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| From: Valusoft
List Price: $9.99
Buy New: $5.12
as of 11/23/2009 14:03 CST details
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New (19) Used (5) from $5.12
Seller: Green_Valley_Place
Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 685
Format: CD-ROM
Language: English (Unknown)
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP
Genre: adventure_games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 10838
UPC: 755142108380
EAN: 0755142108380
ASIN: B0012DPHKW
Release Date: April 8, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
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 My kids love this game! May 12, 2009
Goinesgang (Ohio)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My daughter played this game and school. She liked it so much that she saved her allowance and bought it! She and her brother both play and really enjoy it! They are 12 and 9.
So Much Fun! March 13, 2009
K. Gillespie (California)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love this game. Very addicting, you can end up playing for hours and not realize it!
 Zoo Tycoon February 14, 2009
Strict Mom (Rochester, NY)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
My 9-year-old son played this game at a friend's house and decided to use his Christmas money to buy it. Instead of paying $30 for a different version at Target, we got the one he really wanted on Amazon for $10. There is no violence, no weapons, but something very addictive about building the zoo, picking animals for the zoo exhibits and taking care of them. The goal is to keep the animals and zoo visitors happy -- a simplified version of a Sims game, I guess. My 9-year-old begs to play the game every day. Even my 12-year-old son got interested and plays it a lot.
Fun and educational too! February 5, 2009
Julie Santiago
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This game has enough possibilities to keep you entertained maybe for years! At the same time it teaches you facts about a large variety of animals and their habitats as well as teaching you how to manage money and resources to keep your zoo growing. My grandkids love it too so it's fun for all ages!!!
Great for anyone, even pre-schoolers. Reading not necessary. January 21, 2009
Patty G (Buena Park, Ca USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Of all the games that my 5 year old twin girls have, Zoo Tycoon 2 gets the most consistent use. We've had the whole set for a year and a half (since summer 2007).
When we started out, they would sit on my lap and direct what they wanted built. Sometimes I'd play the scenarios, but mostly we just use the Sandbox mode. It was mom's job to make sure the animals got what they needed (food, habitat, toys), but they were paying attention. When the Extinct Animals add-on came out they were in heaven. There were squeals of delight when the dinosaurs went on a rampage.
After a few weeks, I could leave them in the 'first-person mode" and they could walk around the zoo and play with the toys. The toys have realistic movement, such as splashing when you kick them into a pond. They just love that. You can also ride on the back of an orca or dolphin.
Shortly after that, I'd comeback to find they'd left the 'first-person mode" and had started adding items to the exhibits or even building their own exhibits. They weren't reading yet, but it's not really necessary. (ok, you don't get the warning hints, but they didn't seem to care.) There are very good icons used and good links in the various screens, so you don't really need to read. For example, clicking on an animal will give you a screen about that animal's health and needs. Clicking on the `keeper' icon on that screen will take you to other screens that will show you which habitat, food, shelters, fences and toys are appropriate for that animal.
Slowly there was less help from mom and nowadays, they do everything themselves. They are just starting to read and are starting to ask about the scenarios and challenge modes.
In addition to great fun, they've learned a lot about the animals, such as, which ones lay eggs, where do they come from and what kind of habitats they live in.
Best hints for starting out:
Be willing to play with them for the first few months.
Use the sandbox mode. (no restrictions on money or what you can buy)
Hold off on showing them some of the additional features (photo mode, fossil hunting, extinct animal research mini-games), until they've mastered the basics.
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