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System:
Arcade
Genre:
Hunting
Publisher:
Sammy
Developer:
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Players:
1
Release date/year:
2000
Other systems:
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- Dark Silhouette: Silent Scope 2
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2000 Sammy - Arcade
Graphics - 7/10-
Not bad for a first person shooter, where you are the hunter, and your prey are the deer. It gives you the real feel of being either in the woods, or the open grasslands, hunting down those elusive deer to hang on your wall as trophies. From the running of the deer, to the detail of things blocking your path, you'll find much enjoyment in the thrill of the hunt, without the discomfort of sitting in the woods for 6 hours, and not seeing anything.
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Sound - 8/10-
A strange blend of country/hillbilly music, and the sound of the wind. Not such a bad thing, and the actual effects of the weapons going off is a nice touch. However, this game suffers from something that was thought to have been erased from the face of gaming. The general stereotyping of your guide, who sounds like a hunter on a three day binge, complete with the southern drawl and infinate schooling level of a 2nd grader.
The major complaints here, would be with the lack of actual nature sounds that you would here. There are no birds, no hooves hitting the dirt while the deer escapes, and nothing that would put you in the true environment of nature. This was rather disappointing for a game that was true to the theme, to have nothing of the sounds of what you would actually be hunting in.
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-Control - 6/10-
This is where the game truly suffers. Once you've played first person shooters, it's hard to get used to the fact that you have to use a loading slide on the underside of the gun to fire off a round at a fleeing deer. On the otherhand, for the most part, you'd have to reload anyway, just to gain a true feel for being in the woods with a rifle. It can get a little annoying, but you'll also get used to it after a couple of tries.
Another complaint here, is the fact that once the gun has been used a few times, the accuracy goes down. It doesn't match up with that of what's on the the screen. You may be shooting to kill, and completely miss, or hit someplace else where you weren't aiming. It's rather frustrating when you start missing, and have to pump more tokens or quarters in to continue.
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-Gameplay - 8/10-
It's rather simple. Aim at the deer, and shoot to kill. It does have a twist. You only have so many shots before you quarry gets away from you. Also, you cannot shoot fawn's or does, and the only way to get a truly high score, is to kick out a huge deer, and then try to take it down. You have four area's to hunt in, with four hunting spots apiece. To get a perfect score, you have to take down as many deer in the 16 area's as you can, and gain as many points as possible. This can be simple, or very hard, depending on how well the light gun is taken care of.
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-Overall - 8/10-
Not a bad game, and it has a rather good idea. You don't have to put up with the elements, outside of some noise in the background, and you can get the enjoyment of nailing a 14 point buck without having to wait in the woods for 8 hours, and see nothing but red when you haven't seen anything all day. It's worth the money you pump into it, although, again, you have to get used to the firing mechanism. Happy Hunting.
//KasketDarfyre
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