Zoo Tycoon is a simulator developed by Blue Fang Games, released 27 August 2001 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Zoo Tycoon is
Zoo Tycoon is a simulator game developed by Blue Fang Games and released in 2001. It was published by Microsoft. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Zoo Tycoon is a business simulation game developed by Blue Fang Games and released by Microsoft for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh in 2001. A version for the Nintendo DS was released in 2005, as Zoo Tycoon DS. It was followed by two expansion packs, Dinosaur Digs and Marine Mania, which were released in 2002, as well as a sequel, Zoo Tycoon 2, released in 2004.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Zoo Tycoon holds a critic score of 68 out of 100. That places it above 31% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2001 averaged 72, so it scored 4 points below the year average. Players rate it 74, 6 points higher than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.
What it launched against
Zoo Tycoon launched on 27 August 2001, within three weeks of Advance Wars, Devil May Cry, Luigi's Mansion and Wario Land 4. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Advance Wars, Devil May Cry, Luigi's Mansion, Wario Land 4.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Zoo Tycoon yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Quick answers
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