Jambo! Safari
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Jambo! Safari is a video game first released by Sega
in 1999. The original arcade
version of the game used the NAOMI
board, arcade hardware which was based on Sega's Dreamcast video game console. Despite the fact that other NAOMI-based arcade games were released for the Dreamcast, Jambo! Safari was never ported
to the Sega console. The UK version of the Official Dreamcast Magazine
reported that the game was to be released in a 3-in-1 compilation along with other games in Sega's "Real Life Career Series", Brave Firefighters and Emergency Call Ambulance, but such a game was never released and none of the other two games were ported either. Sega released versions of the game for the Wii
and Nintendo DS
, under the title Jambo! Safari: Animal Rescue on November 17, 2009.
and a gear shift
to pursue animals in a jeep
and catch them using a lasso
. Players can select from four different player character
s and several different vehicles to drive. The Wii version has the same gameplay as the arcade game, modified to accommodate the Wii's motion controls. In the Wii version, the Wii remote
is used for the lasso controls and the nunchuk is used to steer the vehicle. In addition to new controls and updated graphics, the Wii version also has new options such as customizable characters and vehicles. The Wii version's story mode centers roaming the in-game environment in search of missions to complete and gaining experience point
s to become a full-fledged park ranger
. Players can also interact with captured animals, treat their injuries and feed them. The game also features other new modes such as co-operative missions, and four-player party games such as ostrich
racing. In the Wii game, players can also choose a mode based on the original arcade game.
The DS version of the game focuses on educating young players about animals during gameplay. This handheld version of the game makes use of the DS stylus to perform actions such as diagnosing and treating animals.
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
in 1999. The original arcade
Video arcade
An amusement arcade or video arcade is a venue where people play arcade games such as video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, merchandisers , or coin-operated billiards or air hockey tables...
version of the game used the NAOMI
Naomi
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board, arcade hardware which was based on Sega's Dreamcast video game console. Despite the fact that other NAOMI-based arcade games were released for the Dreamcast, Jambo! Safari was never ported
Porting
In computer science, porting is the process of adapting software so that an executable program can be created for a computing environment that is different from the one for which it was originally designed...
to the Sega console. The UK version of the Official Dreamcast Magazine
Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK)
The Official Dreamcast Magazine was a video game magazine published by Dennis Publishing in the United Kingdom between 1999 and 2001. The magazine featured news, reviews, previews and features on Dreamcast games. The magazine held the official magazine license for the Dreamcast in the UK and...
reported that the game was to be released in a 3-in-1 compilation along with other games in Sega's "Real Life Career Series", Brave Firefighters and Emergency Call Ambulance, but such a game was never released and none of the other two games were ported either. Sega released versions of the game for the Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
and Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
, under the title Jambo! Safari: Animal Rescue on November 17, 2009.
Gameplay
In Jambo! Safari, players use a steering wheelSteering wheel
A steering wheel is a type of steering control in vehicles and vessels ....
and a gear shift
Gear shift
The gear shift is the part of the gearbox which has the shift forks and allows the contact from the driver to the synchronization. Most of the time they are so much like the gear counter plus the reverse gear. And they make it possible to choose the gear and to switch this in or out...
to pursue animals in a jeep
Jeep
Jeep is an automobile marque of Chrysler . The first Willys Jeeps were produced in 1941 with the first civilian models in 1945, making it the oldest off-road vehicle and sport utility vehicle brand. It inspired a number of other light utility vehicles, such as the Land Rover which is the second...
and catch them using a lasso
Lasso
A lasso , also referred to as a lariat, riata, or reata , is a loop of rope that is designed to be thrown around a target and tighten when pulled. It is a well-known tool of the American cowboy. The word is also a verb; to lasso is to successfully throw the loop of rope around something...
. Players can select from four different player character
Player character
A player character or playable character is a character in a video game or role playing game who is controlled or controllable by a player, and is typically a protagonist of the story told in the course of the game. A player character is a persona of the player who controls it. Player characters...
s and several different vehicles to drive. The Wii version has the same gameplay as the arcade game, modified to accommodate the Wii's motion controls. In the Wii version, the Wii remote
Wii Remote
The , also known as the Wiimote, is the primary controller for Nintendo's Wii console. A main feature of the Wii Remote is its motion sensing capability, which allows the user to interact with and manipulate items on screen via gesture recognition and pointing through the use of accelerometer and...
is used for the lasso controls and the nunchuk is used to steer the vehicle. In addition to new controls and updated graphics, the Wii version also has new options such as customizable characters and vehicles. The Wii version's story mode centers roaming the in-game environment in search of missions to complete and gaining experience point
Experience point
An experience point is a unit of measurement used in many role-playing games and role-playing video games to quantify a player character's progression through the game...
s to become a full-fledged park ranger
Park ranger
A park ranger or forest ranger is a person entrusted with protecting and preserving parklands – national, state, provincial, or local parks. Different countries use different names for the position. Ranger is the favored term in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Within the United...
. Players can also interact with captured animals, treat their injuries and feed them. The game also features other new modes such as co-operative missions, and four-player party games such as ostrich
Ostrich
The Ostrich is one or two species of large flightless birds native to Africa, the only living member of the genus Struthio. Some analyses indicate that the Somali Ostrich may be better considered a full species apart from the Common Ostrich, but most taxonomists consider it to be a...
racing. In the Wii game, players can also choose a mode based on the original arcade game.
The DS version of the game focuses on educating young players about animals during gameplay. This handheld version of the game makes use of the DS stylus to perform actions such as diagnosing and treating animals.