Zoo Tycoon DS

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Zoo Tycoon DS
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Developer(s) Altron
Publisher(s) THQ
Director(s) Masahiro Horiguchi
Designer(s) Yoshihiro Tanaka
Programmer(s) Masahiro Horiguchi
Shogo Namekata
Artist(s) Daisuke Nakano
Naoki Miyake
Hiroki Takahashi
Yusuke Sato
Kenta Kuraishi
Composer(s) Tomoyoshi Sato
Series Zoo Tycoon
Platform(s) Nintendo DS
Release2005
Genre(s) Business simulation game
Mode(s) Single player

Zoo Tycoon DS is the Nintendo DS version of the business simulation game Zoo Tycoon . A sequel to the game, titled Zoo Tycoon 2 DS , was released in 2008.

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Content

The graphics and gameplay are somewhat similar to the first Zoo Tycoon game, however, for the DS version, the terrain is in a grid format and does not blend smoothly with other terrain types like they do in the PC and Mac versions.

The objects and animals available in the game are also that of the first Zoo Tycoon game.

The game has two playing options, either tutorial/scenario or freeform. Tutorial/Scenario mode takes the player through many short games, each with a set goal, increasing in difficulty. Freeform lets players create a zoo free of time restrictions and goals.

Reception

Zoo Tycoon DS received mixed to poor reviews, with an average score of 44.96% on GameRankings and 44/100 on Metacritic, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". [1] [2] Greg Mueller, reviewing Zoo Tycoon DS for GameSpot, disproved of the game's graphics, criticizing how "Of all the 50 animals [in the game], only a few of them actually have distinct looks. You'll see the same brownish blob move around using the same two or three frames of animation over and over, which just doesn't look natural at all.". Muller also criticized the near-complete lack of music and sound effects, remarking "You could play this game on mute without missing anything. You might be deprived of the sweeping noise maintenance workers make, but you can just grab a broom and make the noise yourself, which, incidentally, would probably be about as much fun as playing this game". [3] Dan Adams of IGN also strongly detested the game, despairingly opening up his review with the words, while sending himself death threads; "Please kill me. I just want to die. Zoo Tycoon DS has sucked the will to live out of my eyeballs and left me with nothing but cramped hands. ... I can't remember the last time I saw such an ugly game with so many deficiencies." [4] The most positive review came from Nintendo Power, who praised the game for "faithfully reproducing the Zoo Tycoon experience" on the Nintendo DS. [5]

Zoo Tycoon DS received a "Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), [6] indicating sales of at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom. [7]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Zoo Tycoon DS". Metacritic . Archived from the original on 2024-05-03. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
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  5. ↑ Nintendo Power, November 2005 issue, Page 112
  6. ↑ "ELSPA Sales Awards: Platinum". Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association . Archived from the original on May 15, 2009.
  7. ↑ Caoili, Eric (November 26, 2008). "ELSPA: Wii Fit, Mario Kart Reach Diamond Status In UK". Gamasutra . Archived from the original on September 18, 2017.
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