cshoman's Profile
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- Average Rating:5
- Helpful Votes:0
- Reviews Submitted:1
- First Review:September 7, 2016
- Most Recent Review:September 7, 2016
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Help zoologist Erwin track down evil poachers and save the animals of the Serengeti National Park!
Overall rating
5
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5
I would give this a red star if I could!
PostedSeptember 7, 2016
cshoman
fromCentral Massachusetts
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Brain Teaser, Match 3, Puzzle, Strategy, Time Management, Word
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
3
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5
Safari Venture is the best match 3 game I have played. The gameplay is varied, the graphics are terrific, and the sound effects and African-themed soundtrack are pleasant. (The story is minimal, and inconsequential to the game.) There are over 100 levels to play.
The levels vary between three different games. The main game is match three played by dropping blocks from the top of the screen to create matches with a field of predetermined blocks. This comes in both a timed version, and a puzzle version in which your star score is determined by the number of drops it takes you to clear the colored blocks from the screen.
The third level type is also timed. It is the classic match three game in which you swap icons to create matches, clearing colored tiles on the game board. While the block dropping levels reward you for matches of 5 or more blocks at a time with a bomb which can be matched to clear all blocks within a 3 by 3 square centered on the bomb, there are no special match bonuses in this level type.
One of my favorite parts about the game is that you can play in a relaxed, untimed/limitless moves mode, or in three increasing difficultly levels above that. This is accomplished by a progressively shorter move timer on the timed levels, such that if you go too long without making a match, you fail the level, and by giving extra moves on the easier difficulties on the move-based levels. At the highest level, the play can be fairly frenetic. Every time you start a level, you must choose the difficulty you want, which could be annoying, but it defaults to the last difficulty used, so it isn't really a big deal.
As mentioned, these difficulty levels affect the scoring. You get 0 through 3 base stars depending on difficulty level, then have stage objectives which will give you 1 to 3 additional stars depending on how well you complete the level based on time or number of moves used. Your score can be 1-5 stars after successfully completing a level, and if you beat the shortest target time or least number of moves, the middle star turns red.
All in all, this is an excellent game with high production values and fun gameplay.
I recommend this game!