Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011, CALIBRATION issues / review

[MrKevinGiraud]

HAHA I did duct tape it to my 2000$ LCD but yeah would have to be in the center for it to work i guess....im pretty perturbed. I guess i shoulda got kinect for my xbox instead, will someone exchange for eye and move crap with this game and gun for kinrect and this game? Or does the cursor not line up when sighting the gun also?

[imsuuperduuper]

these assholes who designed this shit should be cockpunched.

[ctb50]

Had the same problem with this stupid thing.Bought it from gamestop one day ago and I can return it and I still have the receipt to it.What should I do....I was going to get a Camoflouge ps3 controller instead but For some reason I decieded to buy this piece of crap

[superdude1264754]

I got big game hunter 2012 for cristmas and even if i back way the fuck up it still wont fucking work and i cant even get it to work with my ps3 controller its stuck on the fucking top shot elite

[NickLarsen20]

i just got this game today, i had that prob at first, i was like, what the hell, but i moved back few feet, and it was right in my sites.....

[hidan234]

why did any one even buy this shit game

[kevbow]

I just bought this game and this video explains exactly how I feel.

[AbaloneAndEggs]

Hahahaha - I just watched my brother spazz out for 30 minutes trying to calibrate the gun. hahaha ... This really sucks for him, he was so excited on christmas to get this.

[SoCalJinx]

Thanks for posting the video. My son is having the same problem and you saved him many hours minus one.

[JHARV80]

I wish I had seen this video about 6 hours ago (before I bought this peice of shit game and wasted my christmas bonus) I don't understand how they can ship a game that doesn't even work. Don't they have videogame testers who look for this stuff???? It does work from across the fricken room but WTF. my tv is only 47 inches. I need fricken binoculars to see the stuff I'm shooting at.

[19Marni96]

can you use this gun for resistance 3?

[CuponkKing11]

At least he can play with a plastic gun

[Monolithicman]

Thanks for posting this. You just saved me some money. Btw, you have an extra C in your pronunciation of reticle. reh-tickle Seriously thanks. I almost bought this.

[rudemanful]

Piece of shit, can not even get the gun to work properly to get to the point where the guy on the video is. Excellent graphics but National Geographic is cheaper.

DO NOT BUY!!!. Have ordered from Cabellas in the past, they have just lost a customer on this rip-off. I could have bought a game that worked.

[700switchback]

This game is the biggest piece of shit ever. First off they shold not falsly advertise shit that just does ot work. You can't calibrate this and the lag in the reticle is fucked up. Also you can't see through the scope and if you want to aim you need to be back 12-15 ft. Who the fuck has that much room in a average house? Dumb fucks who ever made this piece of garbage.

DO NOT BUY THIS CRAP PEOPLE.

[pimpjuice928]

I completely disagree with this dude. I put the sensor below my tv and didn't even calibrate and the RETICLE was directly in my scope. Maybe the developers aren't idiots...maybe they just made the game faggot proof. Game works great for me. Cabela's rocks! Now if they could just get some online multiplayer goin....

[christopherbessenyei]

clearly a f...n idiot designed this game !

[edthemonkey666]

RECTICLE? erm....... reticle!



[SmellySpick]

@edthemonkey666 or did he say erecticle?

[holdonno]

i dont know what the problem is... MY SCOPE IS ALIGNED PERFECTLY AND IS FINE. AND ITS PRONOUNCED RIT-IH-CULE. IM 13 AND I KNOW THAT.

[MegaBeartrap]

@xXxStarr27 You remind me of John Candy made my day :P

[jaymorpheus11]

Never had a problem with the duck hunt ... up to the playstation gun. It's time for either a massive recall on all sucky light games or perhaps an exchange for retro games, gun for gun. Trade the dangerous hunts for area 51 ;).

[bloodyhomicide]

thanks!! i was soooo going to get that!! saved me money!!

[yfrankiii]

I agree, What a piece of junk they released. Will NOT calibrate. What a great gift for my kids b-day. 2 hours later trying to calibrate this junk, I gave up and his bedtime.....now I see on here and internet...I am not the only one. What genius Product developer signed off on releasing this??? My wife old Nintendo duck hunt is better than this game...and that was 20 years old. JUNK, Junk, junk....Best buy should not even carry this POS to sell.

[principedelpool]

Hermano, gracias por el video. Estaba pensando en comprar este juego, pero luego de ver tu video comprendí que es una basura. Muchas gracias!! lamento que hayas pasado por esto, lo siento, pero ayudaste a prevenir a mucha gente que pudo comprar el juego. Thanks!!

[poseidon1924]

I can't aim down the damn scope at all, I can't tract animals because the damn thing goes off the screen, I've died like 4 times already because u can't aim and I just started the game a lil bit ago, lmfao fail!

[lynxpraline]

Dude, I got this on discount at the weekend and you've just re-lived my entire sunday lool! All my friend and I kept saying was 'this could have been really good'.

The best we got out of the game was when we were not using calibration, but in many cases the sensor just can't keep up with the action anyway. But have to say your video has made me laugh, so true!

[mattdenty]

love your

 fuck u attitude-give em shit

[FerrariF51]

Mine calibrates good. you just have to have a large enough room. STand back further then calibrate. I also cut out the red lens on the red dot scope because with the red lens you can barley see through it.

[kingmagdaddy2k]

So i tried so much on my PS3 but nothing. I tried with the Sensor Bars from TIME CRISIS but -- calibration failed. So can anyone help my. Sorry about my english.

[kingmagdaddy2k]

I have got the Same stupid Problem like you. And that Sucks realy

[atviowen]

@kingmagdaddy2k There are help videos available. They explain how to set things up, how and when to calibrate, and how to deal with common issues. numberonehuntinggames

[atviowen]

@atviowen In youtube you can search for "topshot elite how-to videos" and they should show up.

[ObsessedWIthGTAIV]

I am glad I watched this video, I wanted to get this to play PS3 with my Dad, he is into hunting and guns, but it looks like this would piss him off more then anything. Ill pass on this POS.

[lurchervsfox]

thanks for this i can quite happily say i wont be wasting my money although i do love hunting games shame reaLly AIM AT THE RECTICLE LOL

[MultiUPANDDOWN]

Couldn't agree more. Great video, think i spent 2 hours setting the calibration till i finally realized i had to be at least 15 foot from the television, which left me with my back to the wall. Should tell you on the box you need a massive room to play the game. Good game, good idea, bad delivery.

[cmcconn100]

Dude, It's a reticle....Re-ti-cal...not a fricking Recticle. It does suck that you have to buy time crisis 4 to get a decent IR sensor.

[44Muffinz]

i figured it out. you gotta be standing so far away you need a huge tv. i stood about 10 ft away and had no problems, except that i couldnt see my screen very well without glasses. sucks, dont it?

[AusGamers2011]

Hey i brought the game it fucking is doing the exact thing omg im so pissed fuck i know how you feel man.

[Daisycutt3r]

I just got the game yesterday.the problem is people arent standing far back enough.

it says 6 to 8 feet,my measruring tape has me at 18 feet from tv.most peoples living rooms aren't that big so I can understand why its giving some people proplems.Im happy as with it best game I have played in ages,most accurate light gun game ever!just wish i could stand a bit closer to the tv the sensow bar i found to be very touchy aswell.sucks so many people having trouble with it as its actually quite good

[jh3835]

this is crazy, i would return it. all you wanna do is play. the devs like to make stuff too complicated. this should be so simple and eazy no matter how far you are from the tv so you can start playing. 

[Daisycutt3r]

are u saying rectical? lol

[scottcox]

RETICLE... not Reckticle.... sorry, that bugged me the whole video, and I'd hate you to go through life not knowing the proper pronounciation :) Thanks for a thorough review. I was looking for one that critiqued the scope/sights since most wii games are 'point & shoot' and not 'aim with sights'. I had hoped this one was different... guess not

[Ginsuboy1]

You can make it work, the sensor bar sucks that is included. I used my time crisis 4 sensors, put them at the bottom of the lcd, and played with them until they worked.

Spacing was about 2 inches more than the included sensor bar.or so in my situation(about 2.5 meters from the screen)

I'm guessing that this game almost requires the ps move upgrade, to make it work. Short of that, get creative, these light guns just need ir leds's to get their position, so bust open some remotes, goto radioshak

[Ginsuboy1]

This game acts like they think we all have 19" tvs, and if you have a biger tv your room must be huge.

By using the two sensors from time crisis 4, you can play with what works for your distance, and the size of your tv, plus the array probably is better. Make sure they point at 90 degree from the tv, and find the best spacing.

All I can say now is, I look down the scope, and the reticle is pretty much right on target!

[Ginsuboy1]

:)

I know how to make this game work.

Awesome game, when the gun works!

I threw to the side the included "sensor" bar, more appropriately it would be named "the bar with two spaced infrared leds".

I used the two sensors included with the game time crisis 4, which both contain three ir led's and set them at the bottom of my lcd, spaced about 2" further than the senso bar included.

Literally set them so they are at the bottom of the screen, not on the tv stand itself.

Works perfect now!!

[bransonball]

returned my before I opened thanks to your vid, thank you

[goldpanning13579]

if it doesnt calibrate move the ficking sensorbar

[Deidara4901]

Yes. This game DOES fail. A LOT! I have this for Wii, and not only does the Calibration suck, but Story mode sucks too! They give you a SHIT LOAD of animals, (Wolves, Cougars, e.t.c.) and you just cant kill ALL of them!! This is EXACTLY why the puplishers shouldnt have let Activision help with making the game. Anyways, Great video, you read my mind!! And who ever said, "Peice of shit!!" near the end is EPIC!! ^-^

[littlethug6]

hahahah wow... no comment same shit w/ me but i only took 15 mins and decided to use the internet your vid LMFAO

[swampass24]

thanks for posting this, I was gonna take my shit back but fuck it.....just gonna let it soak up dust or sell it to someone for 50 cents, cuz thats what this PIECE OF SHIT FUCKING GAME IS WORTH. I live in Japan and don't have 15 FT. of space in my apartment-BULLSHIT ASS GAME>LIKE if your game is shit and want Activision to pay you back for false advertising.

[trytowhisper]

hey great video. first of your way to close..i know you know that by now..just saying. I bought the game last night and I play roughly 10-12 ft from my tv. It works flawlessly for me. Sadly most people dont have this big of a room to play in so thats a down side. However if you do have a room big enough to play in this game will work fine for all you out there. I had a lot of trouble at first with the campaign since it isnt "on rails" but since playing i got better. I hope this helps. Write back

[atviowen]

Hi. I'm the producer on the game. I caught your video and wanted to let you know that we're working on some videos that'll we'll be posting in the near future to try and solve this problem. Meanwhile...

1. Use the scope - You must line up the crosshairs in the scope to the on-screen target (ignore the on-screen reticle during calibration). Note that it'll never be 1:1.

2. If your sensor bar is below the TV, move it above the TV.

3. Try playing with calibration turned off.

[KillerB3AST247]

@atviowen Since you are producer, just asking. You guys should make a patch for the game because this game depends way too much on the crosshairs. Make it type Time Crisis where you shoot them without depending on a crosshairs. Because now I really want to trade my game, but Gamestop won't let me return because I opened it. So a patch would really help everybody and since I have 19' TV, it's pretty hard to play.

[xXxStarr27]

@atviowen wow  NEVER a true 1:1 ratio that's not like the arcade which sux because. I love the arcade version just because it is 1:1 or close enough to it that u get that emerson type feel to hunting. My heart has a little hole in it now knowing that there isint a true emerson hunting game! for consoles. 8.(

[xXxStarr27]

@xXxStarr27

on the other side I tried all that like I said it would work if i taped it to the center of the screen. so top or bottom no difference its just the opposite effect. this is a pure flaw in the sensor design, if it had a a wider array there wouldn't be a problem

[sheld1st]

@xXxStarr27 Do you not mean rectangle! Dumb ass

[atviowen]

@xXxStarr27: The ratio can get pretty close to the arcade experience, but it uses different technology so it's going be feel a bit different. Older arcade machines use light-gun technology which only works on CRT monitors. It can't work with LCD or plasma TVs, so we're using the newer sensor bar tech to simulate. Hope this helps.

[strongbeach123]

@xXxStarr27 I got it to be playable. I change my picture size to 4:3.Then you have to have a steady position to play from(best sitting). *you cant move positions after calibrating*. I put a 2nd chair infront of me to rest my arms on(keeps gun steady). Then for the calibration.(sensor in top of tv)I turned the sensitivity up. Look through scope to the reticles and shoot. I found the aimer on the tv will jump to the reticle shot. Dont try to line aimer on tv to reticles. It works 4 me but whoknows

[DarkFireStudios1]

@atviowen So you can make the thing work well on the PS3 but your can't make the piece of plastic work on the Xbox 360?

Wow, now that is just... wow... Just redo the whole thing instead of then saying "Oh we can fix it, just you have to like a complete idiot"

Activision sucks now that its owned by asshole, I say find a Job at EA or get the future games published by someone else because this game dug a grave and said "Come milk me till I die Activision".

Just make a redo,not a problem solver

[Timmins420]

@atviowen im finding it impossible to match up the crosshairs with the onscreen reticle

[atviowen]

@Timmins420 Have you watched our online how-to video's yet? Is not, I would start there. In youtube just search for "topshot elite how-to videos" and it should pop up.

[effthedodgers]

@Timmins420 well have you tried not being a complete douchefuck retard? that might fix it. fucking dumb ass.

[xXxStarr27]

@effthedodgers wow I guess there's one idiot in every forum YOU WIN THAT PRIZE fucking troll! all the other posts are positive on this video. This is a humorous video about a real problem due to the fact that u simply need more room then most people have in their house to use this device. GO AWAY TROLL GO FIND SOME OTHER BRIDGE TO CAMP! By the way I don't think you would call that to my face I am 6'6" 380 pounds and if you want contact me ill give u my home address then we can figure it out.

[effthedodgers]

@xXxStarr27 ok tell me where you live ill come out there. lets dance you fat fuck.

[jackdaripper9]

@xXxStarr27 6' 6" of pure jelly roll. You're fat ass is softer than Charmin. nobody is scared of fat pussies that play video games all day. Give me your home address and see what happens you dough boy.

[gonePOSTal20]

@atviowen ok mr producer I cant even get the reticle to stay still it doesnt matter where I aim it its jumping all around twirling me in circles I just spent 75 bucks on a worthless game

[SiliconAvitar]

@atviowen Hello. My name is SiliconAvitar, and I'm a big fan of Cabela's games. You guys did a great job, and I love this game. I also can't wait for Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2012. Check out my review for the Wii on this game, and Xbox (Which I'll upload later) but keep up the good work on Cabela's games. :)

[ewg963]

@atviowen Ok Mr Producer the game is still a piece of garbage!!! Someone mentioned Duck Hunt (nintendo 8 bit) which was back in the late 80's was 10X's better...Hey I agree with them!!! It's been over 9 months since you posted this... what's the deal? Where are the so called 'imporvements'!!!!

[armst103]

@atviowen DEFINITLY A PIECE OF SHIT STILL… BOUGHT IT .. YEAH IM TURNING THIS BACK IN FOR MY MONEY .. THANK GOD I BOUGHT AT BEST BUY .. POS.. NEVER HAD A GAME PISS ME OFF SO BAD.. I WON’T BE BUYING ANYTHING FROM ACTIVISION OR CABELA’S AGAIN..

[srv71420]

ya Im in the same boat. I just got it for PS3 to play on my 52" LCD. I can only get about 8 feet back from the TV but that still not enough I guess. Good thing I got it from Costco so I can return the P.O.S.

[zacharabidy]

I got mine to work fine. But you need at least 10 to 15 feet of space away for it to work properly. Also make sure that the sensor is not to high or low to the ground. Also the scope isnt useless. Its not meant for a sight it is used for the hunters sight to find and help track animals. The red film reveals all.

[spiderman5876]

Funny how you say "recticle" about 100 times when it's RETICLE, lol but I'm having the same problem on my Xbox 360. I know it can be calibrated though because I played the demo of it at Best Buy and it was perfect, which is why I even bought it. There is a way to make it work, it's just a bitch. lol

[tylersheetz]

dude nice video. my wife got this for me for christmas. i had the same problems. i just ried it on my kids tv iin their bedroom and i was able to calibrate it. i was about 12 feet away though. in my living room where it dont work i only have about 8 feet.

[ShawnWanBrooks]

Oh my god!!!....Thanks man. I thought it was just me. I think I just flushed like $80. I was so amped up to play too!

[smoke399]

I have the same issue. Eventually I just said 'Screw it' and decided to just shoot from the hip. Sadly, it's more accurate that way.

I was pissed when I bought the game, but your review made my day. Keep on makin those videos.

[jamey1981]

Dude...I was gonna return mine cause I thought it was busted. Turns out they are all just pieces of junk. Your video = my first 2 hours with the game...

[xXxStarr27]

@jamey1981 LUCKY U IT WAS 3 HOURS for me well 3 of flustration and about 6 making and editing this video!

[sheld1st]

@xXxStarr27 YOU MUST HAVE A SHIT TV DUMB ASS YANK