SimSafari

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SimSafari
SimSafari Coverart.jpg
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Developer(s) Electronic Arts, Maxis Software
Publisher(s) Maxis Software
Designer(s) Roxana Wolosenko
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Release date(s) NA March 4, 1998
Genre(s) Construction and management simulation
Media CD
Input methods Keyboard, Mouse

SimSafari is a construction and management simulation game created by Maxis in which the player must manage an African safari park. It was first released on March 15, 1998.

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[edit] Gameplay

The game is divided into three different zones, the nature park, the tourist grounds and the African village. The ultimate aim was for the players' park to reach five stars although like most Sims games the player could continue playing indefinitely. To gain five stars this the player had to make sure each zone was being run properly. The player can control tourism and staff. The game had a paragraph of information on every species in it and scenarios including one where the park is overrun by rabbits and another where the camp is burned down. It gained moderate reviews.[citation needed]

[edit] The Park

The park was where the player could buy animals and made sure they weren't being over-eaten or underfed. The player can control the species of animals, grasses, shrubs and trees that were built here. Natural disasters could happen like fires, droughts, locusts, and twisters.

[edit] The Camp

The Camp, also known as the Tourist Ground, was where tourists stayed. The player can build restaurants, hotels, swimming pools, cottages, tents, etc for guests. The buildings were staffed by workers hired from the village.

[edit] The Village

The player had the least control over the village because it was up to the AI to decide what to build. In the village the player could hire drivers, naturalists, guides, cooks and attendants to staff your tourist grounds. The more staff was hired, the better the village did and if the player didn't hire staff the village would begin poaching your park's animals.

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