Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2005, is indeed a fun hunting game like other Cabela games,  with multiple animals, different areas various weaponry, and a trophy closet.  With fairly good graphics and music that doesn't get annoying or in the way.  But I would have like some nature sounds and hear the animals running instead of  just the gun shot and the call horns. But one big thing is missing that makes other Cabela hunting games so much fun.  Challenge, going out there with the chance you may get mauled by a grizzly, or scratched up my cougar,  along with death knocking at your door step controlling your food supplies so you don't starve to death, and getting the proper gear makes up most of the challenge in Cabela hunting games.  Without it ......its just a game.  After all the stuff they scrapped there isn't much opportunity to make it harder except having smaller or faster animals, which you can avoid the challenge of by choosing the right weapon.  So once you've done the first area you've basically just did the game, it doesn't get harder.  I also suggest they go entirely first person view like other Cabela games you don't have to make it so flashy but it does make it much more enjoyable.  I guess the real killer here though is the depth.  I beat the game a little more than an hour, and after it's basically how big of an animal can you bag.  As a quick fun game to play it's great but if you want challenge and depth go somewhere else.