Deer Hunter II: The Hunt Continues is a 1998 video game from
WizardWorks. An add-on for the game titled Deer Hunter II Extended Season was released in May 1999.[4]
Development
Deer Hunter II was first teased in July 1998.[5] The game was officially announced a month later in August.[6] 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]
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][2][1] and more than 800,000 by January 1999.[15] According to
PC DataDeer Hunter II was the best-selling game of November 1998, it was also the best-selling piece of PC software for that month, beating out the
Windows 98 upgrade.[15]
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abIGN staff (January 26, 1999).
"Deer Hunter Marches On". IGN. Ziff Davis.
Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2023.