Zoo Empire

by Enlight

Product Features

• Creatively design and operate a thriving zoo
• Choose from 40+ species and subspecies of animals
• Build amazing touring facilities; over a dozen different terrain types
• True real-time rendered water reflections; dynamic real-time shadows
• Scattering sky technology for weather changes and day/night cycles

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00023EE3Y
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: July 1, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,290 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Zoo Empire gives you complete freedom to design your dream zoo, in any way imaginable. Create fantastic exhibits that are naturally closed-off by the surrounding terrain. Build visiting areas and animal habitats, and place over 150 types of visitors and animals objects. If you can think of it, you can build it!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Buyer Beware, April 28, 2005

By 

Jodi R. Shover - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Zoo Empire (CD-ROM)

I would like to echo the sentiments of the other reviews, in that the average consumer can easily be misled into thinking that they have the proper system requirements in order to run this program. My son bought this for $20 at our school book fair, and has never been able to play it, due to the unusual graphics requirements. To purchase a compatible graphics card is basically ridiculous, as they seem to cost far more than the game itself. Now we're stuck with a brand new game that is essentially worthless!

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars No comparison to Roller Coaster/Zoo tycoon games, August 1, 2004

By 

L. Carlson (MT) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Zoo Empire (CD-ROM)

If you have played the Roller Coaster and Zoo typcoon games I feel you will be quite disappointed with Zoo Empire by Enlight. Not only is it totally different but you better study your instruction booklet before playing and be prepared to refer to it constantly.
I found it frustrating trying to manuver through the toolbar which is far from simple just to get to the sections sections needed to make the game run smoothly.. The layout is (for lack of a better word) strange!!

Well, maybe the youngsters will have an easier time of it, but I doubt it. Its simply a frustration to play..

Personally disappointed.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Frustrating..., August 9, 2004

By 

Gamer - See all my reviews

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Zoo Empire (CD-ROM)

Though I would never compare this game to RollerCoaster Tycoon, because that is far and away the best game of this type out there, Zoo Empire certainly doesn't stand on its own. The learning curve is HUGE! I had to pick up the manual constantly even though I patiently went through all the tutorials. This game gave me no joy and a lot of headaches. The animals were hungry within 15 seconds of having fed them. Vending machines were vandalized, but heck if you could figure out which ones. The objectives were very demanding, to say the least.

The upside of this game were the graphics, which were awesome. Plus, you could view your zoo from just about any camera angle you desire. It's obvious that this is a quality-made game. Unfortunately, the gameplay is not the least bit relaxing or fun. I really wanted to like this game!