Customer Reviews

SimAnimals Africa

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I was excited when I heard that there was going to be another SimAnimals coming out, but set in a different environment because I did enjoy the first one. However, there are some things that were changed that disappointed me.
-The graphics in this version don't compare at all the original. The animals are very cartoonish and the lions are especially ugly.
-There are only 9 animals to interact with (zebra, elephant, hippo, gazelle, giraffe, rhino, lion, crocodile, gorilla). In the original you could unlock abour 30 - what's with the huge difference? It's not like there aren't more animals native to Africa.
-It got very repetitive. I can't see a young child playing this game. In order to increase an animal's skill (which you have to do for some challenges) you had to do the same thing over and over.
-I have gotten to "the end" of the game (meaning I have unlocked all the animals and places) and I'm only 70% complete. This is because you have to find all these rare bugs and plants, but they are difficult to find. Sure, I get that each one is found in a different plant or on a different animal using the animals' skills, but it's way too time consuming and nothing exciting happens when you do find them. Instead of finding bugs, I'd rather have challenges that are varied and help me unlock different animals (like the original).

There are some positive things that have been changed in the new version.
-You can actually control the animals. In the original, sometimes you had to wait around for the animals to do something (for example: a skunk to spray a bear without being eaten!) In this one, you can become the animal to make them do something (for example: a zebra to kick another zebra into the water). It also made it easier to mate and get more of the animals.
-When you selected an animal, you could tell exactly how hungry it was instead of just guessing when it needed to eat and how much it needed to be full.
-I liked that each animal had a different skill and you could build up their strength and charisma, but I think it really became too boring and repetitive to get the animals to a level two for either one. And sometimes when I had just finished building up the levels, the animal would get eaten by a lion or crocodile and I would have to start all over - so put them in your backpack!

Overall, the game was moderately amusing. I would have liked it better if there were more animals and more challenges.

This is like any SIMS game only with Animals that can be found in Africa (Zebra, elephants, etc). You befriend and feed/water them, etc.

I bought this for my house so when my grand daughter (8 years old) comes to visit, well she did and we played until 3:00 A.M. Needless we both really like this game! Very adicting!

This week, we tested SimAnimals Africa for the Wii courtesy of Electronic Arts. SimAnimals Africa is a family-friendly game that transports kids into the African wild where it's their job to explore and tame the exotic kingdom full of animals like lions, gorillas, elephants, and crocodiles. Kids pet, befriend, play with and even directly control the animals' movements with the Wii-mote. Status cards allow kids to learn about what type of food each animal likes best and what type of environment they prefer. The game's end goal teaches children to keep the environment in balance by caring for the animals and plants that populate it. This opens the door for your child to begin exploring the world around them from the comfort of your own home, and can offer great opportunities to explore what our world needs to remain healthy and happy. The next time you sit down for a game night try playing a videogame that teaches an appreciation for the environment while remaining fun and exciting at the same time.

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The idea for this game is cool, but actual graphics and gameplay are so backwards and annoying that all my kids stopped playing it after a week. Now it just sits on my shelf and collects dust.

I tried to like this but it wasn't really about me. Although, my daughter needed me to help her control the animals and she got bored really quickly. We didn't know how to advance passed the Zebras. Sad to say but we've only played it once. She hasn't asked about it, either. Maybe when she gets older. She was 5 at the time.

i got this game for my 6 year old daughter. i have been trying to find a game that wasnt too hard for my 6 year old or too easy, and this game is a perfect match, what little 6 year old girl doesnt love animals? when we first got it my daughter and i put it in and there was some reading to do and i would read it outloud to her(she is reading some, but not well enough to read the script on this game) so after about a day of playing together she got the basics down and she loves it! i would recommend this game for anyone, although my husband thinks its quite boring my daughter and i love it!

While it is a follow up to the original Sim Animals, they changed the game a lot. Some for the better and some I wish was like the previous game. However, we solved this game much quicker then Sim Animal.

My girls liked playing with the animals, and the control over the animals is a plus, along with the games. It was missing the wide veariety of animals.

For the sim lover it is still a fun game.

I bought this for my little sister (age 13) and I think she played it once. All you seem to do is go around and pet animals. I think it could be entertaining for very young children, but she didn't get into it.

I have a 5 year old who is admittedly a very intuitive game player. He has picked up every game he's sat down with in a very short period of time and this includes the ones he has no business playing at 5. This game drew me because it looked like one that was actually age-appropriate, but it quickly became evident that it was never going to keep his interest.
It is very repetitive.
I don't recommend this one at all. (It does look really cool though.)
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My daughter loves animals and loves this game. She wants to work with animals when she graduates h.s and college.