Deer Hunter (1997 video game)

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

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

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. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  2. Dunkin, Alan (March 9, 1998). "Deer Hunter Number One?". GameSpot. Archived from the original on October 12, 2000. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  3. 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. 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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