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Afrika Review for PS3 - Part 1

Submitted by Matt on Sun, 09/27/2009 - 19:32
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Have you ever fantasized about working as photographer, taking a camera out into the big wide world and making living capturing the things that you see? Have you ever dreamed of going on safari in Africa and seeing the amazing wildlife that roams the plains? Have you ever enjoyed watching a nature show such as Wild Kingdom or Animal Planet? Do you own a PS3 and enjoy playing video games at all, or do you think you MIGHT enjoy playing a video game IF it was the right one? If you answered yes to ANY of these questions, you really need to take a good look at Afrika for the Playstation 3.

Afrika Review for PS3 - Part 5

Submitted by Matt on Sun, 09/27/2009 - 21:08
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One of the most novel modes is the Afrika Viewer. Here you can set the game up to automatically cycle through various stationary cameras set up throughout the landscape in a dynamic video presentation. You can choose the time of day and the location you'd like to see and leave it running like a screensaver on your PS3. Use it as relaxing ambient background noise or just a way to relax for a few minutes when you are sick of trying to get the perfect shot. You can view it with the in game music turned on or off and can even choose which music track (or all) you'd like to hear.

Afrika Review for PS3 - Part 4

Submitted by Matt on Sun, 09/27/2009 - 20:55
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As a Japanese PS3 game Afrika stands in stark contrast to the closest western equivalent; hunting games. I happen to live in a rural, snowy area where deer populations will starve to death during the winter if they are too large. Hunting them responsibly is a welcome alternative that benefits the remaining deer as well as the hunters. To be honest, there are people living here who can benefit from some extra food in the winter. It also helps us stay connected to the land and to our food.

Afrika Review for PS3 - Part 3

Submitted by Matt on Sun, 09/27/2009 - 20:48
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The scoring system in Afrika encourages you to get a good close shot from a nice angle. It's never forgiving, but you can always progress with anything other than an F ranking. Yet I found myself on many occasions going back to retake a photo, not because I couldn't progress, but because I wasn't satisfied with a C or B rating. It's truly satisfying when you finally get that perfect shot, not just because you get an A ranking, but because the photo itself is genuinely beautiful and required some effort to take.

Afrika Review for PS3 - Part 2

Submitted by Matt on Sun, 09/27/2009 - 19:50
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Speaking of photorealism, this PS3 game is beautiful. You only need to glance at a few screenshots of Afrika to see that a lot of work was put into giving you the ability to actually take nice looking photos. You start your day as the light of dawn has yet given way to the bright sunlight of morning and your day ends as the last rays of the setting sun fade away. Care was taken to reproduce the passage of time which is important in this game. The long shadows cast by the afternoon sun create a much different mood than the bright overhead sun of midday.

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