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Fans Of Plastic Wii Accessories Will Love Bass Pro Shops: The Hunt

by Dan Ryckert on May 13, 2010 at 12:30 PM

Fans Of Plastic Wii Accessories Will Love Bass Pro Shops: The Hunt

Just when I think I'm done writing about crappy peripherals for the day, Reiner walks up to my desk with a package. All I saw at first was the Bass Pro Shops and Wii logos, so I pretty much knew exactly what to expect.

Fans Of Plastic Wii Accessories Will Love Bass Pro Shops: The Hunt

Are you one of those people that loves the Wii Zapper, but is frustrated by the lack of space it takes up in your closet? Fret no more, as Bass Pro Shops is here to save the day.

Fans Of Plastic Wii Accessories Will Love Bass Pro Shops: The Hunt

I've never been hunting, but is a "reload bar" a real thing? I'm pretty sure that "cable storage" isn't. All I know for sure is that a real gun with a nunchuck storage compartment would be pretty sweet.

Fans Of Plastic Wii Accessories Will Love Bass Pro Shops: The Hunt

This was inside the box. I'd understand if it was on the outside (for stocking purposes), but I didn't find myself having any trouble deciphering which side of the box was "up."

Fans Of Plastic Wii Accessories Will Love Bass Pro Shops: The Hunt

Fans Of Plastic Wii Accessories Will Love Bass Pro Shops: The Hunt

Bass Pro Shops sticker? Yeah, that's going right on Ackbar's head.

Fans Of Plastic Wii Accessories Will Love Bass Pro Shops: The Hunt

Is it just me or does the front look like the lady robot from Wall-E?

Fans Of Plastic Wii Accessories Will Love Bass Pro Shops: The Hunt

The complete shell of the gun. It looks more like something you'd see in Mass Effect than a hunting rifle.

Fans Of Plastic Wii Accessories Will Love Bass Pro Shops: The Hunt

Reviews of the game are under embargo, so actual gameplay impressions are off limits. However, it was pretty good for the purposes of annoying Tim.

Fans Of Plastic Wii Accessories Will Love Bass Pro Shops: The Hunt

Turns out that I needed to disassemble the whole thing to get the Wii Remote and Nunchuk in there. This took approximately six hours longer than it should have.

Fans Of Plastic Wii Accessories Will Love Bass Pro Shops: The Hunt

Disassembled, the thing looks exactly like parts of my vacuum cleaner.

Fans Of Plastic Wii Accessories Will Love Bass Pro Shops: The Hunt

There you have it. You'll be able to try this space rifle out for yourself when Bass Pro Shops: The Hunt comes out in early June.