Deer Hunter 2005

by Atari

Product Features

• Choose the right equipment and customize your rifle to bring down prize game
• Scout 5 amazing realistic species of deer, like Australian Sambar Deer and the European Roe Deer
• Explore highly-detailed natural habitats from the Pacific Northwest to Australia
• Multiplayer action for up to 16 people, through LAN or Internet connection
• Sophisticated animal behavior models for tougher gameplay

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00029QORM
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.5 x 1.5 inches ; 3.8 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: September 28, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,683 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #2 in Video Games > PC Games > Sports > Hunting & Fishing
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Deer Hunter The 2005 Season (PC CD-ROM), Product #25626J

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Deer Hunting Game Yet!, January 21, 2005

By 

MNAchilles "Philosopher Extraordinaire" (Lindstrom, MN United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Deer Hunter 2005 (CD-ROM)

What can I say, Deer Hunter 2005 literally blew me away with its fantastic graphics, lifelike AI, and numerous game options. When I first saw the game I assumed it would be terrible based on the last few Deer Hunter games, but then I played the demo and wow what an amazing improvement.

The graphics are simply gorgeous and with a high end video card they really shine. Small weeds and leaves that bend as you move through them among other nice visual touches helps the immersion factor. I have visited many of the places available to hunt in the game and the development team created the levels spot on for the types of foliage and terrain found there.

Another great aspect of the game is the hunter's skill points that get awarded by killing certain amounts of game or by using certain types of weapons. If you increase your tracking skill points for instance, blood trails and tracks appear more frequently which allows you to find that pesky buck you just shot with a longbow.

Yet another great game feature is the inclusion of rare deer to the game, which is a satisfying experience when you become lucky enough to spot and bag one.

Overall Deer Hunter 2005, once the 1.2 patch is applied, is top notch and I really can't foresee myself ever getting bored with this game, unless of course the folks at Atari release Deer Hunter 2006 with similar features and enhancements.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is a good one!, December 10, 2004

By 

Frank Santora "Motega" (New Joisey) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Deer Hunter 2005 (CD-ROM)

This is not the best game ever but I have sat in front of the computer for at least 6 or 7 hours playing the demo over the last month and I'm still having fun. What a lot of people don;t realize is that this game has great AI and it's like real hunting- there aren't hundreds of animals wandering all over- you have to act like a real hunter to be successful. If you want a game where you run around shooting things every 2 minutes don't get it...but just like real hunting it's a rush when you finally find a nice deer after working hard. Decent graphics and sound, AWESOME "bullet cam" feature!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun Online Deer Hunting, December 18, 2008

By 

DryvBy (Knoxville, TN USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Deer Hunter 2005 (CD-ROM)

Deer Hunting games are easy to come by. Deer Hunting games that go online are not. That's pretty much the reason I even checked this game out. To my surprise, there's a ton of gamers still playing this game online, thanks to GameSpy and their endless list of PC servers.

The graphics in this game aren't that terrible, however, they use nothing more than basic textures, lighting, and physics. The animations are pretty funny, but I can't really tell if that's intentional. The character models are hilarious, one of them looks like a complete redneck, complete with a lack of chin. The way the characters move will often make you laugh. The animals are pretty decently detailed. You can at least tell where you shot a deer or turkey. The one really neat feature is the bullet-time (ie: Matrix) effect when you get a good kill shot on an animal. Cracking open a skull of a deer with a single rifle bullet is worthy of sitting back to pop you open a cold one. One of the best things is laying deer food, which is textured to look like a human just pooped on the green textures. I think the game would have been a little better if they'd put some grass to hid in or put some more trees. If anything, the worst thing about the graphics is the lack of line of sight. Think Turok with contacts. There's still a nice surrounding of fog.

The sounds are horrible, at least in the menu. The looped country guitars get very old fast, but do make you crack a smile the first time you hear it. The gun sounds are decent, mainly the shotgun. Nothing says hunting like a double barrel blasting in the air, and hearing birds scatter. The mixture of some of the sounds don't match well with the animations. Most recognized is the antlers. Knocking them together sounds alright, but it never matches with what the player sees.

Probably the worst part of the game is the mechanics. Deer are everywhere so it's not like you really need to wait around. Just spawn somewhere, run around like crazy, and you'll run into something. Does, usually, but still, they make for great target practice. It really ruins the fill. The game has a lot of hunting features such as pee spray and other hunting things, but they're useless since there's just deer spawning like rabbits in this game. One cool thing is the RPG elements in the game. You don't get stats every rank, but you do get to spec your guy with his own gear and his own skills such as tracking or strength.

However, with some of the goofyness of the game, the game really holds it's own just because it features multiplayer. There's a lot better hunting games out there, and a lot of games that features better graphics, better animations, better sounds, and tons more animals and realism. Nothing will last as long as Deer Hunter 2005 though since this is the game that at least features multiplayer so you can hunt with friends or see how many servers ban you from shooting your fellow hunters.