Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2013 cover art

Game dossier

Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2013

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A first-person hunting shooter with story, arena combat, and on-rails action

The briefing

About this game

Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2013 combines first-person shooter gameplay with light-gun and on-rails hunting mechanics. The story follows Jacob Marshall as he hunts in Africa while recalling a past hunting trip in Alaska with his father and brother.

Game Modes

  • Story: The main campaign mode.
  • Maneater: An arcade-style arena mode featuring waves of hostile animals.
  • Shooting Gallery: A fixed-path rail-shooter mode where players shoot passing big game and defend against attacking predators.

The game supports Wii Remote or standard controller controls, with aiming in Shooting Gallery handled by a light gun or an on-screen floating crosshair. It was released on December 4, 2012, for Nintendo Wii U, PC, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360.