Big Buck Hunter

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Big Buck Hunter is a Hunting Arcade Game developed by Play Mechanix, Inc. in 2001. It has spawned a series of sequels including Big Buck Hunter II, Big Buck Hunter Call of the Wild, Big Buck Hunter 2005/2006, and Big Buck Hunter Pro. Its most recent development is a two player simultaneous game called Big Buck Safari.

The aim of Big Buck Hunter is simple. Players chose between 6 zones of North America and play either one region (5 rounds), or tour an entire region (15 rounds including 3 bonus round). The game is considered to be exceptional value as a single region may take up to 20 minutes to play and only costs $1. The aim is to shoot as many of the three male deer (bucks) on any given screen without shooting any female deer (does). Critters can also be shot for extra points, but are often a distraction to shooting the bucks. Bonuses are awarded for shooting two (double buck) or three (triple buck - perfect site) and for accuracy. The round ends when a doe is shot or the three bucks in the round are eliminated or have escaped the scenario. The game can be played by up to 4 players who compete for the best score. At the end of each region, a bonus round is played where greater points are awarded for accuracy. An older version of Big Buck Hunter appeared in the movie Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay. The video game was seen in President George W. Bush's club house; however, the game was not played by Bush, Harold, or Kumar.

Big Buck Safari is the latest Big Buck hunter development in the series. It offers advanced graphics, and 2 player simultaneous hunting.

1 Big Buck Hunter Pro
2 Trivia
3 External Links

[edit] Big Buck Hunter Pro

[edit] Moose Adventure

Treks: Whitehorse, Yukon Territory; Fort McMurray, Alberta; Woodlands, Manitoba
Bonus Rounds: Turkey Hunt, Clockwork, Frog Flip'n
Speed: 6th Fastest
Comments: Many hunters find Fort McMurray (2nd Trek) extremely difficult due to the terrian (very hilly), doe screens and the exit routes of the grey bucks (over the back hills)

[edit] Elk Adventure

Treks: Elkview, British Columbia; Big Sky, Montana; Clark County, Nevada
Bonus Rounds: Pheasant Hunt, Log Yard, Mars Needs Cattle
Speed: 4th Fastest
Comments: The screens (via close up tree's) in Clark County, Nevada (3rd trek) make obtaining a perfect trek difficult.

[edit] Whitetail Deer Adventure

Treks: Keyser, West Virginia; Pike County, Illinois; Maple Ridge, Minnesota
Bonus Rounds: Duck Hunt, Pappy's Moonshine, Pie In The Sky
Speed: 3rd Fastest
Comments: Two stages in Maple Ridge, Minnesota (3rd trek) have the possibility to produce some long distance bucks to drop for big pts. One arrangement has the buck running straight on, while the other has the buck running a left-to-right slant down a hill. The slant route seems to net the largest possible score (1,000+)

[edit] Big Horn Sheep Adventure

Treks: Riggins, Idaho; Dubois, Wyoming; Clark County, Nevada
Bonus Rounds: Dove Hunt, Boars Gone Wild, Mug Shot
Speed: 5th Fastest
Comments: The biggest opportunity for pts is in Dubois, Wyoming (2nd trek). Idaho and Nevada (1st & 3rd trek) tend to provide less or more difficult opportunities to score large buck or critter pts.

[edit] Prong Horn Antelope Adventure

Treks: Hamilton, Colorado; Portales, New Mexico; Marathon, Texas
Bonus Rounds: Quail Hunt, Windmill, & Gopher Garden
Speed: 2nd Fastest
Comments: One of the more difficult animals to tackle in Buck Hunter. As one of the fastest and smallest of the hunting animals in Buck Hunter it's definitely not par for the course to break more than 33,000 pts. Adding to the difficulty are the extremely small difference between does and bucks, most notably very small horns on the bucks

[edit] Caribou Adventure

Treks:
Bonus Rounds: Geese, Barrel Targets, Asteroids
Speed: Fastest
Comments: Recently added as part of the Big Buck Hunter Tournament Edition, Caribou is the most challenging animal yet. In addition to all new treks in Alaska and Canada, the agility and speed of these animals will even throw Antelope sharpshooters for a curve. The bonus rounds step up the challenge even further.

[edit] Bonus and Tricks

Streak Bonus: Once a hunter has completed one perfect stage (dropped all 3 bucks), each subsequent perfect stage adds an additional 100 pts to his score. Example: Perfect stage 1; 0 pts, perfect stage 2; 200 pts, perfect stage 3; 300 pts. Maximum points attainable is a 15 stage perfect streak or 1,500 pts. If a hunter misses a buck on a stage, they must start their streak bonus over. Note: The worst place place to drop a streak is in the middle of a tour; Stage 7,8 or 9

Marksman Award: This is awarded when a hunter drops all animals with 1 shot kills. Note: This accuracy includes hitting all critters in 1 shot

Buck Points: The more a buck weighs and the further away he is the more points he will be worth. Note: Grey coats usually denote older and larger bucks

Critter Bonus: Shooting critters is an excellent way to rack up points. Critter bonuses add up as follows; 1 - 50 pts, 2 - 150 pts, 3 - 300 pts, 4 - 500 pts, 5 - 750 pts, 6 - 1,050 pts, 7 - 1,400 pts. Critters include, blue birds, black birds, possums, squirrels, wolves, foxes, cougars, rabbits, weasels & frogs

Bonus Round: A hunter shooting all bonus round items with 100% accuracy will receive Double Bonus worth 2,000 pts. Note: Some bonus rounds add additional pts for time left on the clock (25 pts per second left)

Trick: Stage 1 of Elk (upper left corner stage) there is a hidden frog that is accessible for an additional 500 critter bonus pts. As the stage pans left, shoot the right hand corner of the log at the bottom of the screen and a frog will jump up. Shoot him 4x for the 500 critter bonus points

[edit] Trivia

The Bonus Round in Whitetail Deer Adventure, Duck Hunt, pays homage to the NES game of the same name, including a dog that jumps to the bushes. The dog, however, does not pop up on each ducks shot down, and does not laugh at the player when they fail to shoot any ducks, much to the players' relief.