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Binding: CD-ROM Brand: Microsoft EAN: 0805529445321 ESRB Age Rating: Everyone Item Dimensions: Label: Microsoft Manufacturer: Microsoft MPN: 100722 Platform: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP Publisher: Microsoft Release Date: August 05, 2003 Studio: Microsoft Features:
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Editorial Review: Product Description: Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection triples your strategy fun, as you discover new worlds and build the most beautiful zoo in history! Amazon.com Review: An insidiously addictive simulation game, Zoo Tycoon allows players to create their own zoo, but not just any zoo. It's completely free-form: Start with fences for your exhibits, then pick animals and give them toys, foliage, and anything else you want. For your customers, you can lay down paths to lead them around, then add food stands, amusement rides, even maps and trash cans. Not sure what you need? The zoo advisors will tell you how to make the animals happy, and the customers themselves will tell you what they're looking for, be it snacks, more animals, or anything else. There's also a vast amount of background information on each critter--its diet, its habitat, etc.--which can be useful when you're adding a macrauchenia or a Loch Ness Monster. In all, you can choose over 100 animals, plus countless habitat and park embellishments. What makes Zoo Tycoon Complete Collection especially compelling is its inclusion of the expansion packs Marine Mania and Dinosaur Digs, so you can add dolphin shows to your zoo, or even a T-Rex or wooly mammoth. Be sure to maintain those worn-out fences, though, or you could have big trouble on your hands. Zoo Tycoon is a great game for kids because while they'll have terrific fun crafting the zoo of their dreams, they'll also get a reality lesson about what customers want, and how their choice of expenditures ultimately affect the bottom line (that nacho stand sounds tasty, but is it making money?). If you've made a good zoo, customers will be happy, and the money will roll in. And it's also the kind of game grown-ups can enjoy, because there are so many possibilities. Be wary, however, of trying to sneak in 20 minutes of play before bedtime because you'll probably stay up a lot longer than you planned. (Ages 7 and older) --David Horiuchi Pros:
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 Rating:  - Zoos, Aquariums and Jurassic ParksThis is the complete collection of games for the original Zoo Tycoon game, including the Marine Mania and Dinosaur Digs expansions. Basically, the game is exactly what you'd expect... it's a sim/strategy type game where you take the role of a zoo keeper, and build your ideal zoo. With dozens of animals, from African hunting dogs to saltwater crocodiles to Asian black bears, this game should appeal to any wildlife enthusiast. The whole goal of the game is to make sure your animals, and guests, are ... Read More Rating: - Zoo Tycoon is the best game EVER!!!I love Zoo Tycoon I play it all the time!!I really like the Kids Zoo in this game because everything's availible and you won't run out of money. When I play this game I always pick out my favorite animals. They are in Zoo Tycoon: the Gray Wolf, the Grizzly and Polar Bears, the Spotted Hyena, the Saltwater Crocodile, The Red Kangaroo, the Giant Anteater, and the Siberian Tiger. In Marine Mania: the Bottlenosed Dolphin, the Orca, the Great White Shark, the Green Sea Turtle, the Califorina Sea Lion (even ... Read More Rating:  - Zoo Tycoon is my Favorite!Zoo Tycoon is one of my favorite computer games. I have Zoo Tycoon 2 also, but I prefer this version. Zoo Tycoon has worked very well on our computer, although it is a bit slow when loading. Now for some info on the game. There are three types of games to play. Tutorials, scenarios, and free-form games. I recommend that you play the tutorials first to get used to the game. Then you should play a free-form game to get used to owning a zoo before you take on the ... Read More Rating: - Zoo TycoonBoth my son(8) and daughter (6) love it. He is a big dinosaur fan so being able to make a zoo our of dinosaurs made him happy. Also, the onscreen text prompts and advice encourages reading which I am all for. Rating: - So much fun!And I've learned so much about animals that I didn't know before. We first owned Rollercoaster Tycoon and I loved that game. I enjoy the zoo game even more. There are a few glitches, but they're minor. The scenario games are a blast! |
