Zoo Tycoon DS DS
  • Publisher: THQ
  • Release Date: Oct 11, 2005
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Metascore
44 out of 100

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User Score
6.9 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 21 Ratings

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  • Summary: Encounter the ultimate zoo experience in Zoo Tycoon DS. Create the zoo of your dreams as you select your favorite animals and re-create their natural habitats. Get up close and personal while collecting and caring for the world’s most popular animals from every continent. Manage your environonment properly and achieve the ultimate goal of a zoo full of happy animals and customers. [THQ]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 19
  3. Negative: 11 out of 19
  1. Nintendo Power
    75
    Faithfully reproduces the ZT experience, from building exhibits and guest facilities to managing cash flow. [Nov 2005, p.112]
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  2. Game Informer
    60
    About as much fun as giving an elephant a suppository. [Jan 2006, p.157]
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  3. Gaming Target
    45
    There is certainly enough content here, but the poor controls and graphics don't give players any incentive to check it out.
  4. Gamezilla!
    45
    And I don’t have to tell you all that when a game looks as bad as this one, it really makes it a stretch to keep playing.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. CloeD.
    10
    I think its a great game full of suprises for every age!!!
  2. RaulB.
    8
    This is one of the most addictive games on the ds, this game isn't as good as the pc games but it is still a great game. the graphics aren't that good, they should of atlist made it better, but they didn't. graphics are the down side, but the good side is the gameplay and how this game will not disapoint you in terms of enjoying a good sim,creating, fun kind of game.… Expand
  3. KaitlynM.
    7
    Welll, its ok, but its so freakin whaked! my Giraffes started acting like Elaphants, being happy with an elephant shelter, not a giraffe shelter, and its just bad! Its fun to a point but then all your animals are not happy or dont like their exibits, FOR ABSOLUTELY NO REASON! i cant figure out how to name the guests either, but apparently everyone else can! And please, can someone tell me how? PS Sorry if I made Zoo Tycoon sound horrible, its actually pretty fun, but it just frustrates me :D.… Expand
  4. RachelT.
    4
    The animal animations are quite realistic and sweet, but that's about it. It seemed like a rushed game, as there were many things to fix and improve that microsoft should have picked up on if they would have spent more time on the game. The controls are tedious and often unresponsive, and I would not recommend it to anyone with under average patience as it has no end, and is repetitive and boring. Saying that, it was fun for the first few days of owning it due to the players role as a zookeeper and giving the player responsibilities that would apply to real life. Sorry if you liked the game, but this is purely my opinion of it. (After swapping it twice after discovering faults in the game, I traded it for Mario Kart DS, which is a much better buy.)… Expand

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