Planet Zoo opts to present the more positive side of animal-based entertainment, so it’s unlikely you’ll be creating any dystopian prison zoos with dancing bears. There’s clearly a very keen focus on conservation here. Turning a profit is almost an afterthought. Once you get the hang of how the core systems function it becomes very enjoyable through watching your animals thrive and breed. Never mind the guests the animals were trying to leave. In comparison, my bodged-together hellholes looked like an inspector’s worse nightmare. You also realise that the stock parks you manage, designed by the game’s development team, are utterly amazing and must have taken hours to construct. Like a lot of simulation games with this level of detail, there is a lengthy introduction to the game’s systems and it takes some time until you feel like you’re actually playing it. It feels a little slow and even easy until they take the training wheels off leaving you to design, set-up and run your own zoos at exotic locations. Guided through the first few parks by a lovely Welsh woman called Nancy and some rich guy who gives off some serious Phileas Fogg-type philanthropist vibes, you’re introduced to the basic functions of running a zoo. Next thing you know, your park and staff are three times the size and the sun is coming up.įrom the get-go, there’s a number of modes available to the budding conservationist but it makes the most sense to start with Career mode as this doubles up as a sort of prolonged tutorial. It’s that constant, plate spinning of sim management games that engage on a level where time just disappears. The snow leopards are hungry, the armadillo is too warm and the saltwater crocodiles are bored – you get the point. The tiger isn’t keen on the plants in her enclosure, best get some continentally accurate flora in there as soon as possible.
In Planet Zoo, much like life in general, you are presented with a never-ending slew of minor problems and issues that constantly need your attention. It turns out running a zoo can be quite stressful but if you know anything about simulation games then you’re aware that’s part of the pleasure.
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Figuring out how to keep the animals comfortable, and in my case contained, is a big part of Planet Zoo’s impressive digital ecosystem. But, as I’ve come to accept, Susan getting a little too friendly with the park attendees is only one of the many problems on my plate. This does not bode well for the zoo’s safety rating, especially with the inspecter due soon. Susan, my beloved Bengal tiger adopted two years ago, has once again broken out of her cage sending hordes of screaming guests in her wake.
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