Afrika IGN review up

[SandEagle]

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/103/1032352p1.html

horrible
what a let down

 

[Kromis]

I still have my Pokemon Snap cartridge for the N64 :heart:

 

[Queasy]

69 at metacritic

 

[mmntech]

I can't say I'm surprised. The game just doesn't sound exciting. It probably would have made more sense as a PSN title.

 

[gorcorps]

You actually expected good things from this? You poor OP...

 

[RyanPaulShaffer]

Originally posted by: gorcorps
You actually expected good things from this? You poor OP...

This.

 

[erwos]

When I heard you couldn't shoot the animals with a gun, I lost interest. Geez, even those lame Cabela games let me shoot the animals with a gun!

 

[destrekor]

I think people are critiquing it in the wrong way. It isn't so much a game as it is just a way to virtually explore Africa, as if you were a photographer.

I won't be getting it, although I did like Pokemon Snap back in the day. Just not into that thing.

However, I respect 1up's review a lot more. They gave it a B+, and seemed to review it based on what the 'game' is, and not on what it is not. Most critics are going to have trouble recommending a game in which there is literally no point, objective, or story, with little options unlike an open world game.

IGN giving it such a low score is reason enough. It seems as if the game is good for what it is, but going into it with the wrong opinion really screws things up.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: destrekor
They gave it a B+, and seemed to review it based on what the 'game' is, and not on what it is not.

Fun... fun is the word I think you're looking for.

I mean ultimately that's what we're looking for here, right? I suppose if someone released a word processor for the PS3 we'd have to use some other criteria to score it, but I believe the goal of Afrika is to entertain, like any other game. It doesn't sound like it does a good job at that.