Zoo Tycoon (DS)

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

Zoo Tycoon is a game for the Nintendo DS. The game requires you to build up your zoo, getting more exhibits and taking care of the animals (and there are over fifty to choose from), preventing them from escaping whilst also keeping your zoo's bank balance in order. The game is very easy to play and pick up on. You can either choose to play the game in free form mode, or play through the various scenarios in the game. There are eighteen scenarios in the game, including the three tutorial scenarios. In the free form option you can again choose from a variety of landscapes, so choose between grass and mountains, which again does increase the number of options and ...  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

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

The idea of Zoo Tycoon on the Nintendo DS is basically the same as the PC game. You get a zoo and you have to build exhibits to put animals in, restaurants / eating places for the visitors, toilets, paths for them to walk around the zoo - any conveniences you can think of. The animal exhibits are usually cages. You then buy some animals to put in them. Usually you'd just put the same animals in one exhibit, I've never tried to put different animals in together. I think it might be ok depending on the animals as some would probably fight. Anyway, once you've put your animals in the exhibit, there's a guide to tell you whether they're happy or not ...  Read the complete review