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Open Season for PlayStation 2
Open Season for PlayStation 2, also known as Baas in Eigen Bos, follows grizzly bear Boog and deer Elliot as they face hunters. You walk through woodland, talk to animals and use their help to progress. Boog grabs objects, throws them and frightens opponents with his roar. Elliot moves differently and can jump, giving the two leading characters their own actions.
The animals turn the forest into a collection of ambushes. You throw skunks as stink bombs, hurl rabbits and call on squirrels that fire acorns. These actions earn Wild Style points, which let Boog learn new Wild Skills at the Wild Academy. Along the way you collect Ranger Badges for Beth's scrapbook. You therefore look beyond the next passage, searching for objects and opportunities to surprise hunters.
Besides walking and throwing, this action adventure includes scenes with a rolling snowball, a mine cart and a floating outhouse in rapids. The story consequently changes pace and controls. Replay Scenes takes you back to unlocked chapters. You play the main adventure alone. Wild Challenges offers separate mini-games for up to four local players. Three or four players require a PS2 Multitap and extra controllers. Some of these challenges are unlocked during the adventure.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 2 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Open Season for PlayStation 2 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Open Season
Ubisoft released Open Season in 2006 alongside Sony Pictures Animation's first feature-length animated film. Ubisoft Montreal developed the console adventure around Boog and Elliot. Its collaboration with Sony Pictures covered the film's characters, humour and world. PlayStation 2 had already been on sale for six years. Boog and Elliot joined a broad collection of film adventures in which animated characters received their own platform action, collecting tasks and short challenges.
The developers turned the hunters' pursuit into actions you perform yourself. A bear learning about outdoor life in the story gains skills that you gradually expand in the game. The other forest animals are more than spectators: their smell, throwing strength or projectiles become tools. This approach connects the comic animal world with collecting points, discovering routes and overcoming specific obstacles.
Open Season belongs to the many film tie-ins released during PS2's long lifespan. It follows familiar events but also leaves room for replayable scenes, collecting and separate challenges. The Wild Academy gives Boog's growth its own progression beyond the film footage. The PS2 edition consequently consists of playable situations with short objectives, alternating with larger action scenes in which you react directly to changes in the surroundings.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
Over the Hedge for PS2 also pits forest animals against humans. RJ and his friends enter suburban neighbourhoods to collect food and free captured animals. You switch between two characters, whereas Open Season ties Boog and Elliot's individual actions to its scenes. Both use animal traits as tools; the gardens, traps and food expeditions in Over the Hedge give its tasks a different character.
Madagascar for PS2 shares the combination of an animated film, talking animals and varied action. Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman each develop their own skills, such as a jump, roar or spinning attack. Open Season keeps Boog and Elliot in its leading roles and uses other forest animals as helpers. Madagascar travels from New York to an island; Open Season chiefly connects its woodland adventure with chasing away and misleading hunters.
Bee Movie Game for PS2 also uses tasks and mini-games to expand a film world. Barry flies through New York and works in New Hive City, where he drives vehicles among other activities. Open Season mostly takes place on the ground, letting you grab, throw and call on animals. Both alternate short activities with story scenes, but Barry's size and ability to fly make obstacles important in a different way.
Beestenboel for PS2 places you as a custom cow among familiar film animals. You explore the farm, ride a BMX and take jobs from other inhabitants. Open Season uses a more clearly defined sequence of scenes with Boog and Elliot. In both games, contact with animals brings new activities. Beestenboel more often returns you to the same countryside, while Open Season spreads larger chases and rides throughout its story.
Ratatouille for PS2 also combines collectibles, environmental puzzles and chases with an animated film. Remy must find his way among people and dangerous objects, making narrow routes and moving obstacles especially important. Open Season instead gives Boog the strength to pick things up and hurl them. You investigate the surroundings in both games, but the small rat and large bear bring very different solutions to obstacles.
