Jambo! Safari may not be Segaās most recognizable arcade title, but it ranks as a personal favorite. So Iām probably more excited than 99% of you to learn that Sega is finally bringing it home.
Sega has announced that Jambo! Safari, a port of the 1999 arcade title, will be coming to the Wii later this year with āmodern graphics and deeper gameplay, suited to todayās Nintendo consumers.ā Staying true to the arcade original, players can choose one of four safari rangers and a small fleet of vehicles to catch and photograph African wildlife. It will arrive as Jambo! Safari Ranger Adventure, adding required-by-Wii-law mini-games including āOstrich Racingā and āMeerkat Madness.ā
Trust me, itās far more fun than Iām making it out here, akin to similar Sega arcade titles released at the time like Crazy Taxi and 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker.
Also potentially exciting is an announced Nintendo DS version of Jambo! Safari, dubbed Jambo! Safari Animal Rescue. Details and media are still scarce.
