• Publisher: Natsume
  • Release Date: Oct 14, 2009
  • Summary: In AFRIKA, players step into the role of a freelance photographer exploring a brand new conservation area. They'll document the wildlife and photograph incredible sights such as a titanic clash between hippopotamuses, a pride of lions watching over its playful cubs, and a cheetah's lightning-fast chase as it runs down its prey! All of the game's animals and environments are rendered in photorealistic detail with animals that move, behave, and interact with each other just like their real-world counterparts. The photography in the game is as meticulously modeled as the animals themselves; players will need to learn from the game's innovative photo-grading system and compose their photographs with the eye of a professional photographer if they want to earn top dollar. The money they earn can be used to purchase new licensed lenses, cameras, and safari equipment. If players are good enough, they just might find their photograph on the cover of National Geographic. [Natsume] Expand
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 12
  2. Negative: 2 out of 12
  1. If you like the setting, then you will not be disappointed by Afrika. Relaxing as it is, we could watch the savannah's inhabitants for hours, so Afrika scores extra points for its atmosphere.
  2. Worth a look for something unique but hippo-watching slower missions can frustrate. [Feb 2009, p.79]
  3. For $49.99, it's a definite pass; maybe when it drops down to budget price all you nature fans might give it a try. Just don't expect much…at least it's cheaper than a real safari.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 16
  3. Negative: 5 out of 16
  1. It's a really great game for people, who love animals. I want a second part of it :) I love photographing but I cant go to Afrika. Why dont you like it? :< Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. 5
    I like the game in theory and the graphics are nice, especially the animals, of course, but to be honest, everything takes MUCH too long and is MUCH to cumbersome to enjoy it. Couldn't bring myself to finish it yet. Controls are kind of amateurish, it feels like no actual game designer was involved, but ''only'' a bunch of people who love animals. On top of it, the photos you shoot look kind of unclear and low-res. If you have the patience for this game and like the idea - shooting pictures of wildlife - this is pretty good, but personally, I ended up not liking the actual final product. Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. JustinQR
    4
    NOT what I expected - and not in a good way. Limited freedom, animals looking like cardboard cutouts of themselves - the hype was way too exaggerated for this title. Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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