
ZOO TYCOON THE COMPLETE COLLECTION UPGRADE
Upgrade Balloon Shop, Animal Totem Statue x 2, Restrooms, Burger Barn, Lemur Fountain 01, Bear Fountain and Coffee Shop all to level 2,Īdopt a 2nd Bengal Tiger in Tropical Small and fix the exhibit items,īuild animal care exhibit items in Savannah Small for Hippos,īuild a Zoo Keeper Centre and staff with 2 x level 3 Keepers,īuild Janitor’s Office and staff with one level 3 Keeper,īuild Deco Plaza 01, upgraded to level 2,īuild Animal Totem Statue 01 and upgrade to level 2,īuild exhibit items for Chimpanzees in Tropical Medium, Just wait it out or upgrade the Zoo Keeper Centre and Janitor Office to hit Fame Level 7 and finish.Ĭompleting your first Original Campaign scenario will unlock:īuild exhibit items in Savannah Large (for Elephants), Alpine Large (for Bears) and Tropical Medium (for Chimps),Īdopt 3 x Central Chimpanzees into Tropical Medium,īuild a Zoo Keeper Centre and staff with two level 3 Keepers,īuild and complete a feeding interaction in Savannah Large with the Elephants, Upgrade the Deco Plaza, Burger Barn, Lion Mascot and Small Lake. It is possible these solutions may not work if you have terrible luck with the list of available animals, but there should always be time to wait for the list to refresh.Īdopt another 1 or 2 West African Giraffes in Savannah Large and put in appropriate Exhibit items,įix the Exhibit items in Tropical Medium for Elephants – you will need to sell one of the interactions and replace it with an activity centre enrichment,īuild a Restrooms and upgrade to level 2,īuild a Tropical Small exhibit, equip it for Lions and adopt 2 x Asiatic Lions,īuild Janitor's Office and staff it with 1 x level 3 Janitor, Never adopt babies unless directed as they are much more expensive. In these campaigns, save more often and keep an eagle eye on the relevant condition.įinally, it should go without saying that when adopting animals, choose the cheapest available. Some campaigns have an instant fail condition (don't let average Animal Happiness drop below green, for example). Most will last around 30 minutes, so saving every 10 minutes is a good idea. The same also applies for the game’s array of sound effects, or lack thereof.Campaign zoos can be saved at any point. The added advantage to this is that the game runs like butter on modern systems, and it was renowned for having very low system requirements at the point of release.The pixely computer graphics do demonstrate enough information to convey the sense of a bustling zoo experience, however for more mature players the results can be somewhat underwhelming. While the graphics are characteristic of the early 2000s era of when it was released, there were much better looking games released at the same point in time.

Where Zoo Tycoon suffers is in its presentation. The game frequently requires the player to repair damage caused by the animals, which can be very difficult due to the distant nature of the camera, as well as objects getting in the way. Similar problems arise when the zoo animals create damage to their pens. While this creates a satisfying result when the player’s zoo is expansive in size, it makes designing more detailed exhibits much more cumbersome. Both of these perspectives are very distant from the actual structures you’re creating. For one example, Zoo Tycoon only offers two view perspectives to take a look at your zoo from. Unfortunately the age of Zoo Tycoon does show, especially with the hindsight of its later successors. New pens and exhibits can be made with just a few clicks, meaning that you can quickly amass an impressive zoo compound to appeal to your virtual guests. Zoo Tycoon’s biggest appeal is seeing your zoo slowly come to life as your roster of animals grows more and more.

The base Zoo Tycoon that was released in 2001 features 40 animals to play with, but thanks to the Complete Collection’s inclusion of the Dinosaur Digs, Marine Mania, and Bonus Endangered Species Theme Pack DLC.

Here is where they can begin to place the first bricks of their up-and-coming zoo.
