Zoo Tycoon 2 :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

Awesome!

2007-05-08
Once you learn how this program works - you will become addicted! It's fantastic!

Slow game, but very addictive

2007-04-18
I like games like CIVILIZATION that take hours and hours and hours to play. While I adore this game, I must say that it's a bit slow before anything really starts to happen. You can build your zoo, but it takes a while. Then you have to wait before you start to really build up your number of visitors. About the only thing you can really do is over extend yourself, because they won't come if you don't have fun things for them to do. Doesn't matter how many baby animals you have, nor how many varieties, it seems they won't show up if you don't have a bunch of shops, places to eat and (Yep!) BATHROOMS! They don't like not having places to go pee and surprisingly this one factor can make or break you.

Once you get a following, I do like how the game seems to progress. Though after a while, it gets very redundant. If you're going to play this game, you better have the expansion packs. You'll need it to maintain your excitement level.

Zoo tycoon 2,- a REALLY GREAT game

2007-04-14
I have zoo tycoon 2 and endangerd species, & marine mania expansion packs and let me tell you it is a great game. I have made a ton of zoos and along with the expansion packs, I try to make them them a five star zoo. Along the way to making the zoo I can name my animas. I also make jeep rides and actully ride in them!(You can only make them with endangered species pack only though) I don't play with Zoo tycoon 2 much though because my brothers are always playing with it!!! Put this game on your early Christmas list!

AWESOME FUN

2007-03-19
i LOVE this game and so do my kids especially my 8 yr old this is a great game. if you are a tycoon game nut then you will love this game also.

Zoo Tycoon 2

2007-03-09
The game is fun. Try not to get too upset when you are trying to put up the fence in training. The game can be a little difficult at times and a little frustrating. It gives the animal's and the people's points of view, which is really a nice feature. Look for the Zoo Tycoon 2 Marine Mania, this is a lot of fun!

Big Improvement

2008-07-02
Really big improvement and better than the first. Better graphics and more fun...I think. It's not a waste of money!

Fun

2008-06-18
I really liked this game especially how it was fun but only for a little while. After a while it got old then it came back and then I lost intrest again. But if you really love animals and couldn't wait to make a Zoo of your own then perfect excellent choice. But it you are looking at rollercoaster Tycoon and this get roallercoaster first you can put a waterpark, rollercoasters, and animals in that but these games are both very fun.

Doubt between original Zoo Tycoon and Zoo Tycoon 2?

2007-08-13
I was a RollerCoaster Tycoon fan, but then I wanted to try Zoo Tycoon. Downloaded the trial version and liked it, so I bought it.

BEFORE I bought it, I was in a really big doubt between getting Zoo Tycoon Complete Collection ($[...]) or Zoo Tycoon 2 ($[...]). I looked everywhere to find forums to tell me which one was better. I couldn't find it, so I'm typing here. I really liked Zoo Tycoon 2. I didn't play the full version of the original Zoo Tycoon, but I don't know if it would be as cool as Zoo Tycoon 2. I really enjoyed Zoo Tycoon 2.

What I liked the most was ZooKeeper mode AND the Challenge Mode - this is the game mode I like, and wish there was this mode on RCT. It works like this: You choose a zoo, choose your money, and start with some available animals to buy, and you receive some challanges from time-to-time. Then you have to make your zoo more famous. It is cooler than Campaign Mode, I gotta say. I think that this feature (Challenge Mode) isn't available in the original ZT.

So, in conclusion, I recommend Zoo Tycoon 2. I am playing this game WITHOUT any expansion pack, and it is awesome!

Daughter loves it!

2007-07-20
I bought this game for my 11-year-old daughter because she likes computer and video games, and because I happened to notice it on a list of parent-recommended software. After reading some of the reviews here, I was a little hesitant, but it wasn't that expensive so I figured I would give it a try.

She LOVES it! When I got home from work last night she had installed it herself, taken some tutorials, learned to play it, and was busily watching giraffes being born and setting up amenities for her zoo visitors. I'm not a huge fan of sim games, but this has certainly kept her absorbed. I think she's going to learn a lot from this game, and it's a fun activity for those boring summer days.

Definitely a good game for my daughter!

I spend all day playing this game

2007-06-10
I loved this game from the start. I liked that you got to make your own zoo and play with it. Whenever my friends come over we always play zoo tycoon 2. Whenever I played it never would freeze but just in case it did I saved it about every 15 minutes.