Wild Earth: African Safari

by Majesco

Product 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

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00139U8TU
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: April 22, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,597 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #98 in Video Games > Wii > Adventure
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Explore the wild and capture its natural beauty on film in Wild Earth: African Safari for the Wii, a unique simulation based on the hit PC game from Super X Studios. Take award-winning pictures of exotic animals in their natural habitats without disturbing them. From running with herds of zebra to following hunting vultures and lions. Risk it all to capture and create magazine quality pictorials.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

52 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for kids 5-10 years old, May 3, 2008

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Yoda OK (upstate/central NY) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Wild Earth: African Safari (Video Game)

My 9 year old daughter received this game for her Birthday. She loves the game. It also goes along with what they are studying in school as they are studying Africa in Social Studies right now. The graphics are good and there are lots of different animals to find and discover. The sounds of the animals are also good and their actions are kind of fun to watch too (espicially if you get too close to them). I would say this game is good for the 5-10 year old range. For kids younger than that, the controls might be a bit too difficult and finding some of the animals may get too frustrating. For kids older than that, I think they would probably get bored with the game unless they are really into animals. The missions take you to different areas of Africa where you need to find certain animals and take pictures of them to go into the final report. The final report is very informative, but I don't think most kids will even bother reading it. The mini games are cute, but pretty simple. Overall a good game for the age range it is intended for.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wild Earth is great!, May 9, 2008

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chandler (Renton, WA USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Wild Earth: African Safari (Video Game)

Wild Earth African Safari is a fun and educational game about wildlife living in its natural habitat. Your mission is to take pictures of animals - observing them while not disturbing their environment.

The graphics are great, as the animals look very real, not cartoony. The facts given on the animals are very informative and entertaining. The narration is really easy to listen to.

My 8-year-old son loves it, and can usually find the animals faster than I can. He plays with his 6-year-old sister in cooperative mode. He does the walking (or driving) and she takes pictures. It is a great game for them to play together.

The mini games are fun! Our favorite game is a challenge to wash off as many muddy animals as you can with your elephant trunk!

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 4 stars for frustration factor..., March 4, 2009

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Superwoman AJ "AJ" (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Wild Earth: African Safari (Video Game)

I agree with some of the other reviewers about a couple of things with this game:

1) I get frustrated when I am wandering around the African jungle looking for a tiger in a tree and I can't find it. Or I can't figure out how to get to where the giraffe and elephants are sleeping. There needs to be a "help" screen you can go to when you get stuck.

2) When I first started playing, I really began to feel the effects of motion sickness! You have to control the camera (Wii remote) movements so you aren't racing around in circles and feeling nauseous.

This game can be a lot of fun. I appreciate the challenge when I finally figure out how to get down those cliffs, waterfalls and hills to the other side.

I don't think this game is for "Everyone", because I could see younger children giving up during those long stretches where you can't find the vulture sitting and you aren't given anything else to look for, and the guides aren't talking. There is only so long you can listen to chirping crickets without giving up in frustration.

I don't like that when you find something out of order, you don't get credit for it if you take a picture of it.

Other than those little complaints, I really do like the game. When I'm accidentally bumping into white rhinos, lions, a porcupine, or elephants, or having them charge me my heart races like I really need to get away fast, LOL). It's fun finding things and seeing the animals performing like they would in their natural habitat. The "marking their territory" comes to mind. How authentic.

I gave the game 4 stars only for the frustration factor that would make it hard for younger children to really enjoy it.