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Create and manage your own zoo in the first installment of the hit Tycoon series

Create and manage your own zoo in the first installment of the hit Tycoon series

Vote: (1,523 votes)

Program license: Trial version

Developer: Microsoft

Version: 2

Works under: Windows

Vote:

Program license

(1,523 votes)

Trial version

Developer

Version

Microsoft

2

Works under:

Windows

Pros

  • Designs are limitless
  • Care for baby animals until they grow to adults
  • Sounds are fun to listen to

Cons

  • Very time consuming
  • Colors and details could be improved

Design your own zoo, operating it to make a profit while keeping guests happy.

The game begins by selecting the type of land that you want to use for your zoo. Examples include a desert, green grass and a combination of terrain that you will need to landscape before setting up your exhibits. You can create your exhibits using a variety of materials, such as metal fences or wooden fences, water and special types of grass for the animals to enjoy. There is information given about the kind of terrain and the features that you need inside the exhibit to make each animal happy. You need to make sure the exhibit is sufficient for your animals before putting them inside. You also need to hire zoo staff who can feed and care for the animals before you complete your exhibits. Once you have all of the animals in place or at least a few animals, you can open the park.

Create pathways so that guests will know where to walk. Place benches, fountains and other decorations in the zoo that guests can enjoy. As you add more items to the zoo, you can increase the price of admission so that you make more money. As you reach certain milestones, more animals, buildings, and decorations are added to the options that you have for designing your zoo. There are different categories of animals, buildings, and decorations, such as safari or aquatic themes. The restaurants and gift shops follow along with these themes as well as the statues and fountains that you can place in the zoo. These themes allow you to block off certain areas where only those types of animals live. You can hire staff to clean up the zoo and staff to provide entertainment. The graphics of the zoo are decent, but the sounds make the zoo sounds realistic.

Pros

  • Designs are limitless
  • Care for baby animals until they grow to adults
  • Sounds are fun to listen to

Cons

  • Very time consuming
  • Colors and details could be improved