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Summary: One of the better "Tycoon" games
Review: Graphics: Mediocre. Standard isometric view. Animals should look a lot better. But hey, it's a zoo strategy game... graphics aren't too important here!Sound: Standard fare, but it could be much better. Things such as hearing music as you get to different places is a little amusing, as are some of the animal sounds. The random laughter that is heard occasionaly is annoying. Game: It's fun, and addicting.
Pros: Many animals, many stores, and a freeform mode. Freeform is my favorite because you can set the money as high as you want (with a little editing of a *.ini file). I guess watching animals fight is a pro too!
Cons: BAD terrain editing. Hard to get animals to cooperate with other species, which I consider to be the biggest con. Oversensitive animals. Bad guest AI. Buy it, get the Marine Mania Expansion pack.
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Summary: Zoo Tycoon: Cool or Not
Review: It is a good game with many good points. Therefor I rate it at 4 stars.
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Summary: What a wonderful little game!
Review: I'm not big on zoos. So I hesitated for a while before purchasing this game. I thought, eh, how exciting can a zoo really be? It is. It's quite fun. It's not anything mind-blowing, and the premise follows the same SIM format as other games, but it's really quite a delightful little game. You set up your zoo with various animals ranging from Tropical to North American. Then you set up food stands, gift shops, restaurants, trash bins; everything to make your guests happy and comfortable. You also hire staff -- from zoo keepers who tend the animals, to tour guides to maitenance staff to keep the park clean -- and fences mended so the lions don't get out! I could see how this game would be an excellent tool for parents to teach children about wildlife -- its needs, what elements it requires to live happily, its point of origin. But it's also a fun game for adults if you're a fan of SIM games. The interface is smooth and intuitive, and after the imposed tutorial at the beginning you can plunge right into it. All in all, it's a great game. Enjoy!
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Summary: My daughter gives it a BIG THUMBS UP!
Review: I don't play this game but my 9 year old daughter does and she LOVES it! We also purchased the expansion game. She plays for hours on end and enjoys creating her own zoo! Good game at a GREAT price!
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Summary: Don't Tell Your Kids, But It's Educational!
Review: Educational because they'll learn (1) all about animals and their environments and (2) how to run a business. So, whether your a fervent animal person or a raging capitalist, this game has something for everyone! The graphics are great, especially the actions of the animals. You can create your own aquatic animal shows, and those are really fun to watch, especially if your customers enjoy it (they stand up and applaud). This expansion pack also includes Dinosaur Digs, so it's a great deal. And the possibilities of running a zoo with land animals, dinosaurs, and aquatic animals are fun, fun, fun. All in all, it provides hours of fun!
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Summary: 3 words, BEST GAME EVER!!!
Review: This is the best game i have ever played for the pc. Its so real, and so addicting, There is so much that you can do to make your perfect zoo. The animals are realistic, and so are the guests in the zoo, I cant stop playing it!!!!!! its awsome!
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Summary: I love this game!!
Review: ... This is a really, really neat game and it is so much fun building the zoo, putting the animals in it and trying to keep them happy by putting in trees and rocks and water and other animals. I put a tiger in with a monkey and the tiger ate the monkey. That wasn't a good thing. You also have to keep the people who visit your zoo happy by having bathrooms and benches and food and drinks and stuff like that. And if the people notice that the animals aren't happy then the people aren't happy and your zoo starts to lose money and some organization won't let you adopt any more pets until they are all happy. You can also run out of money. It's different from Roller Coaster Tycoon where on RCT you can close a ride, close the park and stuff like that and you can't do that with this game. I wish you could and that is the only thing that I don't like about this game but other than that it really rocks!!! You should buy it. ...
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Summary: This game rocks!
Review: I got this for Christmas from Santa and this game really rocks. It won't work alone, you have to have the original Zoo Tycoon. I really wanted this game and I was really excited when I saw it also had Dinosaur Digs on the disk! It's a lot of fun to play and I could play on my computer for hours, but my mom won't let me she said it's bad for your hands and wrists and eyes. But this game is still a lot of fun. I really like trying to make the animals happy! I don't really care about making the people happy but if they are not happy then the zoo will have no money coming in so I guess I have to keep everyone happy. I am 9 years old and really, really like this game! You should get it!!
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Summary: A great expansion!
Review: Lets see.......hmmmmm, San Diego Zoo/Wild Animal park meets Jurassic Park and Sea World. What is not to love about this game? It is also very educating. Also they have some nice and fun easter eggs and cheats. One secret I can tell you is if you put a mermaid statue in a tank of water than it transforms into a real mermaid. The only con that I have about this game and I hope that they make one more expansion with this in it is that there are not any "real" birds. They need to have eagles, falcons, hawks, etc. I think this would make it complete. But other than that this game is awesome.
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Summary: Zoo Tycoon - original version
Review: This is a great game , a bit on the boring side after a while (5 days straight). You have a huge area of land and you need to transform it into a zoo. First you have to build some cages , bring in the right terrain for whichever animals you choose to put in the cages , bring in toys for the animals , asign a zoo keeper (optional) , asign a Tour guide (optional) , bring in some handymen , add some food and restroom stuff , build some entertainment houses for the guests and decorate of course. You have such a great variety of animals to choose from , lions from the savannah , tigers from the rain forests , bears from forests , crocs from saltwater territory , camels from the desert and so much more! Hope you choose to buy this game and have fun!
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