Cabela's Outdoor Adventures [2009]

True to its title, Cabela's Outdoor Adventures is a 3D hunting and fishing simulation that presents a variety of wilderness sporting challenges. While most earlier Cabela's brand video games focus on a particular type or prey or a certain hunting location, Outdoor Adventures presents a variety of virtual sporting challenges set around the country. As in the same-titled 2005 release for 128-bit generation systems, the game features fishing, bird hunting, and hunting for bigger game, across the United States and elsewhere. More than 50 planned outings are available for play, in which virtual outdoorsmen and women can set their sights on great variety of a herd animals, predators, and game birds, or cast a line for several species of fresh and saltwater fish. In each hunt, players can learn about the habits and habitats of their quarry, and have access to a full complement of virtual Cabela's clothing and equipment. The action focuses on key moments, with play mechanics and environmental cues designed to highlight the stalking of prey, the hooking of a fish, or the squeezing of a gun's trigger. Multiple difficulty levels are available, with a tutorial mode for less experienced hunters and gamers.

CONTROLS

HUNTING CONTROLS

Left Analog Stick = move, switch targets (in vitals)
Right Analog Stick = look
Square Button = reload
Triangle Button = crouch, stand
X Button = examine, look at track
L1 Button = breath (in vitals), call instructions (w/ call equipped)
L2 Button = aim (vitals)
L3 Button = run
R1 Button = backpack
R2 Button = fire, use item
D-Pad Up or Down = zoom in or out (w/ scope equipped)
D-Pad Left = scope on or off
Start Button = pause
Select Button = objectives

FISHING CONTROLS

Left Analog Stick = move rod
Right Analog Stick = rotate fisherman
Square Button = cut line
X Button = boat mode
R1 Button = pick lure
R2 Button = prepare cast, reel in
Start Button = pause
Select Button = objectives

BOAT CONTROLS

Left Analog Stick = steer boat, forward, reverse
Right Analog Stick = look
X Button = fishing mode
R1 Button = pick lure
R2 Button = buoy
Start Button = pause
Select Button = objectives