Zoo Tycoon

Zoo Tycoon
Release Date	October 17, 2001
Rating	ESRB (E)
Publisher	Microsoft
Developer	Blue Fang Games
Gameplay
Features	Zoo Management & Building
Theme

  
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Zoo Tycoon is a business simulation game developed by Blue Fang Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The focus of the game is to create a successful zoo and try to make a profit out of it. The game was released on October 17, 2001 and two expansions, Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs and Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania were released in 2002, followed by Zoo Tycoon 2, released in 2004. 

Guests

In Zoo Tycoon, one of the goals is to keep guests happy. This can be done in a plethora of ways, and can be very difficult to do. The way to please guests is to meet their standards. Guests all have five standards that need to be met: The first is happiness, which is simply a measure of how happy a guest is. This can be changed simply by meeting the other needs of the guests. The second standard is hunger. When a guest gets hungry, they'll go out to get food from a food stand. If a guest's hunger need isn't met, then their happiness will greatly decrease. If enough guests get very hungry, then a message will appear at the top of the screen in red letters that says, "Guests can't find any places to buy food." The third standard is thirst, which is met in a way that is very similar to hunger. However, instead of using a food stand to make this need go down, they have to use drink stands. Just like hunger, if the thirst need gets too high for too many guests, then a red message will appear at the top of the screen that says, "Guests can't find any place to buy drinks." Two alternative messages that can appear are "There are lots of hungry guests." and "There are lots of thirsty guests." The fourth standard is a restroom need. Guests will always need to use the restroom after they're in the zoo for extended periods of time. There are four kinds of restrooms in Zoo Tycoon. One is a small restroom, which only holds about four people, and is available at the beginning of the game. It is a concrete building with a yellow thatched roof. A second restroom is the family restroom, which holds about ten people at a time. It has the exact same design as the small restroom. The third restroom is a part of the Zoo Tycoon:Marine Mania expansion pack, and is called the aquatic restroom. The aquatic restroom is the exact same as the family restroom, only the roof is a turquoise color, and is made of metal. The fourth and final restroom available in Zoo Tycoon is only available from the Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection expansion pack. It is called the fancy restroom, and it is simply a family restroom, made completely of wood. The fifth and final standard for guests is their energy level. Guests energy level will slowly go down as they walk throughout the zoo. A guests energy level can go back up if they sit down somewhere, like on a bench or on a picnic table. A restaurant can be used to clear out all of the needs that the guests possess, with the exception of happiness.

Bonus downloads

Zoo Tycoon has had a fair amount of downloadable content made available over the years. These can be obtained in three ways: One way is by transferring them from a disc onto the computer that has Zoo Tycoon installed on it. Once the downloads have been put on the computer, on the main menu of the Zoo Tycoon game, click the link that says something like "Download New Content." Once there, click the link that says "Check Locally," and browse until you find the file. The second way is to go directly to the "Download New Content" page, and clicking "Check Internet." This requires an internet connection to work. The third way gets all of them at once, but is very pricey. You can just go out and buy Zoo Tycoon:Complete Collection. This gets every download available for Zoo Tycoon, Zoo Tycoon:Dinosaur Digs, and Zoo Tycoon:Marine Mania. It is no longer available from most stores, but can still be ordered online.

Animals

Zoo Tycoon features 45 different species of animals (over 50 species if you download the bonus animals). Here is an complete list of the animals featured in the un-downloaded version:

Animal	Biome	Notes
African Elephant	Savannah
Olive Baboon	Savannah
Plains Zebra	Savannah
Black Rhinoceros	Savannah
Thomson's Gazelle	Savannah
Common Wildebeest	Savannah
Giraffe	Savannah
African Buffalo	Savannah
Hippopotamus	Savannah
Sable Antelope	Savannah	DLC
African Lion	Savannah
Cheetah	Savannah
Leopard	Savannah
African Wild Dog	Savannah	DLC
Spotted Hyena	Savannah
Greater Flamingo	Savannah
Ostrich	Savnnah
African Warthog	Savannah
Blackbuck	Savannah	DLC
Triceratops	Savannah	Easter Egg
Red Kangaroo	Savannah
Prezewalkski's Wild Horse	Grassland	DLC
American Bison	Grassland
Black Bear	Deciduous Forest
Moose	Deciduous Forest
Mexican Gray Wolf	Deciduous Forest	DLC
Japanese Serow	Deciduous Forest	DLC
Unicorn	Deciduous Forest	Easter Egg
Siberian Tiger	Coniferous Forest
Grizzly Bear	Coniferous Forest
Gray Wolf	Coniferous Forest
Bigfoot	Coniferous Forest	DLC
Mandrill	Tropical Rainforest
Chimpanzee	Tropical Rainforest
Lowland Gorilla	Tropical Rainforest	Research
Okapi	Tropical Rainforest	Research
Bongo	Tropical Rainforest	DLC
Asian Elephant	Tropical Rainforest	DLC
Orangutan	Tropical Rainforest
Javan Rhinoceros	Tropical Rainforest	DLC
Bengal Tiger	Tropical Rainforest	Two varients
Black Leopard	Tropical Rainforest	Research
Clouded Leopard	Tropical Rainforest
Komodo Dragon	Tropical Rainforest	DLC
Malaysian Tapir	Tropical Rainforest	DLC
Jaguar	Tropical Rainforest
Giant Anteater	Tropical Rainforest
Markhor	Highland
Snow Leopard	Highland	Research
Giant Panda	Highland	Research
Asian Black Bear	Highland	DLC
Llama	Highland	DLC
Mountain Lion	Highland	DLC
Ibex	Highland
American Bighorn Sheep	Highland
Yeti	Highland	DLC
Polar Bear	Tundra	Two varients
Reindeer	Tundra	DLC
Artic Wolf	Tundra
Emperor Penguin	Tundra
Gemsbok	Desert
Dromedary Camel	Desert
Saltwater Crocodile	Saltwater
California Sea Lion	Saltwater	Preforms in shows

Research

Zoo Tycoon has a feature where you can research new buildings, animals, staff education, etc. With each expansion pack (Dinosaur Digs, Marine Mania, Complete Collection,) there has been something new. For instance, Dinosaur Digs and Marine Mania contained new Dinosaurs and new Marine animals, respectively. Complete Collection came with a nocturnal creature house. This is the only way that a player can add houses, meaning bird houses (Aviary), Insect House, etc. It is also the only way that the player can add endangered animals to the zoo, or hidden animals, in the cases of Dinosaur Digs and Marine Mania. However, there have been certain cheats that can unlock all of the researchable things.

Demo

Zoo Tycoon Demo includes four animals common in real-life zoos: the Lion, the Bengal Tiger, the Reticulated Giraffe, and the Thomson's Gazelle. You can only adopt male animals. There are several buildings and scenery from the full game. There are only two staff available for hire: Zookeepers and Maintenance Workers.