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Summary: great fun for all ages
Review: i bought this one for my grandaughter for christmas and we all had to play after watching her and enjoying all the animals and births and learning to manage a business fun for all. i loved it so much i am buying my own. and im 60 but in combo with the marina and im sure we will get the dinasaur one next, it is hours of fun.
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Summary: What Ani Kerr Thinks!
Review: This game is fun! If you like animals you might also consider The Sims Unleashed. If you got Rollercoaster Tycoon and liked it,this is THE game for you. The people that visit the zoo are better than the people in Rollercoaster Tycoon because there are children and girls-not just boys that all look the same. Rollercoaster Tycoon people have more personality,though. There are many different animals to choose from. My personal favorites are the pigs. All of the animals can have babies and they are all realistic. If you want a fun game with interesting graphics and new possibilities in game play every single time you play, GET ZOO TYCOON! If you are buying this game for someone I reccomend it to girls 9+ of boys 11+ because my little brother never plays it. He likes car racing. I hope you found my review useful!
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Summary: Zoo Tycoon is #1!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Zoo Tycoon is fun.I love having all the babies.I have never played a game like this before.I definently want the expansion pack.It's a must play!
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Summary: Not really for kids?
Review: I bought this game for my 2 kids age 6 and 8. The game is a little bit too complicated for them. I had to sit down and try and learn it to allow them to play. The game ran way too slow for my patience and required a lot of learning. I would only recommend it for older kids or adults who have alot of time to invest and already have a pretty powerful computer system.
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Summary: GREAT Christmas/birthday/tuesday gift!
Review: This game is FANTASTIC! I absolutly LOVE zoo tycoon. It is so much fun to build exhibits, learn from your mistakes, and occasionally let a lion or two out for some fun, but i spend hours on it (which may or may not be a good thing) and i still havent seen it all!There is so much to do, though my computer is a bit slow, so those in the same boat as I am, be patient, it is definently worth the wait!
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Summary: Snoozer-zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Review: People say one of the drawbacks for this game is--because it is too much like Roller Coaster Tycoon. However, I, a lover of almost all simulation games and Roller Coaster Tycoon, I disliked this game. Unless you find the concept exciting, do NOT buy this game. Unlike Roller Coaster Tycoon the scenarios are much more boring and broad and after a while (for me, two or three hours) the game became monotanous and boring. It was definately not worth the money and now it is sitting on a quiet dusty shelf. Also, unlike Roller Coaster Tycoon this game appeals to younger age groups. My friend's on (12 yrs. old) loves this game with a passion. So to conclude, I would only recommend buying this game if..... -The idea of building a zoo appeals to you. -If, you are not buying for youself, primarily younger people will take an interest in this. -You don't mind a somewhat monotonous game play.
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Summary: Great Game, Almost Perfect!
Review: Well, I own and love RollerCoaster Tycoon, and I just couldn't get enough of it the first month that I owned it. It was just SO MUCH FUN!... The game was so new, so cool, so free, that it sold like crazy! Well, since then, we've seen the birth of dozens of other games like that; including Mall Tycoon, Train Tycoon, Airport Tycoon, Monopoly Tycoon, etc...even a sequel to the classic Roller Coaster Tycoon (RollerCoaster Tycoon 2). Yet most of those were okay, but didn't capture half of the magic that the first did. But this one, I have to admit, came extremely close. How? 1. Gameplay: I loved the theme of the game. You start out with several thousand dollars. With that cash, you pick a piece of land you'd like to own. An island, a desert, an ice peak, etc... Once you've selected your park, you are sent there to create a zoo. No help, no anything. You are on your own. So you decide to buy an animal. What should you buy? You can buy just about anything, from elaphants, bears, hippos, cheetahs, ostriges, lions, seals, polar bears, buffalo, etc...it's incredibel! Now, you have to make these animals happy, or else they'll just sit in a corner and eventually die. The guests don't want to see that![.] So you have to build animals large areas to play in, and friends to play with: you have to add african savana for elaphants, trees for goriallas or monkeys, water for any animal to drink out of. You must also build these "habitats" in a way that your guests can see the animals. Meaning no trees blocking the viewing area unless you built the path all the way around so they can see. You must let your guests get the best view possible, or else you will fail in your quest to become a "great" zoo. 2. Graphics: Incredible! A lot of people might think that you put an animal in, and it just sits there. WRONG! Its the complete oppostite! The animals run around, play with each other. The seals swim, the polar bears have growling fights. The animals lap water (you can keep track of your animals happiness and such like Roller Coaster Tycoon). And they all have waste that you have to clean up. For this, you hire trainers, who do everything the animals need. It's cool to watch an animal sick, lying on its back. The trainer goes in, lies by its side giving it medicine, then stands up and watches the animal get back up. This game's graphics were awsome! Not to mention the occasional humor. Can anyone say "High santa clause!" this X-mas (sometimes witches, or Santa, or planes fly over the zoo, with jingling bells or weird cries.) "HO HO HO, Merry Chistmas!" 3. Options: A lot. You can name all of your pets, watch as they have off-spring, and name them. Build paths, food establishments, water holes, etc.. You hire more employees when you have more animals. You must also think in this, or compromise to fit as many animals as possible in the place. Some animals get along, some don't. And if one gets loose because of a faulty fence...(never put a low, wooden fence around an animal like an elaphant, buffalo, lion, cheetah). If they break loose, your zoo will be in a mania. Its kind of fun to save and try this every once and awhile (very fun...mahaha!) Overall, this game had most of what the original had. But now it's in a zoo! Not to mention once you get bored (if ever this happens), there are at least 2 or 3 expansion packs. Can you say Jurassic Zoo (Dinosaur expansion pack), or Waterpark Melee (Aqua Expansion Pack). I love Tycoon, and u should 2! Don't miss out on all the fun, this game is fun, great, and though a little strechted (Huge places for eating, that in my opinion look like farmhouses), this game is a blast! A must-own! Thx!
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Summary: Fun game - but a little too detail oriented
Review: As the name indicates, this game is very similar to Roller Coaster Tycoon - if you like that game, you'll likely enjoy this one as well. I have 1 big complaint about this game though - each of the individual exhibits must be excruciatingly detailed to the likes and dislikes of the animal(s) it contains. For Example: an animal may like Savannah Grass in it's exhibit, so you'd think "no problem, just cover the entire exhibit in Savannah Grass"; but it's not that simple. It may also like a little bit of dirt, and/or a little bit of sand, as well as some fresh water to drink - all of which have to be carefully balanced to what the animal likes (not too much of one, or too little of another). Then, you have to add the foliage - and there are TONS to choose from. They are broken down by type (i.e. Savannah, Rain Forest, Coniferious, Decidious, Desert, etc.), but each animal still has it's own preferences. All Savannah animals, for example, do not like all of the Savannah foliage - so you have to try each 1 to find out if they like it or not. AND, you not only have to have the right TYPE of foliage (and rocks! don't forget the rocks!), you have to have the right AMOUNT of foliage. Too little, or too much and the animals will not be happy. All in all, I think this game requires WAY too much detail in the setup of the exhibits - so be prepared to spend a lot of time getting them just right (especially the first few times you play it, until you get used to what each animal likes). I got tired of playing it after not too long because of the amount of time required to set up the exhibits, but I recently received the Marine Mania expansion pack as a gift and decided to give it another go. I found it much more enjoyable with the expansion pack because of the new types of animals and exhibits that were available - plus the fact that I was more familiar with the needs of the various animals so it was easier to set up the exhibits. I gave the expansion pack 4 stars because it has some features that make the game more fun (like the fact that you can add Dolphin shows, Orca shows, etc.), plus some tools to help make managing your park a little easier.
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Summary: Zoo Tycoon!
Review: Have you ever wanted your own zoo? If so, this is the game for you! Get Elephants, Lions, Chimpanzes, and even Peingiuns! Real little people come through your zoo. Make sure you don't let the lions out!
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Summary: Ok, but after a while it gets boring!
Review: When I bought this game I was expecting a game which I could play and it would provide me with hours of enjoyment for years.
I was however slightly disappointed! The graphics are OK but it does get boring after a while. Whilst building a zoo you either loose all your money and have to start again or you build a zoo and that is it you move on to your next zoo. Another problem with it is that it is terribley unrealistic! For example one of the reasons I bought the game was to let the animals out of the cages and let them rip the crowd to pieces! WOW, how down-heartened I was. I let a lion out of its cage and it 'ran' (which was actually the walking pace of the guests) for a while. But then 'bumped' into a guest and that was it!!!
I looked on the guest information panel and it said something like this "Wow, I have just been attacked buy a lion. I am getting out of hear. This place is dangerous." No blood! No gore! Just that! Another problem is that the cages you make can be realy small but the animals accept it. Aswell as this the crowd are easily pleased. In my opinion too easily pleased! Your zoo could be the most ugly plot of land on the earth and the zoo guests couldn't care less!
Even with these problems 'zoo tycoon' is an Ok game. There is for example a sense of pride almost, when you have completed building a zoo!
Lastly you can learn a thing or two about the animals whilst playing this game which is always handy.
If I could have I would have probably given this game three and a half out of five.
But whatever you do DO NOT buy this game for the realisticality of zoo building!!!
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