Deer Avenger is a 1998 video game from Simon & Schuster Interactive. The game is a parody of the game Deer Hunter.[3]
| Deer Avenger | |
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| Developer(s) | Hypnotix |
| Publisher(s) | Simon & Schuster Interactive |
| Series | Deer Avenger |
| Platform(s) | Windows Macintosh |
| Release | 1998[1][2] |
Development
editThe game was announced in October 1998.[4] Deer Avenger was written by Brian McCann, staff writer for Late Night with Conan O'Brien a late-night talk show that airs on NBC.[3][2]
Reception
edit| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Inside Mac Games | 4/5[5] |
| All Game Guide | 2/5[6] |
Inside Mac Games gave the game a score of 4 out of 5, stating: "As with most games, if you dig hard enough there are cheats available on the web. I have not tried them yet but I am sure some of them will work on the Mac. Deer Avenger is not an essential buy, but one that if you know what to expect delivers what it promises.".[5]
The game was the top-selling software title at Walmart.[7] as well as made the Top 10 game charts in the United States in late 1998.[8] It appeared at number 10 of PC Data's best-seller list for all of 1999 selling 343,756 units.[9]
Following the release of Deer Avenger in 1998, Simon & Schuster received email complaints from hunters. Walter Walker, a vice president for the company, was quoted in the Los Angeles Times saying "our first notion was to make these guys a gift of a dictionary, because not many of them can write."[10]
Sequels
editThe game received several sequels; Deer Avenger 2: Deer in the City, Deer Avenger 3D and Deer Avenger 4: The Rednecks Strike Back.
Deer Avenger 3D was released in 2000 for PC. A unreleased port of the game for the Sega Dreamcast was developed by Westlake Interactive in 2000, but went undiscovered until 2017 when a pre-production GD-ROM was found at the garage sale of a women's club in New Jersey.[11] Starting with Deer Avenger 3D, polygon characters are used.
In the fourth edition of the game, as Bubba, now an angel, floats to Heaven, he states will be back in Deer Avenger 5. However, a fifth game has yet to be made.
Deer Avenger: Stag Party is a box set containing the first two games in the series. Deer Avenger: Open Season is a compilation of the first three games in the series.
References
edit- ^ Hulsey, Joel (October 22, 1998). "Deer Avenger Arrives in November Combo". Computer Games Magazine. Archived from the original on December 1, 2002. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- ^ a b Gelmis, Joseph (November 11, 1998). "Coming Attractions". Newsday. p. 131. Archived from the original on November 24, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Fudge, James (December 14, 1998). "Deer Avenger Available Nationwide". Computer Games Magazine. Archived from the original on December 1, 2002. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- ^ "Hunters Beware!". IGN. October 23, 1998. Archived from the original on November 24, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- ^ a b Dodge, Marty (1999). "Deer Avenger". Inside Mac Games. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- ^ Shif, Gil. "Deer Avenger". All Game Guide. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- ^ "Deer Avenger Scores Top Billing". GameSpot. December 14, 1998. Archived from the original on October 2, 2000. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- ^ McClean, Jim (March 14, 1999). "Getting hunters up and arms". The Observer. p. 169. Archived from the original on November 24, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fudge, James (January 19, 2000). "PC Data Top Selling PC Games of 1999". Computer Games Magazine. Archived from the original on December 18, 2002. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- ^ "Upfront: Words Heard". Field & Stream. May 1999. p. 18.
- ^ Charnock, Tom (May 14, 2017). "Unreleased Dreamcast Game Deer Avenger 3 Discovered". The Dreamcast Graveyard.