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New Afrika screens put the 'rocodile' in crocodile

5:02 AM on 10.09.2007, Nex 27 comments

New Afrika screens put the 'rocodile' in crocodile photo
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Famitsu has a smattering of new screens for the PlayStation 3's upcoming "lions, tigers and bears, oh my!" safari title Afrika. The screens show off the tremendous rendering power of the PS3 -- each of those animals looks good enough to hunt to extinction for their precious bones and furs -- yet how exactly this whole thing is going to play remains a mystery.

Unfortunately, Sony's past history with media from games that could just as easily have been used as a tech demo generally indicated that the game is, in fact, a tech demo. Remember that cute rubber ducky? We were all pulling for a gripping tale of the fall of apartheid in a land rife with conflict between downtrodden natives and long-standing colonial oppressors, but when it came time to drop some sweet gaming action in our laps, the result wasn't exactly Kojima-esque.

Sony, if you're listening to this puh-leaze make this title worthwhile, even if that means a constant loop of Toto, lions that transform into jets and crocodiles that transform into EVEN LARGER CROCODILES! I realize that might deviate a bit from your artistic vision, but until you cats start cutting off ears you're still a capitalist entity! Remember that!

... EVEN LARGER CROCODILES! 

[Via NeoGAF


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Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 10/09/2007 05:05
Now I'm going to have that Toto song stuck in my head all day.
bleep's Avatar
bleep at 10/09/2007 05:12
Hey why wasn't there a crocodile transformer??? I guess the dinobots were sort of along those lines but....yeah these creatures have been rendered so well they look good enough to kill, cook, and eat half of and then ask for a doggy bag and then forget you have half a crocodile from last week in the fridge and then throw it away cuz it probably isn't good anymore but its been in the fridge the whole time so hmm smell ok but......
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dprime at 10/09/2007 05:26
I remember reading a Nintendo Power review of a game that got like a 2/10, where the whole premise was you're some dude in Africa trying to save a tribe from "its own misguided ways" by killing all the wildlife. It really pissed off the hippi reviewer. Hilarious. Hopefully this game will piss off some reviewers too.
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ajaxender at 10/09/2007 05:37
bleep - theres a whole series dedicated to animal transformers, tis called beast wars. Its in cg, and its awesome.
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wardrox at 10/09/2007 05:51
HIT! WATCH OUT FOR THE CROCODILES!

Wait, no, it was just the raw power of the PStttriple cunningly rendering one, and scaring me. Dam, got to buy that game.
Morrius's Avatar
Morrius at 10/09/2007 05:52
Loks like a really, really pointless game.
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brainderailment at 10/09/2007 06:19
Photoshoot simulator.

Too bad you can't shoot them animalz fr yrself. Make me some crock skin seat covers for my eldorado.
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Squeewupiwupi at 10/09/2007 06:46
Wow, these models look horrible...

No sarcasm there either.
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Pyramid Head at 10/09/2007 06:47
pokemon snap but FO' REALZ!!!
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Angry Irish at 10/09/2007 07:38
When was the last time we saw pokemans in this high quality?

NEVER! AND I DEMAND IT! And sadly, the wii just doesn't do that.
Professor Pew's Avatar
Professor Pew at 10/09/2007 07:50
Crapgame, give us LocoRocodile instead please.
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DGX Goggles at 10/09/2007 09:15
I call racism, there are no black people in these pictures (sorry haven't had any RE4 info for a while).
foredaddy's Avatar
foredaddy at 10/09/2007 09:34
hmm lame graphiks yo.

I think you mean RE5, jerk.
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 10/09/2007 10:44
I can't see there being any point to this game beyond a pretty tech demo. And even if they try to make it like Pokemon Snap...it still won't be Pokemon Snap.
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jim_rock at 10/09/2007 11:30
This better not be educational!
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Raidensolid at 10/09/2007 12:48
I do hope this is somewhat of like a Safari photography game as Necros mentioned. If thats the case ill play the crap out of it just to make good old Irwin proud. Otherwise blam this piece of crap.
weedgan's Avatar
weedgan at 10/09/2007 12:49
Photorealistic animal genitals, trust me, it's ground breaking.


And only on the PS3, with the power of blueray.
Taicho's Avatar
Taicho at 10/09/2007 14:17
I heard Kojima is secretly working on this and hence the delays on MGS4. He's going to include an FPS mode to make it more accesible for western gamers.

Also, crocs.
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PetiePal at 10/09/2007 14:20
WE CAN'T STOP HERE THIS IS GIRAFFE COUNTRY!
PrinceofCannedPeaches's Avatar
PrinceofCannedPeaches at 10/09/2007 16:17
1) Render animals.
2) ???
3) POACH!
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Spartacus at 10/09/2007 17:41
I totally put the "C" in crocodile. Together, me and Afrika will mighty mighty morph into the greatest safari crocodile mecha ever and save the orphanage.
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Clockwork at 10/09/2007 22:17
I wish this was an RTS where you make different species mate. Just think of the possibilites...a Girrafe and an Elephant...A GIRRPHANT!
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BluFire at 10/10/2007 21:56
Nothing can defeat Pokemon Snap, though. Why even bother?
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