The resultant zoos are an amusing paradox: animal habitats will be far more natural and enrichment-filled than what you would see in a typical zoo, while the spectacular theme park trappings also exceed what would be deemed acceptable or appropriate with a typical zoo. The latter perhaps has undue weight, as your zoo is principally funded by ticket revenues and concession sales. Your goals are two-fold in Zoo Tycoon: create enclosures that would make your animals content and offer amenities to keep your guests content. The results are a fun, if somewhat fiddly, experience. Additionally, it adds a more-than-thin veneer of educational value by including write-ups on the dozens of animals available and mechanics that reward matching species with their appropriate environments. When the original Zoo Tycoon was released last year, it seemed like a good idea at the time.Zoo Tycoon takes the classic “city-building” strategy game gameplay and transplants it to the design and operation of private zoos. It was a management strategy game-the kind of game that lets you create a virtual business. In this case, it let you build a zoo, fill it with animal exhibits, and invite visitors to watch the animals and buy snacks and souvenirs from your concession stands. Zoo Tycoon clearly tried to follow in the footsteps of the phenomenal RollerCoaster Tycoon from 1999, which enjoyed tremendous retail success for years. It wasn't quite as exciting as RollerCoaster Tycoon, and it wasn't quite as fun as RollerCoaster Tycoon in many ways, but Zoo Tycoon was still a decent pastime and a perfect way for parents with very young children to bond with kinds. Earlier this year, the first expansion for Zoo Tycoon, Dinosaur Digs, was released, and it was rather disappointing, because even though it added dinosaurs to zoos, it didn't significantly change or improve Zoo Tycoon. And unfortunately, neither does Marine Mania. The new expansion pack features some new zoo animals, new exhibit types, and the entire Dinosaur Digs expansion, but nothing else. Building an aquatic exhibit is a lot like building a regular one. Marine Mania's most significant additions come in the form of aquatic animals and aquatic exhibits. The game adds 20 new animals, most of which are fully aquatic, like dolphins and sharks, though there are a few amphibious critters like sea lions. And just like in the original Zoo Tycoon, you can buy additional scenery items for your new exhibits to make your animals happier.īuilding an aquatic exhibit is nearly identical to building a land exhibit you fence in an area and drop in an animal, though for many aquatic creatures, you'll often need to adjust the depth of your exhibit tank, since some creatures prefer deeper water than others. However, Marine Mania also adds a brand-new feature: the ability to put on an aquatic show by building an adjacent "show tank." Basically, this boils down to building an additional tank and some grandstands for your audience.
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