Fast E-mail Delivery REGION-FREE Multi-language Compatible with Windows 7/8/10 Digital Download Version Its not a DVD/Code/Key/ONLY AVAILABLE ON WINDOWS 7/8/10 AFTER THE PURCHASE YOU WILL RECEIVE YOU ORDER THROUGH YOUR E-MAIL ( please send your email address) ORDERS will be sent as soon as possible: usually it takes 5-10 Minutes. When I'm not ONLINE details will be sent during 24 HOURS. A second expansion pack, Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania, and a downloadable expansion, Zoo Tycoon 2: Dino Danger Pack, will be released later in 2006. Zoo Tycoon 2: African Adventure,' available in June 2006, will allow virtual zookeepers to adopt and care for 20 new African animals from eight biomes, such as the adorable Meerkat or the endangered.
Zoo Tycoon was one of my favourite games as a young child.
After watching the 1999 Walking with Dinosaurs documentary, I developed a fascination for dinosaurs and, through that, an obsession for Zoo Tycoon’sDinosaur Digs expansion pack. (Although my zoos never seemed to last long, as my dinosaurs always managed to escape their habitats and start eating visitors). Remembering my favourite childhood game, I decided a few months ago to buy online a second-hand physical copy of Zoo Tycoon 2: Ultimate Collection, a five-pack game set which includes the Zoo Tycoon 2 base game and its four most recent expansion packs: African Adventure, Endangered Species, Extinct Animals and Marine Mania.
For those unfamiliar with the series, Zoo Tycoon 2 is a simulation game where you have the ability to create your own zoo. While there is an option to play in freedom mode (where you have unlimited money and access to all the game’s content from the onset), often your zoos will have to fulfil certain goals or requirements, or earn a certain amount of stars/fame (calculated based on a number of factors, such as guests’ and animals’ happiness) to unlock more items and animals to place in your zoos. If you complete all the requirements in a given campaign, you can unlock additional bonus items which greatly boost your guest’s happiness. The main challenge though is trying to make your zoos profitable enough that you can build more exhibits and buildings for your guests to enjoy, as your zoo is essentially a business where your expenditure must not exceed your profit (generated by your buildings’ sales and guest donations).
I installed this game on my Surface Pro 4 which has a fairly recent version of Windows 10. Like many others, I did initially have some problems installing the game: the first disc kept stalling half-way through installation and, when I clicked cancel, an error message would come up stating that ‘the installation pathway cannot be found’. I did some troubleshooting online and tried a few recommended fixes, such as changing the name of the InstallShield on the C: Drive (which didn’t work) to copying the disc’s files to my desktop and recommencing installation (which maybe worked? It took two restarts but I had no issues installing the game after this). Considering I did get the game to work in the end with no further issues (I’ve been playing the game for about twenty hours so far and have only had the game crash once on me), I suggest having a little patience and trying a few low-level troubleshooting if you’re having issues with installation. Overall, it probably took me twenty minutes to get the game to install.
The graphics are grainy and occasionally glitchy, but they’re not terrible. In first-person view, the animals’ expressions are surprisingly detailed.
To discuss the base game first, Zoo Tycoon 2 is a decent amount of fun. It’s surprisingly enjoyable fiddling around with zoo layouts and contemplating what animals to put in each of your exhibits. The graphics aren’t outstanding, but they’re adequate and still hold well today, barring a few clunky camera angles and glitches. (There will be one or two animals walking into trees, and many guests running away from peacocks which they believe have escaped their exhibit). The game’s main weakness though is the pace of its gameplay: the large majority of the game is spent waiting for money to accumulate, which can be very dull. As well, since money is never in ample supply, it’s incredibly difficult outside freedom mode to really create the elaborate zoos you’re envisioning. Even in freedom mode though (where funds are not an issue), the game can quickly become repetitive and restrictive as, regardless of what scenario you’re playing, you still need to secure guests’ and animals’ happiness which can only occur by building zoo layouts and exhibits in a particular way.
The expansion packs definitely added a lot in terms of content and customisation to the base game. For those who are really into creating and designing these elaborate zoos, it’s really possible with the expansions to have a lot of fun: I’ve seen videos online of people creating these stunning seaside oases and tropical rainforests. (However, there are limits to how creative one can be when there are very strict rules regarding how exhibits are be created. For example, your exhibits must still be fully enclosed and only contain objects from your animal’s particular biome). For the casual player though who is likely to be playing principally on campaign mode (where money is typically limited), there’s almost too much customisation; one doesn’t really need seven types of kiosks/aquariums or over a hundred animals, and the amount of choice can be daunting, especially for beginner players.
The amount of content available in the expansions (see in the lower part of the images) is astounding. Unfortunately, unless you’re playing in freedom (unlimited) mode, you’re unlikely to use much of it.
Each of the expansions also introduce at least one new major feature to the gameplay. These include sky trams and elevated paths (Endangered Species), jeep safaris (African Adventure) fossil labs and fossil hunting (Extinct Animals), and tanks and shows (Marine Mania). For the most part, I liked the addition of these features. For one, they addressed the base game’s key problem by introducing new means to save/accumulate more money, meaning there is less time spent waiting around for funds to amass. Likewise, they provided extra few things to do whilst waiting for the aforementioned. However, I did find a lot of the features were a bit glitchy (my sky trams’ seats always seemed to disappear after a long period of time) and some of them did demand a lot of time and repetitive work to make them worthwhile. Whilst this is no issue in freedom or challenge mode where you can choose to ignore these features, some of the campaigns require you engaging with these features over and over again across multiple scenarios. (In one scenario, you have to find hundreds and hundreds of fossil pieces to upgrade your metal detector to a high enough level to build a woolly mammoth fossil. It is a ridiculously frustrating task unless you have a team of palaeontologists assisting which, naturally, costs a heap of money).
Would I recommend playing Zoo Tycoon 2: Ultimate Collection? There are definitely elements of this game which are enjoyable and engaging; I think most people like the idea of building their own zoos and Zoo Tycoon 2: Ultimate Collection provides an easy way to do that, providing heaps of item and animal content. (Apparently there is an active community online who provides mods for this game, so I suspect even more content is accessible with an internet connection). Still, for people who are hoping to design beautiful yet playable zoos will be disappointed, as the game’s stringent requirements for gaining zoo fame means creativity often has to be sacrificed for practicality. Likewise, players looking for a strategy-tycoon type game are likely to be frustrated by the simplistic business elements (profit vs. expenditure) and the amount of waiting needed to expand your tycoon. Still, if you can find a cheap copy online, I’d recommend getting Zoo Tycoon 2: Ultimate Collection, especially if you’re a fan of the original game.
Zoo Tycoon was one of my favourite games as a young child.
After watching the 1999 Walking with Dinosaurs documentary, I developed a fascination for dinosaurs and, through that, an obsession for Zoo Tycoon’sDinosaur Digs expansion pack. (Although my zoos never seemed to last long, as my dinosaurs always managed to escape their habitats and start eating visitors). Remembering my favourite childhood game, I decided a few months ago to buy online a second-hand physical copy of Zoo Tycoon 2: Ultimate Collection, a five-pack game set which includes the Zoo Tycoon 2 base game and its four most recent expansion packs: African Adventure, Endangered Species, Extinct Animals and Marine Mania.
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For those unfamiliar with the series, Zoo Tycoon 2 is a simulation game where you have the ability to create your own zoo. While there is an option to play in freedom mode (where you have unlimited money and access to all the game’s content from the onset), often your zoos will have to fulfil certain goals or requirements, or earn a certain amount of stars/fame (calculated based on a number of factors, such as guests’ and animals’ happiness) to unlock more items and animals to place in your zoos. If you complete all the requirements in a given campaign, you can unlock additional bonus items which greatly boost your guest’s happiness. The main challenge though is trying to make your zoos profitable enough that you can build more exhibits and buildings for your guests to enjoy, as your zoo is essentially a business where your expenditure must not exceed your profit (generated by your buildings’ sales and guest donations).
I installed this game on my Surface Pro 4 which has a fairly recent version of Windows 10. Like many others, I did initially have some problems installing the game: the first disc kept stalling half-way through installation and, when I clicked cancel, an error message would come up stating that ‘the installation pathway cannot be found’. I did some troubleshooting online and tried a few recommended fixes, such as changing the name of the InstallShield on the C: Drive (which didn’t work) to copying the disc’s files to my desktop and recommencing installation (which maybe worked? It took two restarts but I had no issues installing the game after this). Considering I did get the game to work in the end with no further issues (I’ve been playing the game for about twenty hours so far and have only had the game crash once on me), I suggest having a little patience and trying a few low-level troubleshooting if you’re having issues with installation. Overall, it probably took me twenty minutes to get the game to install.
The graphics are grainy and occasionally glitchy, but they’re not terrible. In first-person view, the animals’ expressions are surprisingly detailed.
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To discuss the base game first, Zoo Tycoon 2 is a decent amount of fun. It’s surprisingly enjoyable fiddling around with zoo layouts and contemplating what animals to put in each of your exhibits. The graphics aren’t outstanding, but they’re adequate and still hold well today, barring a few clunky camera angles and glitches. (There will be one or two animals walking into trees, and many guests running away from peacocks which they believe have escaped their exhibit). The game’s main weakness though is the pace of its gameplay: the large majority of the game is spent waiting for money to accumulate, which can be very dull. As well, since money is never in ample supply, it’s incredibly difficult outside freedom mode to really create the elaborate zoos you’re envisioning. Even in freedom mode though (where funds are not an issue), the game can quickly become repetitive and restrictive as, regardless of what scenario you’re playing, you still need to secure guests’ and animals’ happiness which can only occur by building zoo layouts and exhibits in a particular way.
The expansion packs definitely added a lot in terms of content and customisation to the base game. For those who are really into creating and designing these elaborate zoos, it’s really possible with the expansions to have a lot of fun: I’ve seen videos online of people creating these stunning seaside oases and tropical rainforests. (However, there are limits to how creative one can be when there are very strict rules regarding how exhibits are be created. For example, your exhibits must still be fully enclosed and only contain objects from your animal’s particular biome). For the casual player though who is likely to be playing principally on campaign mode (where money is typically limited), there’s almost too much customisation; one doesn’t really need seven types of kiosks/aquariums or over a hundred animals, and the amount of choice can be daunting, especially for beginner players.
The amount of content available in the expansions (see in the lower part of the images) is astounding. Unfortunately, unless you’re playing in freedom (unlimited) mode, you’re unlikely to use much of it.
Each of the expansions also introduce at least one new major feature to the gameplay. These include sky trams and elevated paths (Endangered Species), jeep safaris (African Adventure) fossil labs and fossil hunting (Extinct Animals), and tanks and shows (Marine Mania). For the most part, I liked the addition of these features. For one, they addressed the base game’s key problem by introducing new means to save/accumulate more money, meaning there is less time spent waiting around for funds to amass. Likewise, they provided extra few things to do whilst waiting for the aforementioned. However, I did find a lot of the features were a bit glitchy (my sky trams’ seats always seemed to disappear after a long period of time) and some of them did demand a lot of time and repetitive work to make them worthwhile. Whilst this is no issue in freedom or challenge mode where you can choose to ignore these features, some of the campaigns require you engaging with these features over and over again across multiple scenarios. (In one scenario, you have to find hundreds and hundreds of fossil pieces to upgrade your metal detector to a high enough level to build a woolly mammoth fossil. It is a ridiculously frustrating task unless you have a team of palaeontologists assisting which, naturally, costs a heap of money).
Would I recommend playing Zoo Tycoon 2: Ultimate Collection? There are definitely elements of this game which are enjoyable and engaging; I think most people like the idea of building their own zoos and Zoo Tycoon 2: Ultimate Collection provides an easy way to do that, providing heaps of item and animal content. (Apparently there is an active community online who provides mods for this game, so I suspect even more content is accessible with an internet connection). Still, for people who are hoping to design beautiful yet playable zoos will be disappointed, as the game’s stringent requirements for gaining zoo fame means creativity often has to be sacrificed for practicality. Likewise, players looking for a strategy-tycoon type game are likely to be frustrated by the simplistic business elements (profit vs. expenditure) and the amount of waiting needed to expand your tycoon. Still, if you can find a cheap copy online, I’d recommend getting Zoo Tycoon 2: Ultimate Collection, especially if you’re a fan of the original game.