Afrika

Many of us know of the continent Africa and the animals that come from here.   However Natsume, INC is taking us there in this game.  So stap on your hiking shoes as you may get a chance to be right in the thich of things. 

 

 

As a PS3 owner I am kinda glad someone is taking the simple Pokemon Snap to the next level.  While some of you all now mock me for wanting to try this kind of game.  The thought of seeing how they did on this game makes me tingle with fear and joy.  I know the closes I ever came to Africa was when I was off the coast back in 2005.  

 

Think of it as being an interactive role taking photos of exotic animals you will only see at the ZOO.  With the Launch of PS3's new firm ware 3.0 if you have a Japan account you can get this Premium Theme for free.  At least if you get this for free you can see if a premium theme is right for you to spend money on.

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About the game like I said earlier it appears to be simple as taking pictures of animals with out getting to close.  Now it does appear the wild life will react to you so watch out who you get to close to.  

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So if your looking for something relaxing I would suggest this game.  As I will try to rent this when it comes out.  If not I will try to get it down the road at a lower cost of course. 

 Until then I ask if you were to play this game what animal would you want to take the most pictures of?  For me it is the Rhino as I love that animal.

Comments (15)

Thank you for sharing the video of that dynamic theme, that looks cool. I should go get that.

Also, not to be mean, but Africa is not a country. It's a continent made up of over fifty independent nations.
Daniel Feit , September 05, 2009
@Daniel - Thank you as I always forget about that so I made the correction. My daughter loves this dynamic theme as well.

However I was hoping you would have answered the last question on this post
Toby Davis , September 05, 2009
Hmmm.... if you can play as a Cheetah, I am sold!!!
Lance Darnell , September 05, 2009
Lance - LOL you can only be a photographer so what animal would you take pictures of silly
Toby Davis , September 05, 2009
@Toby - So it is like Beyond Good and Evil without the Gameplay? hehe

It does look good.
Lance Darnell , September 05, 2009
@Lance yes it does
Toby Davis , September 05, 2009
I know it's such a minor thing, but I absolutely love the dynamic theme idea. It just looks cool.

And Afrika looks like fun, in a sort of relaxing kind of way. And the animal I would choose would be the hyena. Laughing dog, need I say more?
J. Cosmo Cohen , September 05, 2009
Giraffes FTW. I love them because they're nature's optimist. You give them lemons, they make lemonade. You give them a food source that only exists at the tops of trees, they grow stupid-long necks and tongues.
Travis McReynolds , September 05, 2009
Badgers. They can tear things up with their giant claws and can run backward almost as fast as foreword.
Tommy Ingallinera , September 05, 2009
Hi Toby,
that's great-I hope to get the game in the next week or so. IK really like the concept-thanks for the heads up on the free theme. I'm going to download it tonight if I can fluke the navigation on my japanese account smilies/cheesy.gif

let me know your thoughts when you play the game!

as for the animal, I think a hippo, those big, fat, pink creatures are seemingly captivating in an ugly way. I just don't get why I like looking at them.

@lance, yep the photography aspect reminded me of beyond good and evil aswell smilies/cheesy.gif
Christopher Quach , September 05, 2009
This game still isn't out? Wasn't it announced at Sony's first PS3 conference back in 2006?
Benjamin Torrey , September 05, 2009
@Christopher - My block Buster ain't carrying it so I am SOL smilies/sad.gif

@Ben it comes out Sept 22nd as per Gamestop.
Toby Davis , September 05, 2009
Afrika came out in Japan last year. There was also an Asian version with English released last year under the name Hakuna Matata.
Daniel Feit , September 06, 2009
"Hakuna Matata"?

What a wonderful phrase.
Benjamin Torrey , September 06, 2009
A wildebeast being fought over by a lion and an alligator and still making it out alive. I'd link the video but I can't copy on the wii. I hope crazy things like that can happen in Afrika.
Alex R. Cronk-Young , September 06, 2009

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