Software:Deer Hunter (1997 video game)

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Deer Hunter
Deer Hunter 1997 video game cover.jpg
Developer(s)Sunstorm Interactive
Publisher(s)WizardWorks
SeriesDeer Hunter
Platform(s)Windows
Macintosh
Game Boy Color[1]
ReleaseOctober 1997[2]

Deer Hunter, also known as Deer Hunter: Interactive Hunting Experience, is a 1997 video game developed by Sunstorm Interactive and published by WizardWorks.

Development

The game was developed by a five-member team in three months with a budget of $125,000.[3] The game had two add-packs, Deer Hunter Extended Season and Deer Hunter Companion.[4]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
Gamezilla68%[5]
Computer Gaming World2.5/5[6]
GameSpot5.5/10[7]
Computer Games Magazine2/5[8]
Inside Mac Games1.5/5[9]

Computer Games Magazine gave the game a score of 2 out of 5 stating "Deer Hunter takes some good first steps, but it has a long way to go to make a good computer game."[8]

The game sold 500,000 copies by March 1998[2] and over 1 million by October 1998.[3] In early 1998 it appeared in the top 10 of PC Data's best-seller list.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Harris, Craig (September 2, 1999). "Deer Hunter". Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170730141629/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/09/02/deer-hunter-3. Retrieved October 25, 2022. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dunkin, Alan (March 9, 1998). "Deer Hunter Number One?". Archived from the original on October 12, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20001012111543/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_03/09_deerhunt/index.html. Retrieved October 25, 2022. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Takahashi, Dean (October 1, 1998). "Deer Hunter' Success Surprises The Snobby Gaming Community". https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB907188044931508500. Retrieved October 25, 2022. 
  4. ↑ Ocampo, Jason (May 7, 1998). "Strategy guide/add-on pack for popular hunting game". Archived from the original on July 5, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030705050626/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/011/140/deer_hunter_companion.html. Retrieved October 25, 2022. 
  5. ↑ Houghton, Curtis. "Deer Hunter Extended Season". Archived from the original on February 8, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20020208182158/gamezilla.com/reviews/d/deerhunter.asp. Retrieved October 25, 2022. 
  6. ↑ Vallina, Joe (July 1998). "Big Lame Hunter". p. 166. https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_168/page/n169/mode/2up. Retrieved October 25, 2022. 
  7. ↑ Ryan Mac Donald (March 9, 1998). "Deer Hunter". Archived from the original on October 16, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20001016171723/http://www.gamespot.com/sports/deerhunt/review.html. Retrieved October 25, 2022. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Udell, Scott. "Deer Hunter". Archived from the original on July 10, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030710213548/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/009/081/deer_hunter_review.html. Retrieved October 25, 2022. 
  9. ↑ Stauffer, Todd (1999). "Deer Hunter". Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000815195319/http://www.insidemacgames.com/reviews/99/deerhunter/deerhunter.shtml. Retrieved June 13, 2023. 
  10. ↑ Ocampo, Jason (August 17, 1998). "Sales rankings for the first six months of 1998". Archived from the original on December 1, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20021201033132/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/013/172/pc_data_first_half_1998.html. Retrieved June 13, 2023. 



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