

The sounds in general however, are a plus point. You can hear the wind breeze past you, but the trees remain still (They must be made of concrete!). You can brush through trees and branches with no foliage movement. The areas you traverse are bleak and the amount of pop-in scenery is off-putting at times as landscape materialises from nowhere. The look of the game is very crude in terms of graphics. An optic with a 6x focal range is a must as anything less and you will find shooting is like taking a wee in the wind!Īiming can be tricky so a 6x optic is essential. This is where you choose your weapon, optics and can either head out on the hunt or make use of the shooting range, which I recommend if you want to get your eye in. You buy your licenses from the store located at the Hunting lodge.

For example, there is no point heading out duck hunting in an area with little or no water. You must collect licenses and make sure you have the right ones for the right areas. You cannot just choose to shoot at any animal though. With the help of your trusty companion – Retriever, Labrador, or Beagle – you follow tracks, urine, leftover foliage and droppings to find each animal. The aim (pardon the pun) is to find your prey and shoot them in a vital organ. L control stick to move, LR to focus gun sight, R control stick to move the camera and ZR to fire. There are a range of firearms to scratch every itchy trigger finger. There is plenty of terrain to cover as you head out on the hunt.įor those who are familiar with hunting in the real world (which I am not), Hunting Simulator 2 is fully licensed with firearms from Browning, Winchester, and Bushnell for example.

Stealth, patience, a good eye and ear is what is needed. The temptation is to grab your gun and start firing but this is not Doom. You are faced with woodlands, marshes, deserts and waste-grounds where learning the territory is key. There are six areas to hunt in, two for each location which are set in Colorado, Texas and Europe. If you played the first game, you will realise not a lot has changed here. Hunting Simulator 2 is an open world hunting sim where wild boar, rabbits, geese, red foxes are all out there…somewhere! Neopica have developed a sequel to Hunting Simulator with guns galore, 33 different types of animal to ‘bag’ and even your own canine companion to assist you in your hunt. Some love it and others hate it which pretty much sums up feelings for the first game. Hunting is a marmite ‘sport’, especially in the UK.
