Deer Hunter
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

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". IGN. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Dunkin, Alan (March 9, 1998). "Deer Hunter Number One?". GameSpot. Archived from the original on October 12, 2000. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Takahashi, Dean (October 1, 1998). "Deer Hunter' Success Surprises The Snobby Gaming Community". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  4. ↑ Ocampo, Jason (May 7, 1998). "Strategy guide/add-on pack for popular hunting game". Computer Games Magazine. Archived from the original on July 5, 2003. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  5. ↑ Houghton, Curtis. "Deer Hunter Extended Season". gamezilla.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2002. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  6. ↑ Vallina, Joe (July 1998). "Big Lame Hunter". Computer Gaming World. p. 166. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  7. ↑ Ryan Mac Donald (March 9, 1998). "Deer Hunter". GameSpot. Archived from the original on October 16, 2000. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  8. 1 2 Udell, Scott. "Deer Hunter". Computer Games Magazine. Archived from the original on July 10, 2003. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  9. ↑ Stauffer, Todd (1999). "Deer Hunter". Inside Mac Games. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  10. ↑ Ocampo, Jason (August 17, 1998). "Sales rankings for the first six months of 1998". Computer Games Magazine. Archived from the original on December 1, 2002. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
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