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Posted By AngryJoe about 2 years, 4 months ago
Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2011 Review, 
Angry Joe gets in touch with his inner redneck as he sets out on a hunting adventure with Cabelas latest Dangerous Hunts game, complete with Top Shot Elite Gun Controller. Lame Duck or Champion Buck? Find out!
Seriously, you need to play it on the wii. I’ve been noticing too often that you review almost only XBOX versions of games and als….Wait, did you just insult all hunting games? Oh no you didn’!
Try Monster Hunter Tri (or any other in that franchise), it’s freaking awesome.
I’d gotten the marked-down-for-Christmas price, but for the Wii. Accuracy and controls were a LOT simpler and overall just better. Though you had to jam the Wiimote into the husk that is the gun, and that was a paaaiiiinnnnn.
LOL AD LOL THIS IS AN AD LOL LOL LOL
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Haha the alligators made my day thanks Joe.
I’m wondering how this actually works, dose it come with a censor bare like the Wii. I think I’ve seen a PS3 light guy that uses that system.
Anyway, the gun dose look cool, but I wouldn’t have bought it anyway, I’ve never been into hunting games.
Im a big fan of Angry Joe. At least this game aint Sonic Free Riders *shutters*. Nice review
Ya, what DID happen to Lisa etc?
Hey, Joe, great vid! Made me laugh for a good time, as usual. Keep on the good work!
PS: what happened to Lisa and the other guys? Are they not part of the show anymore?
Shootin’ deers and drinkin’ beers! Yehaw!
Hey, Joe, great vid! Mademe laugh for a good time, as usual. Keep on the good work!
PS: what happened to Lisa and the other guys? Are they not part of the show anymore?
Heh, I have to say I love your reviews Joe. =) You could pick any hunting game for a review, and it would have the same rating as this one (or worse). Why? For the same reason games based off of movies are doomed to suck. It’s obvious that no care is put into these kinds of games for the people that would enjoy them. It’s simply another way to make a buck. The sad thing is that hunting games could be a lot of fun if a little thought were somehow put into them. Look at Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, for instance (though Turok is a bit dated now). Red Dead Redemption has a fun hunting system (though it is limited in multiplayer, and could be fleshed out more… heh). It doesn’t have to be realistic. The game just has to be fun. I’m saying this as a hunter who games, too. =P There’s no excuse for crappy games like these.
Lol! Hilarious review! XD I was laughing so hard when you were making faces at the old guy. XD
I’ve never been a fan of hunting games. I get extremely bored with just shooting animals and doing nothing else. The gun does look pretty cool, but this is a prime example of how looks can be deceiving. The gun may look cool, but really it’s a very bad controller! XD
Great review, I’m looking forward for your next reveiw!
Wow. I was kinda thinking about getting this, but at 80$ and with such a poor game… I’ve totaly changed my mind.
Nice review! got me laughing like most of yours videos!
you should do more reviews from pc games and stuff and not just kniect.
Nice review. I would buy it myself if you could shoot cats. Cats from my personal experience are evil and might taste good with a side of potatoes. Like a person I know once said, put enough ketchup on it then it doesn’t taste so bad.
Seems like it would be an entertaining LP.
holding this game all game
This game sounds exactly the same as Cabela’s big game hunting 2010 for the wii.
It has the exact same shit controls where you have to point the gun at the edge of the screen.
I would watch a Let’s Play. You and your crew are some funny dudes.
you reviews always are so great xD special the part of the hunter vision and the ending xD and the gun keep cool
YOU KILLED BAMBI’S MOM!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!
J/K
I saw this at Gamestop with the Wii version going for $40. Probably because it’s a controller holster.
This sounds like a Wii title that was quick ported to the 360, and poorly at that.
Does Joe think lcd is a drug?
We demand LP!
We request a LP to be done of this because we think its a good idea.
And yes I do think its a nice idea. Swat 4 the heck out of this.
Damn Joe, stop spitting on you’re floor!
Joe you have to use the hunters scope with the red lens to see in hunters vision. Its like one of those kids see and find puzzles.
An Angry Joe LP? Sounds awesome. The unintentional humor seems like the only real saving grade this game has.
Somehow, I just knew that in the opening segment while you were talking about a deer, you were gonna go nuts with the gun, so fun when you did.
Amusing red neck impression by the way, you should do it more oftern.
Oh you definitely need to do a LP of this! Pretty please!
You have a bajillion pockets and pouches and your carrying a big gun…..You don’t have an Image Comic book about yourself do you Joe?
Thanks for the review.
That’s a shame. The idea of the game is a cool one, but at the same time I already knew this game was bad because of GiantBomb.
I would love to see that let’s play, though. That’d be pretty great. I like having a laugh at bad acting but im not gonna buy a bad game at that price point for it.
Anyways, well said Joe.
when will hunters learn, you should never mix acid with LCD!!!
I dont think i will get this one^~^
For me the only hunting is Monster hunting!
With a big ass “Anvil on a metal pipe” Hammer! ^~^
The only reason that anyone would buy this game, is because it features the first ever light gun for the Xbox 360.
Now, if the first 360 light gun had worked on other shooting games and had been available seperatly for a lower price, then that would have been okay, but since it comes with this piece of shit game, then it is already a dead technology.
Just you watch. This game will fade into obscurity.
Thats one hunting game that dosen’t give accurate image about actual hunting.
Last year’s game was kinda fun but likely for all the wrong reasons
I killed a cougar…. by pistol whipping it
LOL
Now THAT I wanna see!
QTEs, Health packs, inaccurate controls, intense situations? You make this sound like a bad survival horror game.
And Nice redneck voice. You sound more authentic than I, and I’m from Alabama.
Would never buy one, but like watching others play goofy games like this. Thumbs up Angry Joe
the design of that gun reminds me of a giant Wii zapper, but the game it came with, Link’s crossbow training, was way cooler, with more responsive and accurate controls, and the gun works from a shorter distance.
You definitely should consider making a let’s play, that would be really funny. That or maybe get Fraser and Video Games Awesome to do one.
Red Dead Redemption, a game where you hunt like a man and skin them, screw Cabela’s
oh and BTW, Happy New Year Joe.
LOL… LCD eh? Good thing you didn’t say LSD or it could have been REALLY bad!
Actually i haven’t used this controller, but i have played the Wii version with the normal Wiimote+Nunchuck and i enjoyed it fairly well. And the Wii’s hunter vision isn’t so… trippy.
As for the story i actually appreciate a decent story for something like this, makes me feel like less of a dillhole for slaughtering animals that i won’t eat if there is a decent story behind it all.
Overall i say Skip the XBOX version, but you should check out the Wii version if anything about this game seems remotely entertaining… and ditch the controller unless it’s also better on the Wii.
very interesting and funny review, well done Joe.
Your reviews are always interesting, especialy when you don’t like a game. Though I would have liked to see a few clips of the things you described. Nothing major, just that sometimes awfulness speaks for itself.
As for a LP, go for it! I’s love to see you MST3K this game.
I’m going to sound like a noob for asking this: What is MST3K?
Budweiser? Gross Joe. Like hell you aren’t a redneck. =P
Anyways, from somebody who has a redneck-wanna be hunting game brother, I have had the unfortunate pleasure of playing previous Cabela’s hunting games. Seriously, they suck. There are no redeeming qualities here. The controls have always been bad. You always wander around aimlessly. There is no tracking involved. No instincts to use. Just run around, try not to make too much noise and shoot something before your aim goes haywire on you and the animal charges you without even a chance to defend yourself. I haven’t played the new one, don’t intend to, but I know they didn’t change a thing. In fact, I’m inclined to believe that the gun is 100% function and would be a ‘blast’ to use in any other shooting game.
If you actually paid money for this, I feel sorry for you Joe. But, I suppose it was cool to get a look at it just in case somebody you know is gullible enough to wanna spend money on this, so you can show em this before smacking them upside their country fried head.
Doing an LP for this game will be interesting, Joe.
I wonder if the Wii version’s any better…probably not. Still I would love to see a let’s play of this game, just to see what kinds of funny shit is in store.
I do in fact like Hunting games (probably cause I do not hunt in real life, but am interested in it anyways) and the Cabela series have always left a bad taste in my mouth after trying them. Who knows maybe I have been spoiled by series like Deer Hunter and the “free” “online” game The Hunter (by the chaps who made Just Cause, who knew they could make a awesome hunter sim!)(also, i say “online” since you start the game through your browser and “free” as you have to purchase licenses to hunter more then the first animal type). Though again those are on the PC and don’t require a silly crappy light-gun.
Damn that sounds horrible. I was enticed to buy it because I also saw it for $60, but didn’t. After watching this I’m glad I didn’t. There’s no way to tell how good that gun was unless you bought it. It’s not like you can rent the gun. And I had a feeling it was going to feel all wacky, looks like my assumption was right this time!
And the game itself…. I was shocked when you say there’s no weight system, records of size of the animals you hunt. To me that’s a large part of these hunting games. It sounds like you just walk around shooting everything and that’s it. Why even have a story then?
I’ll definitely keep away from this one, Thanks Joe!
I would be interested in seeing Joe do a Let’s Play of this. I’m particularly interesting in the “story.”
Speaking of Cabela, you should watch some of Mega64′s videos of them. Fricking hilarious.
HAHA! One of you funniest, and better reviews done angry joe. I never look much at hunting games, although the few rednecks that do play videogames really do like them. Believe me, My dads side of the family is redneck. Still this looks like something to pass up, and you reviewed it in time because my dad is drooling over this game right now and I think your review can help wake him up.
Also enjoyed your redneck character. While still being and overdone stereotype, its actually more accurate than most of them are and still remains hilarious. Like I said, great review. I almost fell out of my chair laughing at the end piece.
Just as a heads up, I just bought all 3 seasons of Telltales Sam & Max for $25
I got this fucking game for christmas. Played the piece of shit for 5 min then began to drink large amounts of whiskey. The most fun I had is when I smashed the fuckin gun into my Dad’s face in a drunken rage. That teach that fucker not to see what Joe had to say before buying this fucktard game for me. Over all it was one of the best christmas’s I ever had.
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Yo that commercial was stupid as hell. Now the other commercial was pretty dope, showing all these intense images of animals trying to kill you lol.
I got the Wii version for Christmas and I actually found the game enjoyable. First hunting game I ever played though.
a hunting game shouldetn be a rail shooter, its about tracking your pray and making your one shot count, i actually like hunting games, or rather i like stealth and sniper games, but 90% of stealth and sniper games suck so i have to kill bambi instead ;(.
and the story, the story seemed good from what little you showed, it seemed like the only story they could put in a game, it should be about legacy and traditions, the only other types it could be would be either a poacher or redneck story.
the game does seem bad, im not going to argue with you there, but if anyone out there enjoy games like sniper elite, check out some of the more “realistic” hunting games, they can be a ton of fun if youre in to that sorta games, having said that i would still prefer a new hitman game, or a hunting game where you could dress up as a buck to get a silent kill.
in that commercial that game must of been on auto play.
At first I said to myself, wtf, thats not in the game – but thats actually Multiplayer Shooting Galleries they are playing. For that mode it is an on rails shooter – and things work better as they should – thats the best part of the game. But unless you want to shell out another $50 on top of the $80 for the game and 1st gun its worthless and too short anyway. $130?! Buy a Kinect.
Ten shots for a doe? Tending to its offspring? Man, your accuracy sucks!
Every single shot hit its mark. >=)
Oh. So when going out hunting with Joe, expect to bring back a hole riddled trophy.
Wait, I think I should have known that already.
Cabela games had always been bad, but this one could have been fine if they actually worked on the damn gun. Good review.
Are you supposed to look through the scope to be able to see in “hunter vision mode” maybe?
Interesting like those secret messages? I’ll try that out and tweet about it when I get a chance.
Not quite objective enough for me here. I’d never buy a hunting game, but I’d also probably never review one knowing that I’m not the person it would appeal to from the get-go. In the same way of how I wouldn’t buy or review a girl’s game. A hunting game is neither marketed toward nor meant for most gamers.
My biggest beef with your review: hunting games are not meant to be spent shooting over and over at wave after wave of enemies. That’s why they’re called “hunting games” and not “shooters”. That’s also why they’ve never held much appeal for me to begin with and I’d probably never buy one. Stalking digital prey seems like a pretty damn boring idea for a video game, nor matter how you spin it.
It also seems unfair to me for you to criticize a hunting game for the fact that you have to go slow and worry about being ambushed. That’s kinda the point, from my estimation. Especially when it’s called “Dangerous Hunts”.
I do think controlling the movement of the hunter via the stick is a terrible idea, but I also don’t think that with a peripheral as huge as that one, there was any other way to have the game work. No offense, but If it hadn’t been free roaming, you’d probably complain about how it was an on-rails shooter and it got boring and/or tedious more quickly or there wasn’t enough variety.
All in all what I’m saying is, you probably had a pretty good idea that you wouldn’t enjoy the game, bought it anyway, then slammed it. It seems like going into it that it was a lose-lose scenario. While seeing you as a beer-swilling stammering hunter stereotype had its amusing points, it really just shows a bias against the concept from the get-go.
All this stuff said, I didn’t really give a crap about this game to begin with, and your video didn’t really do anything to change my mind. I’m guessing 90% of your viewers are in the same boat. Reviewing a game like this is, in my mind, like reviewing one of the million shovelware titles on the wii. There’s just no point.
That said, it wasn’t a bad video entertainment-wise. I just feel like it was entirely unnecessary and would probably have served its purpose as a written article.
Still got much love for you though, dawg. Also, I laughed pretty dang hard at the talking alligators and how funny it was to do something as simple as giving voices to on-screen characters.
Akewstic you are wrong. Thats not how I approached this game, and I dont appreciate that. I value honesty and giving games a fair shake.
I’m not sure if you are aware of this, but I give every game I play a fair shot. If it seems like I regretted buying it and why did I buy it in the first place thats called buyers remorse.
Yes, previous games have been bad, but this game is appealing to a wider audience, especially with a shiny new gun (and that god awful commercial) so to say that it should only be played by real hunters or people that normally buy these games, and only exclusively by them is ridiculous.
After I give a game a chance and it sucks or is grueling to play (which this was) then i’m free in my mind (and in the entertainment basis of my show) to bash on it and all the worst aspects of the game.
Clearly you need more subjective reviewing styles with deeper analysis than my show (that includes parodies and commentary) can provide you. Try Sage or Zeitgeist, both excellent subjective shows that might fit your style.
But dont accuse me of “bashing” a game because I wanted to bash on it and didnt give it a fair shake. Did I think it might suck before I bought it? Yes. But did I buy it anyway hoping to be proven wrong. You bet your ass I did. I bought it with my own hard earned money, it’s for sale to the gaming public and is open to review by anyone.
Also your biggest beef with my review doesn’t even sound like its against my review at all, but rather hunting games vs. arcade hunting games.
Unnecessary? Dude. I bought the game, I wanted to review it – for me thats all the necessary I need. Wow. I enjoy reviewing games ppl don’t expect, theres a THOUSAND reviews for Call of Duty: Black Ops, etc. If i dont enjoy doing my own show theres no point in doing it at all.
You’ve given me way more of a defensive reaction than I had been expecting, so I apologize for pissing you off or making you feel like I’m accusing you of something. It’s not my intention, but I do like to be pretty forthright where others are afraid to be. I don’t have anything against you, Joe (and that should be evident given how much support I’ve shown you over time) but like I said, this whole concept from the get-go seemed like a lose-lose scenario from any kind of journalistic standpoint.
I’ve played other Cabela’s hunting games (and I’m sure you have too) and every one of them wouldn’t have scored higher than a 3 on most gamers’ ratings scales just based on the fact that a “hunting simulation” really doesn’t offer much of a fun gaming experience for the majority of gamers. (Myself included…so don’t think for a second that I’m defending this game) But even if they nailed the atmosphere, graphics and gameplay, tagging and bagging virtual prey for a virtual show room seems about as pointless and one-note a concept for a game as one can find. They’re just not good games for “us” at their core which is why I don’t think they make for good review material, much like wii shovelware.
But, as you seem to have communicated, you’re more interested in the entertainment side of things when it comes to videos. And if that’s the case, who gives a crap what I have to say anyway? If your priority is entertainment…it WAS entertaining and I told you what parts I enjoyed.
I also appreciate your recommendation of Zeitgeist and Sage. I’ve been enjoying their stuff for quite a while now and I’m glad you brought them to the site.
As far as flat-out telling me I’m wrong, I think we’ll have to agree to disagree. I just find it really hard to believe. Throughout the review, you painted hunters in just about the most negative and stereotypical white trash light as could be done, and many of your complaints seemed to be about the concept of a hunting game itself rather than being exclusively applicable to this game.
Anyway, ultimately this is making a whole lot of hubbub about stuff that doesn’t matter (though how much of that can be said about internet culture in general), so I’ll just apologize for offending you and look forward to the next Non-Angry Angry Joe review, like Prototype or Dance Central.
I’m not actually upset, nor was I when I wrote that original comment, so I’m sorry if it came across that way. I’m just a long-winded writer who apparently needs to be more careful with the tone he communicates.
Peace out. Happy New Year.
The game sucks, what more do you want?
Seems like he wants a review from someone in the game’s target audience. Which begs the question, “do we have a drunken redneck to give us an opinion on why this game sucks?”
Isn’t it your personal oppinion though akewstic that all cabella hunting games suck? Also aren’t you kinda jumping the gun by saying that the core gamers crowd don’t play hunter games?
When I saw the title of this weeks angry Joe, my first thought wasn’t, oh wow, how boring a hunting game, it was hmm the new cabella’s game, I’ve always seen those games on the shelf but never really heard much about how the game plays. I was kinda glad that joe was reviewing it, because, like many people I’m sure, are tired of all the identical copy paste games that have been released recently. Some of the best games i’ve played like Shadow of the Colossus or Indigo Prophecy, were sleeper titles that at first glance didn’t sound all that appealing, who knows this might have been one of those.
Not only did it have the nostalgia feel of duck hunt, with the light gun, but it was marketed to look very good. I’m sure that joe had the same mindset of this will suck really badly, or open me up to a new genre. The things that were wrong in the game were not for the most part gameplay based if you watch the video. The story mode was appreciated, it was the mechanics that killed it, and the hardware. Not the story, or the fun of it. The only complaint about the story aspect was there was a little to much dialog, and from the example joe showed was repetitive and boring.
My personal opinion is this if the aiming was not broken, there wasn’t such a large space requirement for the gun to work, if the dialogue was cleaned up, the story plot holes filled, and most importantly the movement issues were fixed, weather it means making it a rail shooter or a better control scheme on the gun. I think this would have a solid 6 – 8/10.
“It also seems unfair to me for you to criticize a hunting game for the fact that you have to go slow and worry about being ambushed. That’s kinda the point, from my estimation. Especially when it’s called “Dangerous Hunts”.”
I dont think that he is bashing the fact that you have to worry about being ambushed, he is bashing the fact that you dont get a fair chance to defend yourself from the attacks because of the horrible controlls.
In that commercial you were talking about, they must be REALLY great brahs.
this game lol never really liked the Cabela games.
The beginning of this made me want to play monster hunter XD