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Its even better than the first

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 18 / 20
Date: November 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I just bought this game today...and played it for a few hours. My initial impression is just "WOW look at all the new features". The world is MUCH more detailed. You can go into "zoo guest mode" and see everyting up close, as well as personally clean and tend to the animals yourslef. The animals are not nearly as picky as in the first game, and they reproduce easily. This game in some ways reminds me of the sims, but in a good way. The freeform has unlimited cash. The animals and people have little icons saying whether they are happy or not. My favorite part is all the cool animations they put into the game. The animals interact, the people have various actions. I see it as a great improvement of an already fun game.

Beware

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 11 / 21
Date: November 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I was so looking forward to this game being released only to find it is compatible to very few OS. You must have 256 RAM FREE-not just a 256 card. Worse yet it will not play on many graphics cards due to directx9 incompatibility, and we are talking new updated graphics cards too! Go to the zoo tycoon site and read the incompatibility issues before purchasing and save yourself headaches and despair.

Let the Buyer Beware

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 17
Date: November 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Though I can not play it on my computer, this game looks great. I've Been told that the animals are not as picky as before and the guests are smarter. When It is working, I am sure I will play it a lot. The reason it didn't work is it was created with DirectX, a program that does not work on 90% of PC video cards, including mine. I will have to buy a new video card. If you are going to buy this game, I suggest you look very carefully at Sytem Requirements before buying.

This game is Awesome...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 79 / 91
Date: November 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I love Zoo Tycoon 2. I played the original & the expansions & loved them as well but Zoo Tycoon 2 is so much better. I really like the ability to build diagonically. The zoo looks much better with this ability. I also find it really neat that you can go into Zoo Guest Mode which allows you to walk throug the zoo & see what everything looks like from the guest's point of view. The Photo Safari Mode is neat also. It allows you to go into the exhibits & take really good pictures of the animals. Did I mention that the animals are a lot more realistic & easier to please? This game is really awesome. I highly recommend it to anyone.

Zoo Tycoon The Best!!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: November 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I had played the first Zoo Tycoon and all the expansions pack. I loved it!! and now they come out with the second series so I bought this game a few weeks ago, I've been playing this game till now. This game absolutely amazing!!, although the gameplay different from the first one, but it's still easy to play and luckily they still give the tutorial mode (to learn to play the game). I think the game developer still save the expansion sets for this game. Keep it up Zoo Tycoon!!

What is the different

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 24
Date: November 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

What is the different between this game and Zoo Tycoon 2 with Bonus Animal Pen (Monkey or Tiger) ?

Microsft has done it again!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: November 20, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Outstanding! Photo Safari, Biome Bush, RED PANDAS?! What's not to love? The Zoopedia is very noteworthy too. However, it can be slow in some places, so you have to be patient. But overall, two thumbs up!

Lots of Improvement

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 372 / 379
Date: November 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I was going to resist getting Zoo Tycoon 2, having recently being disappointed by the update of Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 (which is NOT an improvement). I am, however, a simulation/strategy game addict--and I am happy to report that I don't regret giving in to the impulse to buy Zoo Tycoon 2.

The original version of this game was not one of my favorites. I found changing little squares of landscape and mending fences rather tedious for long term game play, not to mention only having income from entrance fees and food/drinks keeping my bank account in a permanent decline, and visitors loosing interest in the exhibits too quickly.

WHY THIS VERSION IS BETTER:
* 3D Animation - I tend not to care much about graphics in general, however these graphics are quite well done, and you can zoom in quite close to observe the animals. You can also click on any animal and find out what it's doing at any given moment.

* Photo Safari - In certain scenarios and challenge games, you can earn awards by taking pictures of specific events. Switching to a digital camera style view, you may have to take a snapshot of two animals, or an animal running, etc.

* Interactive Mode - You can switch to guest view, and walk around your park, getting a close-up view. Further, you can play caretaker and clean up after animals (and guests), clean animals and fill food dishes yourself.

* Donations/Income - Guests continue to visit all exhibits as the game progresses, and contribute donations at each exhibit. The more interesting the exhibit, the more they donate (they like biomes: exhibits in which the terrain, plants, rocks and animals are all appropriate to one another).

* Guest/Animal Detail - Similar to Roller Coaster Tycoon, you can view each guest or animal's specific needs, discovering which are fulfilled and which are not. You can also view lists of this information that can be organized by any category (which animals are pregnant, which guests most need a bathroom, etc.)

* Responsive Guests - In the previous versions, guests nearly dying of thirst would walk right by a soda stand complaining. Now they form lines (though they'll whine if the line is too long) or give an opinion ("I want something other than soda.")

* Atmosphere - Part of your score depends on the appearance of your zoo. Guests will get unhappy without fountains, arches and bouncy kangaroo rides to keep them entertained (and you'll get a message if too many of them are dissatisfied).

* Zoo Rating/Progress - As your zoo improves, so does your rating, unlocking more objects and animals.

* Exhibit Design - As with the previous version, you paint exhibits with appropriate terrain and fill them with the right vegetation for the animal. However, you paint in broad strokes, rather than micromanaging every square. Also, you don't pay for the change of terrain, which keeps the costs of building an exhibit much more manageable.

* Gifts to Wear - There's a different gift for each animal, and guests will buy those relating to animals they've seen in your zoo. You might see them walking around with moose antlers on their heads or peacock backpacks.

* No Broken Fences: The fences no longer deteriorate, so animals only escape if you use the wrong kind of fence, and predators will not kill other animals. Guests will still flee from escaped animals, however.

*Animal Adoption: No longer can you purchase unlimited flamingoes or tigers. A limited number and variety of animals are available at a time, the higher your zoo rating, the more species available and the more options you have. You can choose to pass on adopting a species, and it will be replaced by a random other species after some time that isn't already an option (but each level only makes certain species available, you need to earn 5 stars to get the rarest animals).

* Specified Research: Rather than having to research several things you don't want to get the one you do, you can choose the specific object you want to research next for a set fee. Objects available for research expand with your zoo rating.

WHAT IT LACKS:
* Number of Scenarios: I've had the game less than a week, and have already beaten most of the campaign scenarios. However, there are many challenge games still to be played. No doubt an expansion pack is already in the works to fix this.

* Number of Animals: There are only 30 different animals, mostly the same as those found in the previous version. However, there is a wide variety: for instance you have one species of tiger, one of elephant, etc. I imagine there will be an expansion pack to supplement this, too.

* Limited Initial Animal Choice: You always start out with the same three (Moose, Peacock and Camel) and need to establish them before more are made available, which gets a bit tiresome when you play a number of scenarios.

BOTTOM LINE: A family-friendly game, I'd say this is one of the best simulation games of 2004 (and I've played a lot of them). Easy enough for kids to play, but entertaining enough for adults. If you're a fan of Rollercoaster Tycoon or SimCity, this is an excellent choice.

Mary......???

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 16
Date: November 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Ugh Mary its your fault you dont have the requirements for the game lol so to make up for your pathetic review i give this game full credit ( besides my friend has this game and i want it)

Very Fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 10
Date: December 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is very fun. You get to build your own (zoo) world and try to get more customers. Along the way, it is fun for the animals to have babies and then try to keep them from overcrowding. Fun experiences mixing up the wrong types of animals and so on. Good, clean fun.

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