Deer Hunter 2014 Hits Android Hard

By Tyler Ritz

 

Having 50 million downloads, Deer Hunter 2014 is definitely an app worth mentioning. Offered by Glue, this game is the best virtual hunting game that can be purchased on the market for Android.  

Travel from North America’s Pacific Northwest to the savannah of Central Africa in an epic journey to hunt exotic animals.

Senior Jake Machulz had the game, but his account was lost when he got a new phone.

“The game is addictive. It’s more realistic in any other phone games such as Call of Duty,” said Machulz.

When the name deer hunter comes to mind, a deer is just the start to this game. By having this game, one can be immersed in diverse environments filled with a variety of species. With over 17 regions to hunt in including Alaska, Yukon, multiple regions in Africa, and secret regions to unlock, this game will keep the entertainment rolling. While hunting, watch out for a variety of predators, including bears, wolves, cheetahs and lions.

Small game can be hunted with a shotgun.

There are four different types of hunts that can be participated in including: contract hunts, rare hunts, trophy hunts and the original hunting series. In the contract hunts, the shotgun and assault rifles will be used to kill running animals in a time limit. In the original series the rifle will be used and upgraded to kill a specific animal.

A trophy hunt can be participated in which brings high amounts of cash to upgrade the weapons owned. As the game progresses, one will need a bigger and better weapon because the animals become harder to kill.

The weapon shop has 5 selections of guns, including rifles, assault rifles, shotguns, pistols and bows, having over 40 rifles, and 20 assault rifles, 30 shotguns, 11 pistols and 15 bows. As the game goes on, the guns become unlocked, and the prices seem more reasonable.

Sophomore Kerry Baum has had the game for a long time and still plays it.

“I like that I can change the gun and use it any time…[I] want,” said Baum. “Having machine guns and bows instead of rifles make the gun more interesting.”

In the final series, the rare hunt is an animal that is different looking from the rest and must be killed in a specific place on their body such as the heart. After all the trophy hunts are completed in the one region, one may move onto the next region and repeat the cycle with different guns and animals.

Whether they make a new deer hunter or not, this year the game continues to update itself with new features such as secret maps and guns.