Zoo Tycoon 2

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Product Description

Product Overview

Zoo Tycoon 2, the long-awaited sequel to the award-winning Zoo Tycoon game, adds a spectacular new chapter to the wildly popular franchise.Featuring 30 incredibly detailed animals, a dazzling array of building tools and objects, a new zoom feature, and 3D graphics that allow players to keep a closer eye on the action and craft more creative zoos, Zoo Tycoon 2 is set to crank up the excitement, challenge, and fun of building the ultimate zoo.Easy to start and easy to play, Zoo Tycoon 2 gets...[continued]... you up close and interacting with the animals and zoo, offering intuitive controls and fun tutorials that allow players of all ages to enjoy the game right out of the box. From the start, you'll be immersed in the zoo experience with new features including the Zoo Guest mode, in which you can walk around and enjoy the game like visitors on a day at the zoo; Zookeeper mode, which allows you to interact with your animals as never before; and a new Photo mode, which lets you snap pictures of your favorite animals and guests and share them online with friends. Zoopedia, detailing all types of entertaining and interesting facts about animals, rounds out the new and improved features of the upcoming game.

Tech Specs

General
Category	Game / entertainment
Language(s)	English
Subcategory	Games - strategy / wargames
Game
Context	Realistic
Elements	Strategy - finance, strategy - business
Play Time Mode	Real-time
Software
Distribution Media	CD-ROM (DVD-box)
License Pricing	Standard
License Qty	1 user
License Type	Complete package
Package Type	Retail
Platform	Windows

Customer Reviews

Reviewed on 2007-08-13 Doubt between original Zoo Tycoon and Zoo Tycoon 2? I was a RollerCoaster Tycoon fan, but then I wanted to try Zoo Tycoon. Downloaded the trial version and liked it, so I bought it. BEFORE I bought it, I was in a really big doubt between getting Zoo Tycoon Complete Collection ($[...]) or Zoo Tycoon 2 ($[...]). I looked everywhere to find forums to tell me which one was better. I couldn't find it, so I'm typing here. I really liked Zoo Tycoon 2. I didn't play the full version of the original Zoo Tycoon, but I don't know if it would be as cool as Zoo Tycoon 2. I really enjoyed Zoo Tycoon 2. What I liked the most was ZooKeeper mode AND the Challenge Mode - this is the game mode I like, and wish there was this mode on RCT. It works like this: You choose a zoo, choose your money, and start with some available animals to buy, and you receive some challanges from time-to-time. Then you have to make your zoo more famous. It is cooler than Campaign Mode, I gotta say. I think that this feature (Challenge Mode) isn't available in the original ZT. So, in conclusion, I recommend Zoo Tycoon 2. I am playing this game WITHOUT any expansion pack, and it is awesome!

Reviewed on 2007-07-20 Daughter loves it! I bought this game for my 11-year-old daughter because she likes computer and video games, and because I happened to notice it on a list of parent-recommended software. After reading some of the reviews here, I was a little hesitant, but it wasn't that expensive so I figured I would give it a try. She LOVES it! When I got home from work last night she had installed it herself, taken some tutorials, learned to play it, and was busily watching giraffes being born and setting up amenities for her zoo visitors. I'm not a huge fan of sim games, but this has certainly kept her absorbed. I think she's going to learn a lot from this game, and it's a fun activity for those boring summer days. Definitely a good game for my daughter!

Reviewed on 2007-06-10 I spend all day playing this game I loved this game from the start. I liked that you got to make your own zoo and play with it. Whenever my friends come over we always play zoo tycoon 2. Whenever I played it never would freeze but just in case it did I saved it about every 15 minutes.

Reviewed on 2007-05-08 Awesome! Once you learn how this program works - you will become addicted! It's fantastic!

Reviewed on 2007-04-18 Slow game, but very addictive I like games like CIVILIZATION that take hours and hours and hours to play. While I adore this game, I must say that it's a bit slow before anything really starts to happen. You can build your zoo, but it takes a while. Then you have to wait before you start to really build up your number of visitors. About the only thing you can really do is over extend yourself, because they won't come if you don't have fun things for them to do. Doesn't matter how many baby animals you have, nor how many varieties, it seems they won't show up if you don't have a bunch of shops, places to eat and (Yep!) BATHROOMS! They don't like not having places to go pee and surprisingly this one factor can make or break you. Once you get a following, I do like how the game seems to progress. Though after a while, it gets very redundant. If you're going to play this game, you better have the expansion packs. You'll need it to maintain your excitement level.