I was going to try my hardest to keep from comparing this to the Sims, but in terms of control Zoo Tycoon 2 could have learned a lot from that particular simulation game. I actually caught myself humming at one point because silence during a game can be really uncomfortable. Sure, there was an appropriately jungley theme on the opening screen, but once you started playing the game it was all just animal calls and the occasional crowd cheer. The only thing I had a problem with was the total absence of music. The cheers from zoo guests while watching animals were pretty fun too because it was validating in a way. The zebras, elephants and bears all sounded very realistic so I applaud Microsoft Game Studios on wherever they got those samples. When I heard the peacock call, it took me back to a time when I visited the Columbus Zoo as a child and chased around a bird, trying to get it to drop a feather. The sounds in the game impressed me in the way that the animal noises were very realistic. Not only did I witness a two headed zebra, but I also gained the ability to walk through trees. In the end, great pictures are not so great when you run into great buggy pictures. By graphics alone I could tell when someone was ticked off at not being able to eat ice cream or when an elephant needed a bath.
Don’t believe me? I have a picture to back that up! I will say, however, that the icons used in the game were self explanatory and very user friendly. The bad news is that the graphics are so buggy that at one point in the game I ended up with a two-headed zebra. The good news is that you can tell a flamingo apart from a peacock. I didn’t feel like anything was particularly innovative about the way the different modes were set up. All in all there’s plenty to do but a lot of the goals and challenges started to look the same after a while. All of the items and animals are at your control and you have unlimited funds to run rampant. Based on which objectives you complete your zoo will receive grants to continue to expand its horizons. Challenge mode makes use of the first person mode where you walk around the park as if you were a visitor and take pictures of the animals. The great part about this mode is you’re able to unlock certain items that carry over into other modes. Campaign mode has you reach certain objectives before you are able to continue to other scenarios. There’s Campaign, Challenge and Freeform. Zoo Tycoon 2 allows you to play the game in one of three modes. …No more Jesus jokes, I swear! In any case it’s an interesting game to play now I’m going to review it. For God sent his only begotten…*rotten tomato*…. That and if you haven’t hired a zookeeper, you’re responsible for scooping up the poop, you deity you. Zoo Tycoon 2 is able to grant you godlike abilities and all the while you can come down to earth to visit for a while to mingle with your zoo guests and animals. It could be that I’m a control freak and like to line all my ducks in a row, or maybe it’s just that I like playing god.
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