Safari Venture

The animals in Africa are considered exotic and special by people living on other continents, which is why their trophies are so sought after. Poachers make a living out of killing them in order to satisfy an insatiable market, which is the reason why so many organizations have been created to protect the animals and put a stop to the illegal slaughter that endangers the native African species.

Safari Venture is a match three game in which your goal is to save as many animals as you can, while matching blocks and solving a variety of other puzzles. Whether you have to free trapped lions or make your way deeper into the savannah by clearing debris, the game always keeps you on edge. In fact, there’s often a time limit you have to uphold in order to successfully clear a level.

Most of the gameplay revolves around matching similar blocks, on the other hand, so it should come naturally to every match three aficionado out there. A few interesting twists are added for originality, such as indestructible blocks that must be dealt with, or animal cages that need to be lowered to the bottom of the screen. Every now and again, the mechanics change entirely, since you either have to drop the blocks on top of the pile, or switch them around to get the desired results.

Although every game in the genre has the tendency to get more difficult as you get further and further, Safari Venture gets a bit too tricky a bit too quickly. The time limit you have to deal with after the first couple of levels can be too stressful sometimes, which is why it can get frustrating in a rush. You can tweak the difficulty level a bit, but not enough to make the experience enjoyable.

As far as the technical side of things is concerned, everything works as it should, at least when it comes to the controls. Since you only need the mouse to work your way around the levels, the gameplay should be quite relaxed, if it weren’t for the annoying difficulty level. Thankfully, at least the visual quality is decent, although you shouldn’t expect too much variety in this regard.

In the end, not everyone is going to enjoy Safari Venture, due to its punishing difficulty. However, if you are looking for a challenge and you are ready to face some demanding levels, this may still be a fun adventure.