lakersnbachampions Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Been to at least 25 stores looking for afrika and still haven't found the game anywhere. Most of the stores here don't even realize that the game exists. I've tried gamespot and it's never there and not available online, the prices on ebay are dirty and the prices on amazon.ca are just plain nasty. Amazon.com has reasonable prices but take in to consideration the shipping fees and that it has to cross the border in the final price. So I'm just wondering those in North America with the game where did you find your copy of the game? What online sites have reasonable prices and are trustworthy at the same time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ars Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 The GLOBAL sales for the game were 20k copies, and it has long been OOP. You will not find it in any shop anymore, only independent retailers. As such you will pay an outrageous price, it's not going to drop. The Korean version is in full english and relatively cheap compared to the US print, it occasionally pops up. Buying one used will also have it go cheaper, if you plan to play the game. I saw a used KOR copy going for ~$15 this spring. You should set up some alerts on your local market forums, Ebay, Amazon, and then have plenty of patience if you want a good deal on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakersnbachampions Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 The GLOBAL sales for the game were 20k copies, and it has long been OOP. You will not find it in any shop anymore, only independent retailers. As such you will pay an outrageous price, it's not going to drop. The Korean version is in full english and relatively cheap compared to the US print, it occasionally pops up. Buying one used will also have it go cheaper, if you plan to play the game. I saw a used KOR copy going for ~$15 this spring. You should set up some alerts on your local market forums, Ebay, Amazon, and then have plenty of patience if you want a good deal on it. I thought the worldwide sales would be in the 50k range but 20k is surprisingly low. I guess I gotta keep patient and my assumption was right that I probably would not find this game in any store. Thanks for the advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 If you want trophies then the US version is the only one to get as none of the others (called Hakuna Matata) have them. I got my copy from Amazon.com but I had to get a friend to buy it for me as they didn't ship games to the UK at that time . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed-_- Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I got mine off ebay, think I paid around £40 for it but it was a few years ago now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I got mine off ebay, think I paid around £40 for it but it was a few years ago now! That's roughly what I paid for mine but I imagine it will almost double that by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed-_- Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 That's roughly what I paid for mine but I imagine it will almost double that by now. Nice to know the game is going up in value makes a change to nearly every other game I own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander45 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Wish I'd kept hold of my copy now! I got it for about £25 a few years back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I've just looked on Ebay and the prices are over £60 once you add in the P&P . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yokel Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 (edited) I wanted to buy this earlier on, like 18 months ago, I don't know ... but I didn't actively investigate the game. A friend of mine mentioned the game and I remembered to give it a try so I went searching for it and yes ... you need a US version (great). I searched the net and the cheapest I could find was a Used Version for roughly 22 euros (I never ever buy used version of games, but im not gonna pay 50 to 80 dollars lol) ... but, with roughly 10 euro's shipping costs and 7 euro's potential import fees, so it is still 38 euro's (50 dollars) in the end. I was thinking about contacting Play.com in England to see if they maybe could get it for me as a sort of customer service ???? :D lol ... Doens't even sound so crazy since they sent me a US-version once of Test Drive Unlimited It is quite expensive for such an old game, but given the rarity of it and the actual quality in the game ... yeah why not? It really adds to my variety and all-round trophy list I really hope I can get this game shipped in and that it is actually the right version (has to be determined still ..), but I don't know why it shouldn't be, yet, better safe than sorry. I want to polish my Afrika trophy set in the near future. If it ever arrives I will really enjoy it! It is nice to have a laid-back game and enjoy the vistas and relaxing soundtrack Edited December 18, 2013 by Yokel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preddie2012 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Yokel, I hope you managed to get hold of a copy of this in the end! I bought mine off Amazon.com about 2 years ago and I remember paying about 50 Euro for it (including P&P). I have to say, it's easily the best 50 Euro I ever spent on a game, as I keep coming back to 'Afrika' as it's really my type of game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan6694 Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Went to a "Family Video" and saw it for "Buy it now. $9.99" A few months ago, and snagged that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themindisacity Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 I got lucky - I managed to find it at a Gamestop six months ago for about $15-20. I had to get my friend who lived in the town it was in to buy it for me though. If you're nice to your local Gamestop people, they might be able to locate one and ship it to your local store. Of course, because it's Gamestop, no guarantee on box/manual if that's the kind of thing that matters for you (it did for me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aranel Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Amazon.com currently sells it for about $83... Thank God I managed to find a secondhand copy, because no matter how much I enjoy this game, I would never pay that much for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GastNDorf Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I wish I could get this game someday, but it is ridiculously expensive now... Just like endless ocean. Anyone would borrow it? With a caution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfree7 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Gamefly has it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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