First african 3D game from Kenya
04/27/2007
Wesley Kirinya, a young Kenyan computer programmer has produced an adventure video game he says is first of its kind in Africa.
The game can be purchased electronically as a digital download from the website: www.gwimgrafxstudios.com
Wesley Kirinya, aged 23, developed the 3-dimensional action game in his Gwimgrafx Studios in Nairobi. It is called 'The Adventures of Nyangi.'
The game is about a character named Nyangi who has to find some rare African artifacts. Each artifact has an interesting and mysterious story behind it, Kirinya says.
"I want to bring the entertainment from reading a book or watching a film on African stories into video games."
He said the task took him about three years to accomplish. "Since there are no video game development schools in Africa, I taught myself the skill" he said.
"I developed this game on a tiny budget. I'm impressed with the outcome, considering that it costs millions of dollars to develop games using the latest technology."
Here is the presentation from the website:
"Gwimgrafx Studios Limited is a video game development company located in Nairobi, Kenya. We are likely the first or one of the first video game development companies in Africa. The main goal of the company is to bring fresh game play ideas into the video game industry by adopting African mythology and folklore into the video games we develop.
We are about to release our first developed video game titled, 'Adventures Of Nyangi'. It is a 3D action-adventure video game where the main character, Nyangi, has to find some rare African artifacts. The images above are screen shots from the video game. Click on an image to see its bigger version.
Each of the 10 levels features a rural African scenery. The main character has plenty of moves including crawling, climbing and hanging. Take your time to master them! When each level starts, pick up the letter near your feet to know the mission of the level. Each level contains weapons so it's a good idea to look for the weapons first and arm yourself before you are killed by the hostile tribesmen!
Also there are health packs that will boost your health before it runs out. The artifacts to be found are spread throughout the landscape so take your time to find them.
Killing innocent members of the tribe like the women and children or unarmed men will increase the