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  ProdID: 756 - Zoo Tycoon 2 : Endangered Species expansion packDeveloped byBlue Fang Games and Microsoft Game Studios Product Score: 9.5 
Zoo Tycoon 2 : Endangered Species expansion pack

Price : $49.95
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Endangered Species brings some of the world's rarest animals home to your zoo! This expansion pack for Zoo Tycoon 2 adds a slew of exotic new content for a zookeeper just like you! Treat yourself and your guests to breathtaking overhead views from the new sky trams.

Or drive through your exhibits in the new Jeep® vehicle tours. Build bridges and observation decks for a refreshing new view of your animals. And that's not all! There are also erupting volcanoes, new endangered-species-themed buildings and scenery, and a whole new set of challenges and campaigns!

Features:
    •  Rare Animals
    •  Soaring Sky Trams
    •  Exciting Jeep® Vehicle Tours
    •  Awesome Elevated Paths
    •  Amazing Tour Objects
    •  New Buildings
    •  Endangered-Species-Themed Objects
    •  Amusing Animal and Guest Behaviors
    •  New Zoo Challenges and Awards
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Tucker   Review #952 - Dated: 9th of November, 2005
  Author: Tucker

It's been a long time coming, almost a year to the day in fact, but it's finally here, the first expansion pack for the brilliant Zoo Tycoon 2 theme-zoo simulation from Blue Fang and Microsoft. And what an expansion pack it is!

Take your existing zoos and add whole new concepts to them, such as the aerial rides, that allow your zoo visitors an overhead view of your exhibits, or the elevated walkways allowing your guests to walk and stand above the animals, cross over protective ditches, etc. The Jeep tours are nifty, especially if you build a safari-park style zoo, but they don't fit well with urban exhibits.

The new buildings add extra dimensions to the zoos, each with their own unique twist, and of course, the rare animal species available are a lot of fun to add, if you have any room left, and the 'amusing bahaviours'... well, I'll leave you to find out what they are for yourself... more fun that way. Grin Icon It's also fun to theme your 'extras' such as the rubbish bins... the visitors love that sort of stuff and the increase in 'donations' are almost immediately obvious.

Overall, if you enjoy this type of game and you have the original ZT2 application (required to run this), then you are going to find this expansion kit a must-have and a total blast. Though the price tag may seem a little steep for 'just an expansion pack' at first glance, you will soon discover it is well worth it, as the add-ons and extras are brilliant additions to your current zoos, and great raw materials to start a new, more planned zoo with.


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