Zoo Tycoon is a business simulation developed by Blue Fang Games and released by Microsoft Game Studios. It is a tycoon game in which the player must run a zoo and try to make a profit. Although first released for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh in 2001, it was ported to the Nintendo DS in 2005. It was followed by two expansion packs, Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs and Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania, which were released in 2002, as well as a sequel, Zoo Tycoon 2, released in 2004.
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Plot-driven, classical in form, cool and earnest.
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About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
- Developer
- Blue Fang Games
- Publisher
- Microsoft
- Released
- August 27, 2001
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
IGDB rating 7.4/10 from 103 ratings.
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