User Reviews

Overall Rating: 7/10

"Planet Zoo" is a wholesome and fulfilling experience that will allow each player to express their creativity freely. With 140+ animal species to choose from and nearly limitless building potential, no two players' zoos will be the same. "Zoo Tycoon" (2001) players and fans of the "Sims" franchise may recognize familiar elements which had made you fall in love with those games. "Planet Zoo" is family friendly and offers an educational experience in which players of all ages and backgrounds can learn something new. While few games are genuinely worth the money for which they sell these days, this one is worth every cent.

Pros:

• Addicting and time consuming.

• New content added often and patches are always excellent.

• Graphics and visuals are mostly great.

• The game feels alive!

• Brilliant modding community.

Cons:

• Achievements and game modes can feel short lived.

• Challenging learning curve. Keep YouTube handy.

• Much of best content is locked behind the DLC paywall.

As a huge fan of the old Zoo Tycoon 2 it really pains me to write this review... Let's start with the positives, the graphics are amazing and the attention to detail is beautiful but you can't enjoy it when there's stuff happening every five seconds!!! The reason why I found the original Zoo Tycoon 2 so fun is that it was relaxing, after a stressful day at school I'd turn on my computer and look at the amazing animals that I made homes for and I can just take my time... with this game you have to do this that and the other it's so stressful that you don't even get to look at and admire the animals. The buildings are amazing looking in the campaign but are near to impossible and boring to build that when you're finally finished it just doesn't feel that it was worth the time and energy. So it's either be board and build an amazing zoo or be board and make a crappy grey zoo. This is the worst part of the game , you have to unlock most of the animals and facilities in the campaign and rest assure, because the campaign is long and boring as hell. I played this game for 4 hours before I put it down for 7 mouths until now and I still think it's a disappointment.