Dinohunters

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title=The DinoHunters


caption=The DinoHunters Crew
developer=Kuma Reality Games
license = Advergame
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engine=Source
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released= April 24, 2006
genre= First Person Shooter, Episodic game
modes= Single player and Multiplayer
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platforms= Microsoft Windows
media= Free Download
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
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footnotes=The "Dinohunters" is a advertisement supported first person shooter and machinima series created by Kuma Reality Games. Utilizing 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 [ [http://www.answers.com/topic/dinohunters DinoHunters: Information and Much More from Answers.com ] ] , 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. [ [http://www.firingsquad.com/news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=12404 DinoHunters Interview - News and Siteseeing ] ] The crew consists of Australian stunt-man and actor Roger Wallaby, country singer Harlan Davis, native New Yorker Shaw, [ [http://www.thedinohunters.com/trio.html The DinoHunters: Meet The Trio ] ] and their sexpot producer Candace "Candy" Spencer. [ [http://thedinohunters.com/candyqa.html The DinoHunters: Interview - Candy ] ]

"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. [ [http://seriousgamessource.com/item.php?story=9023 Serious Games Source: 'Kuma Reality's "DinoHunters" Gets Episodic, Advergame Tie-In' ] ] Kuma Reality Games uses partnerships like this to also keep their other published games free: KumaWar and . [ [http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/myturn/bizarticles.asp?id=14917 Video Game Features, PC Game Features ] ]

Gameplay

"Dinohunters" is a first person shooter that utilizes Valve's Source Engine. [ [http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/DinoHunters DinoHunters - Valve Developer Community ] ] 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.

Characters

* Candace "Candy" Spencer: Candy is the Total Hunting Channel's ace producer and is in charge of keeping her ragtag crew of Dinohunters in check and on point. And she's not afraid to use her sexual appeal as motivation either. She will convince one or all of them with free makeouts.

* Roger Wallaby: Roger was formerly a body double on Alligator Hunter and a voice actor on various Australian animated programs and currently looks forward to better bonding with his teammates.

* Harlan Davis: A has-been one-hit wonder country singer, Harlan brings to the crew the spirit of the American heartland with his banjo serenades and outdoorsman attitude.

* Shaw: A native New Yorker who found a time-traveling RV in the streets of Brooklyn. Ever the businessman Shaw cut a deal with the Total Hunting Channel and thus "Dinohunters" was born.

Episodes

Currently there have been 8 multiplayer and 3 singleplayer (total of 11) Dinohunters episodes released.

ingle Player Episodes

*Episode 1: The Arrival - The "season premiere" of 'Dinohunters'. In this episode you are tasked with hunting the great Woolly Mammoth, fighting a wild pack of Pteranodons, and to stop staring at Candy's behind with only a few automatic weapons and grenades at your disposal.

*Episode 2: Killer Caves! - In the episode you encounter a mother Pteranodon and her flock and must fend them off only to get stuck in a dark cave with a mysterious tenant whom you must eradicate to survive.

*Episode 3: Survival of the Fittest - The crew gets closer to the Woolly Mammoth and their arsenal increases in number and power. Fight your way across the land taking out everything in your path towards your goal.

Multiplayer Episodes

*Episode 4: Monster Island - An open flat multiplayer map without many hiding spots meant for a high kill count and large arsenal. Enemy dinosaurs present as well.

*Episode 5: Leather Lair - A vertical style map where you must collect dinosaur eggs. Features Velociraptors, Pteranodons and the Hunt More Often crew.

*Episode 6: Raptor Ridge - A high action map with loads of enemies and other players.

*Episode 7: Robo-Cave-Babes-in-Space - A capture the flag style map with unique gameplay elements such as airlock traps and variable gravity switches.

*Episode 8: WTF in Space! - A fast-paced, high action map with enemy NPCs as well as live multiplayer opponents to encounter.

*Episode 9: I 8 NY - Taking placing in a partial recreation of New York City, this fast action map features real world opponents and enemy NPCs as well; such a giant T-Rex stalking the city and flying raptors.It features cars that players are able to drive and shoot from.This drivable car was the Jeep Patriot,but recently has been replaced by the new Ford Focus 2008 Coupe(the North-American version).

*Episode 10: What about Beer?(Sumeria) -This map introduces a new type of gameplay-Attack and Defend.It is set in ancient Iraq and the red team must attack the blue team's beer tank.If they succeed in breaking the tank;red team wins.

*Episode 11: LOST In Space - A map made as an advert for the upcoming fourth season of LOST.It contains lots of small islands and the remains of the Oceanic 815.

Machinima Episodes

Along with the game, "Dinohunters" is also a comedic machinima series. Currently there are 6 episodes in release.

Episode Summaries

*Four Blades Good - The "Dinohunters" crew get involved in a discussion about the number four and why its so great, and better than five. Especially when it comes to a certain razor.

*Harlan Don't Shave - Harlan refuses to shave, even though he is doing a razor commercial. He opts to sing a country song instead, which the crew hates so they strap a giant razor onto their RV instead.

*Schick($@!&%!) Happens - When Schick sounds a little too much like another curse word but doesn't get censored the "Dinohunters" crew have a little fun and get into a $@!&%! load of trouble.

*Straight Talk - The crew try to convince each other that there are gay animals and why that may be. Candy arouses Harlan by accident.

*Roger Gets His Groove - Roger can get his lines right for the commercial. He goes and takes a refreshing shave and kills a lot of dinosaurs and all goes well.

*The Ice Men Cometh - The "Dinohunters" crew is ordered to go get some Pteradon eggs and bring them back to the present. The boys don't want to go but Candy gets them to do it with a display of her sexual assets. Meanwhile someone from space looks on. This episode is to be continued.

References

ee also

* List of free first-person shooters
* Episodic games
* Advergaming
* Machinima
* KumaWar
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* [http://commcognition.blogspot.com/2006/04/advertising-driven-video-games.html Advertising Driven Video Games]
* [http://pc.gamezone.com/news/04_24_06_12_44PM.htm PC Gamezone article]

External links

* [http://www.thedinohunters.com Dinohunters Home Page]
* [http://www.kumagames.com Kuma Reality Games]