Available in Japan only. While on our tour of Japan we picked up this game.
Here's the gist of it.
Afrika, known as Hakuna Matata in Asia, is a photography and safari simulation video game for the Playstation 3. Developed by Rhino Studios, the game was first announced in a promotional video during the Sony press conference at E3 2006. Afrika has been referred to as a spiritual successor to the Nintendo 64 title Pokemon Snap, and will not be released in Europe
In Afrika, the player assumes the role of a photojournalist hired to take images of various animals. Gameplay is mission-driven; players receive e-mails at base camp instructing them as to which animals they must photograph. Players may then travel by foot, jeep, or hot air baloon to the areas where requested animals are found in order to photograph them. The in-game camera is controlled by the Sixaxis. Depending on the quality of the photograph taken, the player will earn in-game money. This money can be used to purchase new supplies, for example, an upgraded camera.
Additional to the actual gameplay are unlockables such as various footage and real-life snapshots of the animals you encounter, which are collected and stored in your “Animal Library”.
Rian loves this game, he sits up half the night playing it, then I get to hear all about it, about the trophies hes won, about the animals that have attacked him, about the animals he has seen being attacked.
Well in fairness its probably the closest we will ever come to actually seeing this stuff!
Check out its trailer!