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Wild Earth: African Safari | 
 enlarge | From: Majesco Sales Inc.
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $19.99
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 844
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Genre: adventure_games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 01511
Model: 01511
UPC: 096427015116
EAN: 0096427015116
ASIN: B00139U8TU
Release Date: April 22, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| 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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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
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
enjoyed this game July 10, 2008
L. DeMeo (Boston, MA)
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.
safari June 23, 2008
R. Bock (USA)
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.
 Not quite a complete game May 28, 2008
Patricia D. McCoy (Xenia, Ohio United States)
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.
very educational May 27, 2008
Elizabeth O'Keefe (Braintree, MA United States)
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.
 Animal Planet For Kids May 13, 2008
From The Tree House (San Diego, CA)
What fun! Grab your camera, hop into your Jeep, your helicopter, or your kayak, and ready yourselves for an African Safari without killing or hurting anyone or anything. Gaming is finally catching on and producing games that discourage the assault of the natural world. I am delighted to recommend this entertainment to all ages.
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