Deer Hunter II: The Hunt Continues

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

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

Development

Deer Hunter II was first teased in July 1998.^[5] The game was officially announced a month later in August,^[6] and was released in October of that year. 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

Reception

Review scores

Publication	Score
CNET Gamecenter	7/10[8]
Computer Games Strategy Plus	[9]
Computer Gaming World	[10]
Game Informer	6.75/10[11]
GameSpot	5.8/10[12]
PC Gamer (US)	66%[13]

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, even beating out the Windows 98 upgrade.^[15]