Zoo Empire PC
Metascore
59 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. My Gamer
    66
    A good choice if you're looking for something that is the complete opposite of the latest offerings of shoot'em, smash'em, kill'em brand of games.
  2. PC Format
    62
    Not so bad that you'll want to pluck your own fur out, but that's all. [Nov 2004]
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  3. Adrenaline Vault
    60
    Zoo Empire does add depth to the "Zoo Tycoon" formula, but plays it safe and doesn’t make any effort to change the established norm. If you tried "Zoo Tycoon" but didn’t think that it had enough options or graphical punch, Zoo Empire is for you.
  4. Computer and Video Games
    59
    The look is reminiscent of "Theme Park World" - colourful, but not particularly detailed - although the animals have been put together with some charm. This, coupled with the lack of any real challenge, makes the game a reasonable option for animal-loving kids, but not a lot more.
  5. IC-Games
    58
    There is not much here to hold an adult for long, but be warned this game takes up a hell of a lot of space on your hard drive its over 1GB installed and over 50% of this is game textures which is a little bit much when you see the graphics.
  6. Boomtown
    50
    Yes, I’m still disappointed by the lack of opportunities for the creation of chaos, and yes, the graphics do reek of things from ye olden times of management sims.
  7. Game Chronicles
    50
    Adults will want something that feels less childish to play, and kids will want a game that is less demanding in terms of micro-management.

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User Score
4.5 out of 10

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 1 out of 3
  1. KimS.
    0
    Has a defect. We've tried this game on two different powerful systems (with the requisite video cards) - and it CRASHES time and time again - once your zoo is pretty full, Beware.… Full Review »
  2. GregZ.
    8
    I played the game and really liked it. Therefore 8 points !!!
  3. MarkH.
    7
    A decent offering...basically if you liked Zoo Tycoon then you will like this, it's practically the same game only with 3D graphics and a few more options to boot.… Full Review »
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