Zoo Tycoon

Zoo Tycoon

Available on:

PC
Mac

Genres

Simulator

Developer

Blue Fang Games

Release Date

August 26, 2001 (25 years ago)

Publisher

Microsoft

Content Rating

E

Zoo Tycoon

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Summary

Zoo Tycoon is a business simulation developed by Blue Fang Games and released by Microsoft Game Studios. It is a tycoon game in which the player must run a zoo and try to make a profit. Although first released for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh in 2001, it was ported to the Nintendo DS in 2005. It was followed by two expansion packs, Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs and Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania, which were released in 2002, as well as a sequel, Zoo Tycoon 2, released in 2004.

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