or that you find during your adventure. Keep a sharp eye on your ammunition as it is limited and if you run short you'll have to go hand-to-hand with the animals until you restock. Equipment in Dangerous Hunts 2 falls into several categories: •
Handguns - Handguns fire fastest and require the least reloads but don't do much damage against big animals like bears or rhino.
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Rifles - Rifles have a longer reload time but can do much more damage and have better accuracy at long range.
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Shotguns - Shotguns really pack a punch, and if you're going up close and personal with a dangerous animal, there is no better choice. Just remember that you only have one or two shots before you need to reload so make sure those shots count.
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Knives - Knives come in a variety of sizes and are best suited to close combat situations, or when ammo runs out.
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Branches - Branches can be found around the game and will do serious damage to close range animals. They can be heavy, however, making them a little slow.
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Tranquilizers - Several challenges in the game require that you go up against endangered species. Tranquilizer darts take a few moments to slow down an animal, but two shots will kill, so be careful where you place those darts.
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Health packs & food - Health packs, food and water will restore your health and can be found scattered around the levels. Check in long grass and behind bushes.
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Ammunition - Keep a sharp eye out for boxes of ammo, you're going to need them!
TRAPS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS
There are several types of traps that you can encounter in Dangerous Hunts 2 some on the ground and some up above: •
Bee hives - shoot them or work your way around them
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Sinking sand - be quick and you can run over one patch at a time
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Snakes - they like to hide in long grass, so listen carefully for hissing
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Cages - found in locations with towering trees, work around them
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Bear traps - set near paths to trap unwary bears, move around them to avoid a nasty snap
HUNTING
Most of the animals in Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2 will find you after all, you're exploring their territory! However, when the chance does come up for you to stalk animals press the Crouch button and stay in the shadows to increase your stealth rating. When the time comes to go hand to claw with an animal, use defense items like the knife and branch, or quick reload firearms like the revolver. You can also use the defend button to block most animal attacks.
If animals get really close, use your secondary attack and smack them with the butt of your firearm to buy yourself some time! Some animals can even knock you down and pin you if this happens, press the secondary attack button quickly to knock them away.
After completing a section of the story, you will be offered the chance to remain in the region and hunt. These hunting areas are optional, but will give you the chance to practice your skills and do some more traditional hunting.
STUMPS & SECRETS
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