Cabela's Hunting Expeditions is not just a game, it's an authentic hunting experience. Giving you a chance to hunt across North America and Africa territory for world class animals. There're 15 locations, but we know of eleven so far. Shooting galleries will return for the game, and ATV racing may be possible. You can walk up and claim trophies learn of the age, integrity, size and game animal.
This game is compatible with the Top Shot Elite and the new Top Shot Fearmaster.
Game modes and gameplay
Career mode
Here's what Activision said about Career Mode
"Career mode is set up with 15 different levels. Each level represents a certain place in the world and features unique wildlife and scenery"
"There different weapons that can be used. You can also hunt small game, and you can fall of the side of cliffs and get injured."
"Animals will sometimes charge past you but the player will not actually take any damage"
"There are dramatic weather changes but it will not happen within a single level. Different levels feature completely different climates and weather. And yes, they can interfere with your shot"
Quick Hunt mode
There're fifteen locations across North America and Africa with a wide variety of animals, you can hunt whatever you want, when you want, and where you want.
It's important to pay close attention to your surroundings and the way the vegitation is swaying, that can be used to tell you which way the wind is blowing. Then there's Hunter Sense, you can use that to find the best coverups, like the areas shaded in blue offer the best cover, and red is the places to cause more noise and have a better chance of being spotted, because these animals can hear you, smell you, and see you coming. You can climb around and jump around the environments, and go wherever you want in this game. Then you can use a Hilltop Location to get an overview of the map and find a better way to approach the trophies. It's very useful but you can hunt without doing that, this game's an authentic hunting experience and can go wherever you want in the locations. After you shoot the animal, by the way it's a good idea to wait until it's sideways, because that gives you access to its vitals, and a heart shot will give you the best integrity on your trophy, and after shooting the animal, it'll run around like in real life, Activision spent a lot of time making sure it'll look like as in real life.
Locations
1. Alaska
2. Washington
3. British Columbia
4. Saskatchewan
5. Louisiana
6. Arizona
7. Cameroon
8. Zimbabwe
9. Montana
10. Tanzania
Animals
1. Barren Ground Caribou
2. White Rhino
3. Pronghorn Antelope
4. Dall Sheep
5. Cape Buffalo
6. Rocky Mountain Elk
7. Zebra
8. Alaska-Yukon Moose
9. Grizzly Bear
10. Elephant
11. Oryx
12. Whitetail Deer
13. Black Wildebeest
14. African Lion
15. Roosevelt Elk
16. Springbok
17. Canada Geese
18. Leopard
19. Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep
20. Desert Mule Deer
21. Impala
22. Mountain Goat
23. Wolf
24. Kudu
25. Baboon
26. Warthog
27. Rabbit
28. Blacktail Deer
29. Buzzard
30. Alaskan Brown Bear
Vehicles
Truck
ATV
Buggy
Release date
The game was released on the same date as Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2013, October 23rd, 2012 on the Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 3, and the PC.
Xbox 360 achievements
There're 35 achievements for Cabela's Hunting Expeditions with a total of 1,000 gamer points.
1
First of Many
20
Hunted the First Trophy
2
First Five Flags
20
Collected the first 5 Flags from the vehicle hunts
3
25 Flags
40
Collected 25 Flags from the vehicle hunts
4
Far, Far Away...
20
Hunted 5 Trophies from at least 200 yards away
5
Steadiness
20
Hunted 15 Trophies from a Shooting Rest
6
Optimal Shot
20
Shot a Trophy from optimal distance
7
Gold Rush
40
Obtained all the Gold medals
8
Know Your Target
40
Marked 20 big game animals
9
Fearless Hunter
25
Hunted 3 attacking animals in a single mission
10
Backbone
25
Hunted 8 attacking animals
11
Shiny New Firearm
25
Unlocked the first firearm
12
Hunting Expertise
25
Finished the first hunting mission
13
Skill Shot
25
Hunted a big game animal from at least 70 yards away
14
Overlooking
25
Activated 20 Hilltop Spotting locations
15
Move on Hands and Knees
25
Activated 15 Shooting Rests
16
Hunter Vision
25
Marked 10 Trophies in Strategic View
17
Shooting Proficiency
25
Earned 180 GP in one hunt
18
Quick Hunt Rookie
25
Claimed an animal on 5 Quick Hunt levels
19
Quick Hunt Pro
25
Claimed an animal on all Quick Hunt levels
20
Step on the Gas
25
Hunted 4 animals in the vehicle hunts
21
Skillful Hunter
30
Hunted 10 small game animals
22
Quick Hunt Expert
30
Claimed more than 20 animals in Quick Hunt
23
20 Rifle Hunts
30
Hunted 20 animals with rifles
24
20 Semi-Auto Hunts
30
Hunted 20 animals with Semi-Auto firearms
25
20 Lever Action Hunts
30
Hunted 20 animals with the Lever Action firearms
26
Big Five
30
Hunted one Cape Buffalo, Elephant, Leopard, Lion and White Rhino
27
Gun Master
30
Unlocked all the gun parts
28
Complete Semi-Auto Collection
30
Unlocked all the Semi-Auto firearms
29
Complete Lever Action Collection
30
Unlocked all the Lever Action firearms
30
Pursuing the Hunt
30
Found 50 animal tracks
31
High Score
30
Earned 25,000 XP from a single Trophy
32
Complete Rifle Collection
30
Unlocked all the Rifles
33
Master Hunter
50
Reached the highest level possible
34
Experience is Piling Up
40
Reached 500,000 XP
35
All Flags
30
Gathered all the Flags from the vehicle hunts
Trailer
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Review
Presentation - 7
Good presentation, and great boxart, and wait...George said that there's everything from deer, to wolves to bears, lions and elephants and everything you can think of we'll probably have it. WRONG! Cabela's missed the mark once again!
Gameplay - 8
Nice gameplay, very good environments and gameplay, the Strategic View is very useful for how you take down your trophies and how to get to your destination. But there're no shotguns or pistols! What a ripoff! And there aren't that many animals like I'd hoped for, I'd expected a much bigger variety. And only in 3rd person, that's off the hook of an "authentic" hunt.
Length - 8
Good length of gameplay, it'll keep you busy for a little while. Nice to have quick hunt, but there's mostly the one target in the location you select, just MOSTLY that animal.
Graphics - 8
Very good environments, they all look splendid! But the animals look a bit unrealistic, and the person moves a bit funny.
Sound - 8
Very nice sounds, but the animal sounds are recycled from original games like Cabela's Outdoor Adventures (2009), Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2, and others. The nature sounds are great.
Lasting appeal - 7
This game can keep you busy for a while, but a LOT more could've been done, there're no pistols, shotguns, calls, treestands, tripod stands, lures or anything. This game could've used a LOT more!
Overall - 7.5
A fun game, but what a ripoff not having so much more, Cabela's, you need to get on the mark of a true authentic hunting game, let us choose between first and third person with shotguns, pistols, lures, calls, stands, a larger variety of animals and climbing around the environments. Get the mark next time, but I'd recommend it to anyone who likes killing things.
