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Japanese retailer describes what Afrika actually is.

Japanese retailer Game Star has put up a description of the game, which finally ends the confusion gamers have had over what the purpose of Afrika is.

The translated description states that you are a photographer, who takes photo's of the animals using Jeeps, Hot Air Ballons and more to get the perfect photo's.

While this isn't 100% conformation until we hear word from Sony, it does appear that the game will as expected be not to dissimalar to N64 title Pokemon Snap or Nintendo Wii title Endless Ocean.

This game is rumored for a 2008 release in Japan, with no plans currently to bring it to europe.

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I LOVE my xbox5808d ago

This game will be a perfect relaxation after a long day.
IMO, PS3 has the most diverse library of amazing games.

Surfman5808d ago

i dont understand you... how can you say that with a name like yours??

LazyPhalanges5808d ago

It is possible to like a system without hating others

ukilnme5808d ago

@ LazyPhalanges

Most on N4G will never understand that.

On topic, I have now lost what little interest I had in this game.

Kaneda5808d ago

I guess this is a game to skip..

Panthers5808d ago

Guess the idea of having a non-fanboy on this site is just mind boggling to some.

Lifendz5808d ago

on here without being called a fanboy nor can you speak against another system.

But Afrika looks interesting. Maybe not my thing. Free time will be devoted to decorating my pad in Home and making levels in LBP.

barom5808d ago

I'll buy it when it's cheap. I kinda liked Pokemon Snap (don't care how sad that is). And this game looks very relaxing. Not to mention that the graphics are awsome.

So yeah whenever it's 20$ I'll check it.

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eagle215808d ago

that you will be able to use your HOME avatar in this game...

I would love that if true! This game is really gorgeous so far from screens. If it has big maps and diverse animals/plantlife/waterlife, it's going to be pretty awesome... :)

mboojigga5808d ago

This kind of reponse is expected on a system that has you wait for games to come out. Actually this sounds like desperation to actaully get excited over a game that many had guessed this is what it might be only to actaully get confirmation this is what this game is about which honestly I don't see how this is that dam*n exciting.

Shaka2K65808d ago

Only on PS3.

the xbug 180 couldnt handle this kind of graphics thats for sure.

ATLRoAcH5808d ago (Edited 5808d ago )

lol. Now thats funny. I don't know if its the real Gamesblow but there is one on the PS Blog just plain hating on the PS3. If its the same guy, then he has turned into a straight up 360 fan. Shoot, you guys can have him.

LazyPhalanges5808d ago (Edited 5808d ago )

My evilness wants me to kill, my goodness was murdered by my evilness, so we party then?

Maybe you will be able to decorate in PS Home with the pictures you take!

Bolts5808d ago

If thats the case then when is the next Sexy Beach coming out for the PS3?

skynidas5808d ago

To be honest, i cant see the fun on taking photos in a game

resistance1005808d ago

Its going to be one of those games you can just relax in.

Ovidius5808d ago

WHat about Pokemon Snap? I dont know if you were old enough, or too old to like Pokemon so I really can't say anything. All I can say is that I'm 16 now and I am having a BLAST with Pokemon Snap. Lol, I'm playing it on my old 64 recently. If Afrika is anything like that, it's a definite buy. But I doubt it.

LastDance5808d ago

I can imagine having to find really rare animals and trying to get pictures of them without effing up And getting rewarded well, when you do....If its realistic, and immersive, id defiantly buy it!

iHEARTboobs5807d ago

the animals would chase you and maul you if you got too close or ran off if you scared them. That would make it more interesting. Sounds interesting though.

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thehitman5808d ago

This game was for like special purposes like educational things or they trying to target that audience.

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Which Launch Title Would Make You Buy a PS4?

That illustrious Sony press event on February 20th is just one week away, and with the PS4 reveal entirely possible (in a huge venue nonetheless), we wanted to end our three weeks of PS4 questions on the games. So, the PlayStation LifeStyle staff was asked:

Which Launch Title Would Make You Buy a PS4?
-PSLS

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TrendyGamers4092d ago

Uncharted 4 would definitely make me buy one.

Relientk774092d ago

That's exactly the game I want

blitz06234092d ago

Killzone 4
NEW Naughty Dog IP

RGB4092d ago

Uncharted 4 (Got Vita day 1 because of Golden Abyss)
Gran Turismo 6
Killzone 4

The Getaway... would be epic, think Sony cancelled that because the PS3 couldn't handle a fully mapped City of London with HD visuals.

unchartedxplorer4092d ago

Maybe Gran Turismo 6.. now that'll be awesome

Hanif-8764092d ago

If that's a release title i'd buy two PS4's ;-)

JoGam4092d ago

I'll buy all so far. No game i heard coming out seems wack.

akaakaaka4092d ago

Idk uncharted 4 will be like a bonus..

for me it will be more like the PS4! And the new technology ..
good games will come out eventually ..

But if it launch with
Killzone or a new GG IP, or MS4, TLOU I will make lines a day before!! Or will find a way to get it earlier from the "black market"

Saigon4092d ago

it doesn't matter to me because it is a day one purchase regardless of the games...This is the same with the new Xbox also...

Snookies124092d ago

Are we sure there will be one? I mean, look at the history of Naughty Dog. Crash 1-3(PS1), Jak and Daxter 1-3(PS2), Uncharted 1-3(PS3). Those are main games sure, but they seem as if they like making new trilogies for each generation.

HarryMasonHerpderp4092d ago

The Last Guardian or FF Versus XIII.
(I know they are supposed to be PS3 games)

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morkendo234091d ago (Edited 4091d ago )

WHAT GAME WILL MAKE YOU BUY A PS4??

any game that not a first person shooter,multiplat.

GRAN TURISMO 6, NEW RATCHET AND CLANK, SLY COOPER,JAX AN DAXTER,NEW GRADIUS, NEW NEED FOR SPEED, HD METAL SLUG,CONTRA......

superterabyte4091d ago

Need for speed nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhh

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Wedge194092d ago

That picture feels so inappropriate... but it's just a rocket with Kaz's face... right? Is that the first look at a first party launch game?

TrendyGamers4092d ago

Will it be called Rocket Launcher Extreme?

Shadow Flare4092d ago

It should be called Kazooka!

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Godmars2904092d ago

Something I'd like to play which is actually playable?

Too general?

Hicken4092d ago

Not really. If I tried to be specific, I'd come up with SO MANY titles.

Legend of Dragoon
Gran Turismo
Uncharted
Killzone
.hack
Xenosaga
Valkyria Chronicles

And probably a good thirty I can't think of.

thirtyandnerdy4092d ago

The thing I'm wondering about the next gen consoles is, for example, whether we'll see a second round of titles like Crysis 3 come out for them. You know, it'll initially launch on PS3, 360 and PC ... but then down the road will the new consoles get a version with improved graphics, etc. !!! Ya? Na?

Fyflin4092d ago

I'm expecting this with GTA V, and wouldn't be surprised to see an upgraded version of Bioshock Infinite

ftwrthtx4092d ago

It needs a new IP with a pedigreed developer

doctorstrange4092d ago

Pedigreed? Is that like Activision?

ftwrthtx4092d ago

A developer with a pedigree would be Naughty Dog or David Cage

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The Best Games Never to Get a Worldwide Release

IGN:
Last week, we brought you the games that time forgot - those games stuck in development limbo that they may never escape. But there's another category of lost games: the ones that never make it out of Japan. Back in the PlayStation 2 era (and the SNES era before that), there were hundreds and hundreds of them every year. Now there are many fewer, but the odd one still slips through the net.

A quick glance through this generation's consoles reveals a range of gems which have sadly never been given the chance to shine on the global stage. While there's always the option to import, wouldn't it be wonderful if we could forget about exchange rates and taxes and pick up these titles a little closer to home?

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Reconsidering PS3′s Afrika

BigShinyRobot: Afrika is Rhino Studio’s first attempt at creating a game on the PS3. Unfortunately, reviews have been mostly unfavorable as it just doesn’t appeal to most audiences. Most people I talk to about it just assume that it’s just insanely boring. Actually, I’d be willing to bet that most gamers today who would even turn it on wouldn’t last 15 minutes before switching it out for Call of Duty or Grand Theft Auto. The reason, I believe, is that modern gamers need that constant barrage of stimulation to the senses and this game is presented at a much slower pace. However, I have always been a huge supporter of new ideas because the thought of another cookie-cutter FPS makes me gag. I will admit that my first impressions of Afrika were……well, a bit off.

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Ramas4583d ago

i wanted this game a lot, but when i tried it it sucked a lot.
It could have been very good game if:
1. Huge open world
2. Rpg elements, like stats how long you survived in the wild, what you acomplished, many side quests, secrets, seling rare photos and for cash buying all kinds of cool items and so on.

But i repeat first and most important thing should have been huge open world and freedom.

rezzah4583d ago

It's not that the game sucked, you just don't have a passion for animals and a lot of patience.

This game focuses on the habitats of real animals, not pokemon.

it also goes on to show you the lifestyle, in a sense, of a photographer who takes pictures of animals for a living.

The game takes a very realistic point of view, it doesn't do fantasy which is why people like you dislike the game.

Ramas4583d ago

you do not get me, i liked the idea a lot and it could have been very good game. (i like animals)
If it would be posibble to have freedom and huge area to explore not instanced missions it would have been much better game.

rezzah4583d ago (Edited 4583d ago )

The areas are already huge, the sense of how big they actually are would really sink in if we didn't have the jeep to drive around in.

Also any game would be far more awesome, or at least we may think (sometimes areas are too big for one's liking), with bug areas but it also puts a strain on what is within that environment. Notice that the biggest area had the most open space? That's to reduce lag with so much going on at once in a small area. It is easy to spot a slight lag in animal movements when driving really fast in a tight area.

Edit: What I'm trying to say is enjoy it for what it is, not what you want it to be or could of been.