Deer Hunter II: The Hunt Continues

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Deer Hunter II: The Hunt Continues
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Developer(s) Sunstorm Interactive [1]
Publisher(s) WizardWorks
Series Deer Hunter
Engine Sunstorm Terrain Engine [2]
Platform(s) Windows
ReleaseOctober 1998 [3]

Deer Hunter II: The Hunt Continues is a 1998 video game from WizardWorks. An add-on for the game titled Deer Hunter II Extended Season was released in May 1999. [4]

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Development

Deer Hunter II was first teased in July 1998. [5] The game was officially announced a month later in August. [6] The title was endorsed by Wildlife Forever, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit organization dedicated to maintaining America's wildlife heritage. A portion of the sales from this game was donated to Wildlife Forever. [7]

Reception

The game received average reviews. Computer Gaming World said, "Deer Hunter II is a game that, while it won't appeal to the non-hunting, hard-core gaming crowd, is just right for real-life hunters or anyone who wants a fun diversion between work assignments" [10]

Sales

The game shipped more than 500,000 units by October 1998 [14] [1] [3] and more than 800,000 by January 1999. [15] According to PC Data Deer Hunter II was the best-selling game of November 1998, it was also the best-selling piece of PC software for that month, beating out the Windows 98 upgrade. [15]

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