Zoo Tycoon is an o.k. game for a short time before you begin to notice the major shortcomings.

User Rating: 3.1 | Zoo Tycoon DS DS
By Sumuran | Review Date:
I bought Zoo Tycoon with high hopes. Having played it's pc counterpart and thoroughly enjoying it I figured a port of the game on a handheld would be pretty fun. The first thing you notice when you begin a zoo is that there is no sound to be heard. Aside from the main theme on the start screen and the occasional wolf howl (If you have wolves) or the sweep of a broom by workers there is little sound to be heard. But perhaps this is a good thing as its not the best quality. The second thing you notice is the horrendous graphics. This game might be passable on a Game boy Advance but on a DS its just sad. The animals repeat the same handful of animations and very jerky animations at that. Even through the bad audio and visual presentation you'd think a zoo sim with lots of objects and animals to place in it would be fun right? Wrong... The game attempts to use the stylus to place fences and terrain but its just one large green grid and can be difficult to master. Even keeping animals is pretty dull. The mandatory zoo keeper in each exhibit tells you everything you need to have. Even through all of this some people might squeeze some fun out of this by making a humongous dream zoo right? Wrong... I was in this same mind when I was creating a zoo until I reached the limit for the number of benches, lamps, and everything else. Thats right a limit. The game gives you huge fields or lakes yet by the time you develop half of it you can place no more things. Do yourself a favor and pass on ever getting this game. If you still won't be swayed from buying Zoo Tycoon then buy the one on pc.

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