I've always loved this game for the PC, so I thought I'd try it out on the DS. Unfortunately, I have to say, I was quite disappointed. The basic concept is pretty much exactly the same as the PC version - you have to build a zoo, which includes building animal enclosures, choosing and looking after animals, adding extras for your visitors such as hot dog stands, and employing staff. However, this does not work very well on the DS as the screen is so small, and this makes using the controls very fiddly and difficult indeed! The game is far too complicated to work well on such a small screen and only using a stylus instead of a mouse, and this meant that unfortunately, I ..  Read the complete review

~Product~ Zoo Tycoon D.S comes in a plastic case with a picture of a zoo with a polar bear at the front. Inside the case is the small square disc which you insert into your Nintendo D.S. The instruction booklet and guarantee are also in the case. ~About The Game~ The object of the game is to build and manage your very own zoos whilst keeping your animals and visitors happy. At the start you get a sum of money to help you but later on you have to rely on paying visitors. Zoo Tycoon takes you step by step through the basics of running a successful zoo. From caring for your animals to meeting your financial goals, each scenario ...  Read the complete review

I started playing Zoo Tycoon on the PC about 3 years ago and I was hooked! This must be the most addictive game in the world. Hours would pass me by when I played this game. I was recently given a Nintendo DS as a gift and came across the Zoo Tycoon Nintendo DS game. I was thrilled - hours of fun and much more portable than on my PC. This game is great but in comparing it to the PC version it is not as addictive. The PC version is much more in depth - there is a lot more you can do on the PC game and I found it to be more challenging - but that is another review. Basically you create your own zoo. You choose the animals you want, the way you ...  Read the complete review

Zoo Tycoon has now come to the Nintendo DS, making it easier to play as all other versions I have known of this type of games have been on the PC, so now you can take the game with you wherever you go. It's a game where you get to purchase and adopt various animals whilst creating them all for your own personal zoo. You have to manage the Zoo like you are running a real life zoo, keeping visitors happy with gift shops and restaurants and putting various animals in too. You start the game with a piece of land and an amount of money and then you have to build appropriate exhibits for your zoo animals and then keep the animals and the customers happy, ...  Read the complete review

Zoo Tycoon for the DS is one of those games which you just know was probably great on the PC - but shouldn't have been put onto the DS. We paid a couple of pounds for this game off ebay, and I could see right away why it was so cheap / not very popular. The retail price on Amazon is only £9.95, so it's not an expensive game brand new even. When I first turned on this game I was frankly shocked by the graphics. If you've ever played the old PC games from the early to mid nineties, like Theme Park and Transport Tycoon etc, then you'll be able to imagine exactly what the graphics for this game look like. To make matters worse, I played this on the DSi XL and ...  Read the complete review