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3.8 / 5

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Platform
Nintendo DS
Genres
Shooter · Simulation · Sports
Player Perspective
First person
Developers
Activision
Publishers
Activision
Release date
October 19, 2010

Summary

Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011 drops you into a global hunting adventure that quickly turns into a pulse‑pounding chase after the planet’s deadliest animals. You follow American marksman Cole Rainsford and his estranged father as they trek deep into the African wilderness, hunting man‑eating beasts that turn the safari into a fight for survival.
The DS version adds a handful of shooting galleries and multi‑level multiplayer modes, letting you test reflexes against friends or sharpen your aim in isolated challenges. The handheld’s dual screens and stylus make quick‑draw shots feel surprisingly tactile for a hunting title.
Critics were split: some praised the tense encounters and variety of modes, while others felt the game didn’t fully capitalize on its ambitious premise.

Storyline

Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011 (often just called Dangerous Hunts 2011) follows three generations of hunters as they chase the legendary Kaftar, a demonic beast said to be vulnerable only to fire. In 1982, veteran hunter Samson Rainsford and his guide Mbeki explore Ugandan caves, only to be ambushed by the creature; Mbeki’s gunfire proves useless and the Kaftar escapes. Two decades later, Samson trains his elder son Cole in Alaska, where a rogue grizzly bear and a pack of glowing‑eyed black wolves force a deadly avalanche that separates the brothers and kills Adrian, the younger sibling.

Ten years after the Alaskan ordeal, now a professional big‑game hunter, Cole reunites with Samson and Mbeki in Uganda to finally hunt the Kaftar. A capsized boat and increasingly aggressive wildlife—blamed on the Kaftar’s influence—lead to Mbeki’s injury and eventual abandonment of Cole. The duo discovers the abandoned "Nightfall Program" facility, where scientists once tried to replicate the Kaftar’s animal‑controlling powers before the creature broke free.

The climax finds Cole in a ruined research complex where Mbeki dies, and later in a cave where Samson is killed by a land mine. Hyenas, seemingly under the Kaftar’s control, chase Cole to Samson’s cabin. There he confronts the Kaftar, revealed as a massive striped hyena‑like monster, and traps it inside the burning cabin before escaping.

Edited by Maya Carter

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Multiplayer

Multiplayer setup
Split Screen