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33-446: Zoo Tycoon is a zoo simulation video game putting the player in control of their own fictional zoo business. The gameplay formula introduced in the original Zoo Tycoon in 2001 received updates throughout the series, but its theme and main motifs remain unchanged: players must build, expand, and/or upgrade a zoo by purchasing animals, creating suitable animal habitats, and allocating staff and resources for animal maintenance and care. As

66-461: A construction element, and can thus be called simulations. Micromanagement is often emphasized in these kinds of games. They are essentially numeric but try to hold the player's attention by using creative graphics. The interest in these games lies in accurate simulation of real-world events using algorithms, as well as the close tying of players' actions to expected or plausible consequences and outcomes. An important facet of economic simulations

99-548: A preset scenario in which they have to accomplish multiple objectives within a time period. New items are unlocked as the scenario progresses. The Challenge mode, first introduced in Zoo Tycoon 2 , resembles the Scenario mode in that the player is in a preset scenario with limited funds and must accomplish certain goals. It differs in that this mode is not progressive. The Freestyle mode differs in each game, but usually leaves

132-477: A remaster of the 2013 game, Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection , for Windows 10 and the Xbox One on August 20, 2017. It features 4K resolution, HDR and 60 FPS support on Xbox One X . In addition to improved graphics and gameplay, new animals such as kangaroos , koalas , and cougars were included. It was released on October 31, 2017. There are multiple campaigns and challenges with animals from across

165-594: A zoo building game, and quickly began research on animal care and behavior, sending artists, animators and developers to zoos in and around the Boston area, as well as flying a team out to the San Francisco Zoo . The team learned how zoos work in order to figure out where they were allowed to take creative liberties, citing that during the development for the Marine Mania expansion, the team gave dolphins

198-460: Is a business simulation game developed by Blue Fang Games and released by Microsoft . 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 , Dinosaur Digs and Marine Mania , which were released in 2002, as well as a sequel, Zoo Tycoon 2 , released in 2004. The goal of Zoo Tycoon

231-448: Is the emergence of artificial systems, gameplay and structures. There are many games in this genre that have been designed around numerous different enterprises and different simulations. Theme Park can be called a business simulation because the goal of the game is to attract customers and make profits; the game also involves a building aspect that makes it a construction and management simulation . This genre also includes many of

264-428: Is to create a thriving zoo by building exhibits to accommodate animals and keeping the guests and animals happy. Exhibit-building is one of the primary goals of Zoo Tycoon . To keep the guests and animals happy, exhibits should be suitable to the animal; for example, a lion is best suited to a savannah environment. Choices in terrain, foliage, rocks, shelters, fences, toys and the presence of zookeepers all contribute to

297-501: The Zoo Tycoon 2: Zookeeper Collection; a ll of them were bundled in Zoo Tycoon 2 Ultimate Collection . Business simulation game Business simulation games , also known as tycoon games or economic simulation games , are video games that focus on the management of economic processes, usually in the form of a business . Pure business simulations have been described as construction and management simulations without

330-400: The "tycoon" games such as Railroad Tycoon and Transport Tycoon . Another similar example of a business simulation (that models a startup business) is "SimVenture Classic". Trevor Chan is a notable developer of business simulation games, having developed the 1995 game Capitalism , which has been described as the "best business simulation game". A sequel, entitled Capitalism II ,

363-826: The Bologna New Media Prize in 2002. Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection received the Parents' Choice Foundation Gold Award - 2003, the AIAS Computer Family Game of the Year Interactive Achievement Award - 2004 , the Scholastic Parent & Child Teacher's Pick – 2004, and the Children's Software Revue All Star Award – 2004. Zoo Tycoon was a commercial success. Within a year of release,

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396-596: The United Kingdom; and a "Gold" certification from the Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland (VUD), for sales of at least 100,000 units across Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The Zoo Tycoon series, including the original Zoo Tycoon , surpassed 4 million copies in global sales by July 2004. Over 2 million copies of the series were sold in the United States alone by that date. Series sales in

429-540: The United States alone, Zoo Tycoon sold 1.1 million units and earned $ 28.2 million by August 2006. It was among the country's 15 highest-selling computer games ever by July 2004, and Edge ranked it as the country's fifth-best-selling computer game released between January 2000 and August 2006. Zoo Tycoon also received a "Gold" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 200,000 copies in

462-619: The Zoo Tycoon website. Finally, Extinct Animals was released in 2007. Zookeeper Collection was a compilation of the original game, the Endangered Species , and the African Adventure expansions. Ultimate Collection was a compilation of the original game and all of its expansions. Microsoft released a Zoo Tycoon game for Xbox One and Xbox 360 in 2013 as an Xbox One Launch Title. Microsoft announced

495-556: The ability to create aquatic shows. Zoo Tycoon was received with mixed to positive reviews, gaining an average 68 out of 100 at Metacritic . GameZone gave the game a score of 8 out of 10. Eric Bratcher reviewed the PC version of the game for Next Generation , rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "A pleasant diversion, but it's about as deep as a puddle, and frustratingly finicky." Zoo Tycoon and its compiled Complete Collection garnered several awards and accolades, gaining

528-510: The ability to do tricks that were not completely realistic because they thought it was more fun. The development team also carefully tried to strike a balance between teaching players about conservation and entertainment, citing the educational efforts put forth in real zoos. Zoo Tycoon received two expansion packs: Dinosaur Digs , which added prehistoric-themed items and animals including mythical creatures , and Marine Mania , which added aquatic-themed items and animals. Microsoft bundled

561-706: The animals and prehistoric foliage have been introduced. As in the previous game, more extinct animals, foliage and better care for dinosaurs can be researched. Each dinosaur is adopted as an egg. The game introduces a new staff member, the scientist, to care for the egg and, once it hatches, the dinosaur itself. The second expansion pack, Marine Mania , was released on October 17, 2002. The expansion allows players to create and manage underwater exhibits or merge aquatic tanks with traditional land habitats. Interactive tutorials and virtual marine specialists are available to help players maintain animal happiness. In addition, 10 new scenarios were added. The expansion pack also provides

594-573: The blackboard. They are also used extensively in the professional world to train workers in the financial industries , hospitality and management, and to study economic models , with some simulations having in excess of 10,000 variables. ABSEL, an association of professionals, exists for the sole purpose of promoting their use, and economic simulations have even been used in experiments, such as those done by Donald Broadbent on learning and cognition that revealed how people often have an aptitude for mastering systems without necessarily comprehending

627-465: The country rose to 2.9 million units by August 2006. Zoo Tycoon 2 was released in November 2004. Although initially containing fewer animals than the original Zoo Tycoon , more animals were introduced in its expansion packs: Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species , Zoo Tycoon 2: African Adventure , Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania , and Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals . The first two were bundled in

660-425: The expansion packs with Zoo Tycoon to create Zoo Tycoon Complete Collection , having the functionality of both expansion packs and bonus content. Released on May 19, 2002, Dinosaur Digs includes 20 new prehistoric animals to choose from including mammoths , saber-toothed cats , and varied dinosaurs as well as prehistoric-themed items and buildings. In addition, new types of electrical fences to accommodate

693-410: The game progresses, more animals and items become playable. Additional animals and items may be researched, where money is invested to make them playable. Blue Fang Games originally considered making a simulation game where the player would manage an airport, before the idea was dismissed by CEO Hank Howie, citing that compared to places like theme parks, airports are not "fun". The team then pivoted to

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726-410: The game rose above 1 million copies in sales. By October 2003, its global sales had surpassed 2.5 million copies, or 3 million when grouped with its expansion packs. The NPD Group declared it the eighth-best-selling computer game of 2002, and the 11th-best-selling of 2003. NPD proceeded to rank the game's Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection bundle 10th for 2004, 16th for 2005 and 12th for 2006. In

759-829: The globe. In addition to the main series, there are several handheld and mobile games. Zoo Tycoon DS (2005) and Zoo Tycoon 2 DS (2008). Zoo Tycoon 2 and its expansion Marine Mania are both available for the mobile phone . With the exception of Zoo Tycoon 2 DS , none of these games were developed by Blue Fang Games . Zoo Tycoon: Friends was a free-to-play title developed by Behaviour Interactive , released in 2014. In April 2015, Microsoft permanently shut down Zoo Tycoon: Friends servers due to technical problems. Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game started it's Kickstarter in October 2022 and eventually released in September 2023. Zoo Tycoon (2001 video game) Zoo Tycoon

792-534: The leisure market while others have real world applications in training, education and modelling. Because business simulations simulate real-world systems, they are often used in management, marketing, economics and hospitality education. Some benefits of business simulations are that they permit students to experience and test themselves in situations before encountering them in real life, they permit students to experiment and test hypotheses, and that subjects seem more real to them than when taught passively from

825-464: The player complete a series of objectives under restrictions. These objectives may include achieving a certain guest and animal happiness, achieving a certain exhibit suitability, displaying a certain number of animals, or breeding a certain animal. Freeform allows the player to choose the amount of money and the map with which they start. They are presented with an open lot and a limited selection of animals, buildings, and scenery available for purchase. As

858-422: The player free to build a zoo from scratch however they see fit. Zoo Tycoon , released in 2001, was followed in 2002 by two expansion packs: Dinosaur Digs and Marine Mania . Within a year, Zoo Tycoon had sold over 1 million units, reaching the top-selling status on the software charts. Also, a free Endangered Species download was available from Microsoft.com . In 2003, Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection

891-444: The player to gain monetary awards and maintain a steady income. To help manage the expanding zoo, players can employ maintenance workers, zookeepers and tour guides. If the animals escape from their enclosures, they can attack and possibly kill guests and employees. Each of the animals have a predefined set of other species they can attack. If both species are placed in the same exhibit, the attacker will immediately run towards and attack

924-458: The suitability of an exhibit and the happiness of the animal. Guest happiness is dependent on animal choice, animal happiness, buildings, and scenery. Buildings include bathrooms, restaurants and food stands, shops, reptile houses, aviaries, and entertainment buildings such as movie theaters. Scenery involves aesthetics that raise guest happiness slightly, such as topiary art, light posts, and benches. Keeping both animal and guest happiness high allows

957-474: The ultimate goal of the game is to earn revenue, players must also provide for visitors by building food/drink stands, sanitary facilities, picnic areas, and an aesthetically pleasing environment. Higher revenue is generated by keeping both animals and visitors happy. If the animals are released from their enclosure, they can kill the visitors. Zoo Tycoon features four modes: Training, Scenario, Challenge, and Freestyle. The Scenario mode puts players in control of

990-453: The underlying principles. Other games are used to study the consumer behavior . The Sumerian Game (1964), a text-based early mainframe game designed by Mabel Addis , based on the ancient Sumerian city-state of Lagash , was the first economic simulation game. An early economic sim by Danielle Bunten Berry , titled M.U.L.E. and released in 1983, foreshadowed events that would transpire later in video gaming history, especially in

1023-444: The victim, a cloud of dust will appear shortly, and the animal will get killed. This behavior is not limited to carnivores, as some large herbivores are also able to kill other animals. Baby animals, with an exception for some dinosaurs, will normally not attack other animals. There are three modes in Zoo Tycoon : Tutorial, Scenario, and Freeform. Tutorial teaches the player how to build exhibits and keep guests happy. Scenario mode has

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1056-662: Was released n 2001. An expanded version of Capitalism II , called Capitalism Lab , was released in 2012 and continues to be updated regularly with new features and improvements. Active development of Internet technologies and the growth of the Internet audience in recent years gave a powerful impetus to the development of the industry of online games, and in particular, online business simulations. There are many varieties of online business simulations – browser-based and downloadable, single-player and multiplayer, and real-time and turn-based. Some online simulations are aimed primarily at

1089-484: Was released which included everything: the original game, the expansion packs, and the downloadable content. Zoo Tycoon 2 was released in 2004 and was followed by the first expansion pack, Endangered Species , in 2005. The African Adventure and Marine Mania were released the following year. Also available as a premium download was the Dino Danger Pack , available for purchase by credit card from

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