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The DinoHunters CrewDeveloper(s) Kuma Reality Games Engine Source engine Platform(s) Microsoft Windows Release date(s) April 24, 2006 Genre(s) First Person Shooter, Episodic game Mode(s) Single player and Multiplayer Media/distribution Free Download System requirements Windows 2000/XP, 2.4 GHz processor, 512MB RAM, 128 MB DirectX 9 compatible video card, DirectX 9 compatible sound card, DirectX 9, 3GB HDD space
The DinoHunters is an advertisement-supported first person shooter and machinima series created by Kuma Reality Games. Using Valve's Source for its engine, The Dinohunters is distributed in free downloadable episodes for the PC. The first episode was released in 2006 through Kuma Reality Games' game client. Accompanying comedic machinima movies were also created to bring the player closer to the world of Dinohunters, as well as advertise for The Dinohunters' real life sponsors such as Schick,[1] which was replaced later by Jeep (in levels, there are S.U.V.s that have license plates that say Jeep on them).
The story of Dinohunters is centered around a fictitious reality show on the Total Hunting Channel and sends a crew of washed up celebrities into the past to hunt dinosaurs for sport and big ratings.[2] The crew consists of Australian stunt-man and actor Roger Wallaby, country singer Harlan Davis, native New Yorker Shaw,[3] and their sexpot producer Candace "Candy" Spencer.[4]
Dinohunters is one of the pioneers in the advergaming space of the video game industry. For its first episodes Kuma Reality Games partnered with Schick to promote its Schick Quattro Razor.[5] Kuma Reality Games uses partnerships like this to also keep their other published games free: Kuma\War and The History Channel's ShootOut!: The Game.[6]
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Gameplay
Dinohunters is a first person shooter that uses Valve's Source Engine.[7] Featuring single and multiplayer modes, the game features a variety of different weapons and enemies for the player to encounter. Dinohunters currently features 6 playable episodes and 6 machinima episodes. New free episodes are released periodically.
Machinima
Along with the game, Dinohunters is also a machinima series.
References
- ^ DinoHunters: Information and Much More from Answers.com
- ^ DinoHunters Interview - News and Siteseeing
- ^ The DinoHunters: Meet The Trio
- ^ The DinoHunters: Interview - Candy
- ^ Serious Games Source: 'Kuma Reality's DinoHunters Gets Episodic, Advergame Tie-In'
- ^ Video Game Features, PC Game Features
- ^ DinoHunters - Valve Developer Community
External links
Source engine games Valve Half-Life seriesHalf-Life 2 · Half-Life 2: Deathmatch · Half-Life Deathmatch: Source · Half-Life: Source · Half-Life 2: Lost Coast · Half-Life 2: Episode One · Half-Life 2: Episode Two · Half-Life 2: Episode ThreeOtherAlien Swarm · Counter-Strike: Global Offensive · Counter-Strike: Source · Day of Defeat: Source · Dota 2 · Left 4 Dead · Left 4 Dead 2 · Portal · Portal 2 · Team Fortress 2Other Bloody Good Time · E.Y.E.: Divine Cybermancy · The Crossing · Dark Messiah of Might and Magic · Dear Esther · Garry's Mod · Hybrid · Kuma Reality Games (Kuma\War 2, others) · Nuclear Dawn · Postal III · SiN Episodes · Sting: The Secret Operations · Tactical Intervention · The Ship · Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines · Vindictus · VR Worlds 2 · Zeno ClashCategories:- 2006 video games
- Advergames
- Dinosaurs in video games
- Episodic video games
- First-person shooters
- Machinima works
- Windows-only freeware games
- Source engine games
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