Zoo Park

i luv it

Tried to learn and play it, but just can't get into it. Slightly confusing.

HORRIBLE CONTROL WITH ZOOMING IN AND OUT OF GAME TOO FRUSTRATING TO USE

I'll keep it short: as much as you think it will be tolerable so you can finally play bootleg Zoo Tycoon on Steam, it's not worth it. I paid $1.69 for this and I'm going to refund it. I get it -- I love ZTCC and this looks uncannily similar. That is a deliberate choice in order to get those of us blinded by nostalgia to take a chance.

I took the chance. Don't take the chance. The majority of this gameplay is truly just waiting for things to unlock -- and having access to everything in freeplay? That's not fun either. It all feels very... pointless. There are no challenges to overcome, there is no reward for building things, it is truly "Do this. Okay. Now do this," the game.

My standards are not high but they do exist. If you want a cute lil management sim to fidget with, literally anything from Kairosoft will be there for you and far more engaging -- they even have their own take on a zoo game in Zoo Park Story. If you want a good zoo game, Planet Zoo is as good as it's gonna get, especially with the amazing turnout from the modding community over the years. If you want an isometric zoo-esque game, Megaquarium is right there. Or Parkasaurus! We have options now, it's 2024! Take that two dollars and treat yourself to essentially anything else... and definitely don't try it if it's not on sale.

Since I can't find the original Zoo Tycoon, I was hoping this would scratch the same itch, but it's far from it. It's not intuitive, yet is somehow also incredibly bland. Thankfully I got it on sale and only wasted less than $2 on it.

Damn it. I think it should be a interesting game, but the font size of menu and options is too small to see on my laptop! There is no video option can change the game resolution. So I have to give up.

A good game for relaxing casual play. It is a little dated feeling and isn't the best thing ever but for me I think the feel of it being an older Windows XP era game is a positive thing. I like it and enjoy it.

Hello to all zoo tycoon fans, this game may look like a good knockoff brand but it is not!
we all loved the core game-play of zoo tycoon at first glance this does too but this game ruins all of the old mechanics of the original zoo tycoon.

the controls are horrible, the logos and quick menu is bad, building exhibits is the worst! you don't even place fences it just auto pops up! (per square click and drag)

the game-play is terrible with no real differences on what ever you do! nothing matters. the crowds and people have the worst AI ever they are so stupid, crowd and guest items are bad.

take it from a long time zoo tycoon fan DO NOT BUY THIS, even when on sale. 1/10

While the game is very cheap, I would not recommend this product.
This was something I bought on a whim because I loved Zoo Tycoon so much, plus it was on sale for less than a dollar. I thought, "Why not?"
To start with, the controls are absolutely dreadful. You can only use a mouse to navigate around your park and for a while I knew only how to zoom in and out. It didn't give you a controls screen that would easily help you to understand how you are supposed to play. If they did, it wasn't very visible. Also you cannot rotate buildings and other objects until after you place them. I had tried to rotate them before placing them but found no possible way.
Secondly, the game is veryyyyy nit-picky about what you do in your zoo. If services don't cover a small portion of path, the visitors will start to complain, the animals get sick all the time despite the cleanliness of their enclosure, and you need to decorate your park or else customers will complain. All of this and more adds up very quickly and makes it rather stressful to fully enjoy the game.
There are way better zoo tycoons out there for you to play. Sure, it may cost more, but you are paying more for a better product. Instead you should preorder Planet Zoo.

I feel like I've played a lot of this game, but I honestly can't recommend it. I'll start out by saying that I am a GIANT zoo tycoon fan. I've owned all of the games and all of the expansion packs. I could sit and play for HOURS on a zoo that literally had guests turned off and was just one big pen... but when I got bored of that I was just as happy playing the challenge mode or playing the game regularly. This game however... there's only one way to play it, and once you play it once, there's no reason to ever pick it back up again.

For me this game feels absolutely bare bones. Six hours in to my gameplay and all I have to do is keep the game on fast forward and research animals that I don't have any desire to actually put into my park. I've already got every animal I want, have three stars into all three of their research categories, and I'm just... bored.

At the stage of the game where I'm at, the zoo runs itself. My animals don't get sick, I very rarely have to buy new animals, and there's no incentive to keep expanding my park. The animals are dull and only run around and sleep. I'd love to see more in depth gameplay, where the animals do not inbreed (and add a pedigree system for keeping track of who is related to who), the animals fight, groom each other, socialize and play, etc. Literally the only thing I find myself doing is selecting new things to research, and after I do all of that, what else is there? Nothing.

A few critiques:

The rehabilitation side of things needs to be sped up. Even at 3 stars, I haven't rehabilitated a single animal and most I have tried have aged out before they were finished. Worst of all, what's the point? I can't find any good reason why you'd want to rehabilitate an animal if it takes their ENTIRE lifetime and takes one zookeeper out of commission until it's finished. Why not build in some challenges around it? Or an achievement system for rehabilitating 1, 5, 10, etc animals?

Speaking of challenges, why are there so few? I only got two in a six hour span. Unfortunately they didn't seem like challenges though because they were very basic and I completed them in five minutes (then went back to being on fast forward x3 waiting for something else to happen).

There is absolutely no indication on what animals need rocks, logs, and what shelters match with what animal. Why? And even when I did find something that seemed to match, the animals never used or interacted with them. Seems like wasted potential. Also, enrichment items please. Give the animals something to do other than running around and standing around. Make them play, groom each other, socialize, fight, etc.

PLEASE add more guest features or decorative items. More fence types. Benches, more fountains. Themed items. Once you make a zoo, it is going to feel like every other zoo you make in this game because there isn't enough variation.

A serviceable Zoo Tycoon clone. Nothing revolutionary, but it does what you'd expect with little to no frustration. Good for the price, if on sale (which it often is).

edit: Added about the price only being good if it's on sale. I wouldn't call this a $10 game in 2016.

I though it just like Zoo Tycoon, atleast the first one, but no. It have limited gameplay and limited animel. If you want unlock animals, you have to wait like 10 minutes each. There are no money in this game, but instead a currency called reputation which have few or none of management value.

> If you like a simple animal park management that only focus on animal building this is for you. This game felt just like playing an old Facebook zoo games. Yeah you know which one..

> But If you like me, who want to play advanced zoo that have 'this' feel that you're actually run your own zoo while edutace yourself about animals, then buy another game like Wildlife Park or better yet, the good ol' Zoo Tycoon.

Get my self a refund luckily. I think I might prefer Widlife Park but its too pricey.

1: If you want to play it like you're supposed to play it. It can be fun and worth it.

2: But if you are like me, Who desperatly want to block the exit and let the animals loose upon the visitors.. Thats something you can't do.

7/10 on point 1

0/10 on point 2

Dont buy, it's honestly too had to play because the zoom feature sucks so much. (At least on OSX)
Also, what differentiates this form zoo tycoon is that is makes you do all these bogus challenges...

Not a bad game but it does lack a few things that other zoo games have, like having your fence degrade and have your animals run loose which also means that when you get bored you can't fence of the entrace and relese all your animals to chase your guests (Evil Laugh) but it's colourful and easy to get into so i'd still recommend this game

Let me start by saying, that I've barely scratched the surface of this game. I'm 20 minutes in and only have 2 animals in my park, both of the same species.

This is NOT Zoo Tycoon, which is what I came in wanting, and expecting.

This is NOT a budget version of Zoo Tycoon.

This isn't even Wildlife Park, this is pretty much it's own game.

Research plays a large role in the game- starting out, you're only going to have a base exhibit. You can't blow everything at the start and expect to make profits, you have to play it smartly, tactically. I know that sounds odd- you usually expect to blow everything on about 5 exhibits at the start, spend a lot of money on buildings and make your Zoo look nice.

In this, you start with money, an exhibit, and some buildings. Good luck, have fun.

Not a bad game at all, especally for the price. Only minor annoyance is animals get sick without warnning half the time as you fast forward. And then finding all the animals and trying to click on them is difficult with all the plants they require to have. Add an option to hide the plants and notifiy every time one gets sick and it's a good game to pass the time.

I bought it thinking is was a graphically simple Wildlife Park/Zoo Tycoon etc
Its much simpler, it plays more like a Facebook game.

If you're a fan of simple, casual sim games, then grab it.
If you want something more, something vaguely challenging, leave it alone

First off, if you go into this game thinking it will be like Zoo Tycoon you will be disapointed. Where many elements in the game are much like it, it is far from it.

The game is fun though, and the only real issue I have is half the time the UI buttons dont work so its hard to keep track of the happyness in your park. Other than that its pretty straight forward. I'd give it a solid 80/100

Let me start by lowering your expectations. If you have played Zoo Tycoon 1 or 2 then you will be dissapionted with this game. Zoo Tycoon 2 is obviously much higher end in terms of graphics and overall gaming satisfaction but if you are a lover of simulation games related to zoos and managment then this is not a bad game to add to your collection. If I was a gamer that wasn't familar with either of the Zoo Tycoon games then this game would probably be a bit more fun because I wouldn't know any better. Not to dumb the game down, it is actually pretty complicated in some ways. Fun game for 5 bucks but don't expect too much. I really hope the Zoo Tycoon series eventually makes its way over to Steam one day.

I got this gamea few months ago, and although i have not spent that long on it, i felt i should write a review to try and counteract all the negative reviews this game has gotten.

The first thing i want to say is no, this is NOT zoo tycoon. if its a zoo tycoon type game you are looking for, go buy and/or play zoo tycoon. This game is more an animal sancturay game than a zoo game. This means that you have to work harder to get to a good point in the game. not all the animals are available from the start, many you have to research. if you want to breed them faster, you have to research that, along with improved health, and if you wish to rehabilitate animals, and release them to the wild, you can again do this faster via research.

There are not as many animal as in zoo tycoon, but there are still enough to keep you happy, and your sanctuary full. The exhibits you make for the animals are simpler than in zoo tycoon, which may make this game more youngster friendly, in that you simply choose the habitiat, how big you want the exhibit, and then place some trees, all of which are listed under the same habitats as the animals they are designed for. for example, if you want a lion, place an african exhibit, the some african trees. job done! you can also place pools of water and rocks for animals which require them.

It is much easier on this game to earn 'money' to buy new items, or spend on new animals or research, again making it a bit more friendly for younger players.

there are some cons, in that alot of the animals do not live long enough to breed unless you have fully researched their faster breeding to 3 stars, so when they die you will have to pay out to replace them, but with the ease of money making in this game its not a huge problem.

At the price its currently at, £4, i would highly recommend this game, its a fun, animal themed passtime, that is well worth the money!

I hope i have conviced at least one person to try this game, overlooking all the 'this is not zoo tycoon' reviews.

I don't know what all the negativity is about, this game as a lot of fun. Although it can be a bit confusing and the whole curing animals thing did take me a while but when a had it all figured out it was a lot of fun. I have been looking for a managment game for a while now and this has filled the whole. Some critism when a reasearching/developing new thing for my animals it gets a bit cluttered and i cant really see around my reasearch area but apart from that a really fun game.

This game is a cute little zoo simulation game with ok 2D graphics (a little better 2D graphics than zoo tycoon 1's graphics) the animal selection is good,with animals from all four hemispheres of the planet and all seven continents.I really don't have any thing bad to say about this game but if they realease any sort of dlc add marine animals or dinosaur/prehistoric creatures.

Enjoyable game...HOWEVER

Miss this genre but was dissapointed when I got to day 15-20 (couldnt get past 20 from all the bugs). At day 15, program began to crash every once in a while. Soon after, it crashed after only a few actions. No longer playable. Would have still recommended if it was cheaper but with all the bugs its still disappointing for the price tag. hopefully will be fixed

In addition, no option to reduce resources once your park gets really large. I have about 160 animals and 500 visitors and it takes way too long to get through one day at the "faster speeds" (which end up being slower because of all the lag

EDIT:

Decided to recommend this game for the lack of good 2D simulators out there. Really if you want to play past a certain size you are going to have to save after every major action. Luckily, the game loads extremely quickly so its not a big deal. Recommended for casual play.

It is an unique way to play a zoo tycoon like game but isn't for everyone. Instead of money, you earn popularity points to spend on upgrading the park. All of the animals besides the beginning one must be earned through research. Barebones, it is a zoo park--no multiple scenarios and limited amount of challenges to achieve.

If you are looking for wonderful graphics, look else where. But it does have its own bit of charm, if you ignore the slightly annoying two-thirds angle. It feels more like it was designed to be a mobile game that was changed half-way through the production process.

The big problems I have with it is my animals get sick soo easily, even if their habitats are clean. And the breeding program is annoying at best, with the first animals you buy will most likely never actually have any children before they become too old to do so.

It has enough interest to keep me going for awhile, creating multiple parks. And for its price, it works. However, it wouldn't have been worth it if it was more expensive.