Open Season
A forest adventure beyond Timberline
Open Season for Nintendo GameCube follows Boog, a domesticated grizzly bear whose comfortable life is disrupted after he meets Elliot, a fast-talking one-antlered deer. When Boog is released into the forest shortly before hunting season, the unlikely pair must work with the local wildlife, deal with the hunters moving through the area and find a way through a world that is very different from Boog's familiar home. The game adapts the characters and setting of Sony Pictures Animation's film into a third-person action adventure built around movement, environmental interaction and light puzzle solving.
Use the forest as a toolkit
Boog is powerful, but many objectives depend on more than direct force. Forest animals become practical tools for solving problems and disrupting hunters. Skunks can create a foul-smelling distraction, squirrels can pelt targets with acorns, and other creatures can be picked up or thrown where their special behavior is useful. The challenge is often to read the scene, identify which animal or object can affect it, and then place or launch that tool at the right target.
This gives the action a playful, physical character. A route through the forest can combine platforming, aiming and simple environmental puzzles rather than relying on one repeated attack. Missions ask Boog to help the animals and prove that he belongs among them, connecting each objective to the larger effort to protect the forest from the hunters.
Build Wild Style and expand Boog's abilities
Progress is tied to more than reaching the end of a path. Completing objectives, helping other animals and interacting with the environment contributes to the game's Wild Style progression. Achievement points earned during play unlock additional abilities for Boog, giving exploration and optional actions a practical reward. Ranger badges and mission goals provide reasons to revisit an area, look for missed opportunities and improve how completely you handled its challenges.
The system suits the game's theme: Boog begins as an outsider who is unfamiliar with the wild, then becomes more capable as he works with the forest's residents. The animals are not just background characters; they are part of both the story and the mechanics used to move forward.
Adventure play and local Wild Challenges
The main adventure is designed for one player, while Wild Challenges provide shorter competitive activities for local play. The GameCube release supports up to four players in these challenges, including free-for-all and one-on-one competition. Same-screen and split-screen presentation are used according to the activity, letting a group play from the same console without an online account or network service.
These challenges separate the most immediately competitive ideas from the story campaign. They work as a quicker alternative when players want a focused contest rather than a full mission, while keeping the same characters, forest setting and lighthearted tone.
GameCube presentation and requirements
The North American GameCube release is rated Everyone 10+ by the ESRB and uses one Nintendo GameCube Game Disc. It supports Dolby Pro Logic II audio and saves to a Nintendo GameCube Memory Card using two blocks. Adventure play supports one player; local Wild Challenges support up to four. No online service is required or advertised for this edition.
This listing is for the original North American GameCube release.
Quick Specs
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Platform | Nintendo GameCube |
| Region | North America |
| Release | 2006 |
| Genre | Third-person action adventure with puzzle elements |
| Players | 1 player in Adventure; up to 4 players in local Wild Challenges |
| Multiplayer | Local same-screen / split-screen; free-for-all and one-on-one challenges |
| Audio | Dolby Pro Logic II |
| Save support | Nintendo GameCube Memory Card; 2 blocks |
| Game media | 1 Nintendo GameCube Game Disc |
| ESRB rating | Everyone 10+ |
| Developer | Ubisoft Entertainment Inc. / Ubisoft Divertissements Inc. |
| Publisher | Ubisoft |
| UPC | 008888153139 |
| Nintendo part number | DL-DOL-GOSE-USA |
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for Open Season | Nintendo GameCube.
Release and technical facts
| Fact | Value | Release / platform | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published by | Ubisoft Entertainment SA | United States, Canada | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Ubisoft Entertainment Inc. / Ubisoft Divertissements Inc. | United States, Canada | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Ubisoft, Inc. | United States, Canada | MobyGames |
| Middleware by | RAD Game Tools, Inc. | United States, Canada | MobyGames |
| Sound Capabilities | Dolby Pro Logic II | GameCube | MobyGames |
| Multiplayer Options | Same/Split-Screen | GameCube | MobyGames |
| Multiplayer Game Modes | Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS) | GameCube | MobyGames |
| Number of Offline Players | 1-4 Players | GameCube | MobyGames |
| Original game disc count | 1 | North America | MobyGames |
| Genre | Action & Adventure | North America | PriceCharting |
| Also compatible on | Wii | North America | PriceCharting |
| Developer | Ubisoft | North America | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | North America | PriceCharting |
| ESRB rating | Everyone 10+ | North America | PriceCharting |
| Model number | #DOL-GOSE-USA | North America | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1-4 Players | North America | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Ubisoft | North America | PriceCharting |
| Also compatible on | PAL Wii | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Action & Adventure | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | PAL | PriceCharting |
Regional releases
| Release date | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2006-09-12 | United States, Canada | MobyGames |
| 2006-09-19 | North America | PriceCharting |
| 2006-10-06 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| September 19, 2006 | North America | PriceCharting |
| October 6, 2006 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPC-A | 008888153139 | United States, Canada | MobyGames |
| Nintendo Media PN | DL-DOL-GOSE-USA | United States, Canada | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 53181772 | United States, Canada | MobyGames |
| ASIN | B000F9RC8E | United States, Canada | MobyGames |
| asin | B000F9RC8E | North America | PriceCharting |
| epid | 53181772 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 008888153139 | North America | PriceCharting |
| model | #DOL-GOSE-USA | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 3307210233301 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| ean | 3307210233301 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Data by MobyGames.com · Catalog data: PriceCharting
