Bush Pilot

About this game

You fly a small high-wing plane low over a South African game reserve at sunrise. Photograph elephants, giraffes and zebras for pay, then land back on the dirt strip to bank the day. Fuel and an 8-shot film roll limit every flight, and photos only pay once you are safely down. Each day ends with your shots shown as polaroids and a pay slip.

A new career starts at Kudu Field with five timed flight-school lessons: take-off, turns through rings, landing, the camera and a check ride. Pass them all for your licence, then rent one of three planes. The job board offers photo commissions, supply runs, parachute air drops, herd counts, timed vet call-outs and poacher alerts. Money buys a bigger fuel tank, engine, lens, film back, bush tyres and flaps. Higher licences open the Okavango Delta and the Kalahari, and chief pilots get a new map every season. A field guide tracks 12 shots to collect. Progress saves to the cartridge.

Controls: D-pad to steer and climb (Up climbs; flip it in Options). A for full throttle, B to slow down and brake. Hold L or R to raise the camera and release to shoot; on air-drop jobs L drops a crate. Select opens the map, Start pauses.