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Wild Earth: African Safari

Wild Earth: African Safari
From: Majesco Sales Inc.
Category: Video Games

List Price: $19.99
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 12 reviews
Sales Rank: 1048

Platform: Nintendo Wii
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0

MPN: 01511
Model: 01511
UPC: 096427015116
EAN: 0096427015116
ASIN: B00139U8TU

Release Date: April 22, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:
  • 11 picture taking missions with primary and secondary objectives
  • Safari mini-game mode to interact with the animals
  • Includes more than 30 African animals such as zebra, giraffe, frog, bat, suricate and many more
  • Photos collected will be featured in a slide presentation or player can keep his own portfolio
  • Hours of inspiring soundtrack from Talking Drum records

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Have you ever wanted to go on a safari, but don't want to take the risk or spend the money? Explore the wild and capture its natural beauty on film in Wild Earth: African Safari, without leaving the comfort of your home. You are a photo journalist sent on an adventure through Africa's Serengeti National Park to photograph and chronicle 30 different exotic animals, from elephants and hyenas to rhinos. Wander the African territory and take pictures in order to put together "informative magazine-quality pictorials." From running with herds of zebra to following hunting lions and scavenging vultures, you can risk it all to capture amazing pictures. Nabbing the best photo will have to be balanced against drawing too close to the animals.

Hours of inspiring soundtrack from Talking Drum records



Customer Reviews:   Read 7 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars It was fun, but then frustrating   August 30, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I got this game because I am a fan of Endless Ocean, I hoped it would be like that. When I put the game on and started playing it was really fun. There's action and suspense but it's also good for smaller children. But when I finished the first level, a box came up saying I failed the mission and I clicked OK thinking it would save my photos and let me do the level over again. It didn't! Basically if you don't get all the pictures taken, you have to start all over again. So I thought I would do it later and play some of the mini games, it wouldn't let me! So again, I have to complete a level to get a mini game. So at this rate, it'll take me a wile to finish one level and get a mini game. Overall, I give this game 4 stars.


4 out of 5 stars enjoyed this game   July 10, 2008
I like taking pictures and animals - different speed/pace of game was a nice break from other games. not very challenging. great for kids who might learn alot about animals.


4 out of 5 stars safari   June 23, 2008
This game is very mellow because there isn't a time limit or parameters set. You can just wander around the safari if you want (the younger kids do that and are happy) or follow the actual game and photograph the animals (which is what I tried to do).

I think it is entertaining for about an hour. At that point I am a little dizzy. The character's camera moves and rotates so well that I need to learn more control to balance things out.

Also my own error, but I don't understand the map graphic that is supposed to guide you (bottom right side). The instructions just said to use it but not how. I have a feeling that everybody else knows how to use it but me. :)

All in all, very cute, colorful, educational, and non-violent. It's nice to have a game where your goal isn't to hunt or shoot the animals.
The game helps the user feel incorporated into "the circle of life" on the safari.



3 out of 5 stars Not quite a complete game   May 28, 2008
 2 out of 3 found this review helpful

I picked up this game expecting a modern Pokemon Snap. Unfortunately, what I got was something less. It's not bad by any means but I did have a few complaints to expand upon other reviews.
1: The missions might as well run on a track. Sure it seems open and apt for exploration, but you will quickly learn that other than the event and creatures the tour guides point out, there is little to see.
2: There's little to no surprise. The list pops up anytime you enter a new area telling you exactly what you're looking for, ruining any element of the wild or unpredictable.
3: At the end of each mission it will judge you by how many pictures out of the total possible you got. No points for framing or close ups. Why not import something similar to Dead Rising's photo system? Even measuring elements of action or comedy would be a vast improvement to nothing.
4: The game will talk down to you if you know anything about animals. This one is best left to the kids who are still learning.

All in all, I would buy this for quite a few kids I know because of the educational and nonviolent elements but I should have tried it before I bought it for myself.



4 out of 5 stars very educational   May 27, 2008
This game isn't like a game. You take pictures of animals and you learn all kinds of facts about them. It is very educational.

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