Another in the still-expanding genre of sims, as a Zoo Tycoon you build and maintain your own zoo, buying animals, constructing exhibits and managing your animals’ and guests’ needs. Developed by the new Blue Fang (headed up by former developers at Sierra Online), this is their first game and the first zoo-related sim on the market. Now a (probably familiar) window pops up from zoo tycoon 2. Here up top choose the option “Install”, this will start the installation process. After the game is done installing and you want to play the game, run the “Setup.Exe” file again. 1-16 of 110 results for 'zoo tycoon 1' Zoo Tycoon - PC. ESRB Rating: Everyone Oct 18, 2001 by Microsoft. 4.3 out of 5 stars 195. Mac Currently unavailable. Zoo Tycoon Complete Collection - PC. Wildlife Park Tycoon Download ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+ Jul 26, 2011 by Viva Media. 2.5 out of 5 stars 66. Finally getting fully remastered, the Zoo Tycoon video game series is now filled and completed with all the discovered animals. As the title of the game suggests, Zoo Tycoon Ultimate Animal Collection free download is all about animals. Building the ultimate zoo is the primary objective in the game.
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On a scale of questionable ethics, a game about running a zoo doesn’t quite compare with say,Concentration Camp Tycoon. But building an empire around a bunch of animals shoved in cages for visitors munching candyfloss to stare at still seems distasteful. Not that the public at large will think so. Zoos are still portrayed as the place the whole family can go for a fun day out and a perfectly suitable subject for children’s books. Putting moral considerations aside though, Zoo Tycoon is still open to criticism. For one thing, we haven’t seen such a boring management game since Sim Ant.
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The game is divided into two modes: scenarios and freeform, the first one setting out very clear objectives to be completed within a specified time, the second closer to the original Theme Park, giving you carte blanche to build until you simply can’t take it anymore. In both cases you have to build paths, fence in areas and hire keepers and repairmen. You start off with a small number of animals you can 'adopt’ and stick in the exhibits, but you can research new species (not quite sure how that works) as well as new habitats, shelters and toys, while also improving staff training. There isn't much micromanaging to endure but, as if to make up for this, Zoo Tycoon has a very stupid system for ensuring the well-being and happiness of each of the animals. As well as company, toys and food, your animals need their original environment recreated with just the right percentage of ground covered with the correct surface. You can spend ages adding a bit more savannah grass, and tweaking the amount of dirt on the floor before the critters are fully satisfied. And it doesn’t exactly make for good gameplay.The hard work stops as soon as you’ve finished your objectives, and all there is left to do is twiddle your thumbs until you rub your fingerprints off.
The greatest thing about Zoo Tycoon is that you can remove the walls of the exhibits and let the animals run loose, eating guests and causing mayhem until recaptured. You can also achieve the one thing zoos are good at: preserving endangered species and helping them to procreate. But in a very similar situation to real zoos, the newly borns are simply visitor-fodder and there’s no chance of returning them to the wild.
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Considering the barely functional graphics, irritating music and repetitive gameplay, parents who buy this for their children could well be accused of cruelty to children.
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