Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species
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| Developer(s) | Blue Fang Games |
| Publisher(s) | Microsoft Game Studios |
| Release date(s) | October 2005 |
| Genre(s) | 3D Simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone 10 and Older (E10+) |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Media | CD-ROM |
| Input | Keyboard, mouse |
Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species is the first of the Zoo Tycoon 2 expansion packs (The others are Zoo Tycoon 2: African Adventure and Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania). It gives the player 20 new endangered animals such as the Caribou and the Koala, as well as giving the player new innovations such as Sky Trams, Jeep Rides, Elevated Path and some new campaigns.
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[edit] Summary of new features
Zoo guests can now see the rarest animal species in the world, take a Jeep safari and watch animals from higher viewpoints such as sky trams and elevated paths. They can also toss coins into fountains, and pay for face painting featuring endangered species like pandas and tigers. Some animals aren't always the same colors – moose can be dark brown, zebras can have different stripe patterns, tigers can be white, and much more. Now the player's zoo can be Endangered Species themed and Jeep safaris can go through decorated tour entrance by completing new Scenarios and Challenges. Not only are there exotic animals, but also exotic plants like golden barrel cactus and Scythian lamb and trees such as the bur oak and durian tree. To make a five-star Jeep safari tour or five star sky tram tour, are there tour objects like snow machines, volcanoes and Sequoia tree tunnels.
[edit] Graphical Enhancements
Endangered Species introduces some much needed graphics updates and patches. Players can make the water in Zoo Tycoon 2 reflective by setting the water detail to "very high". The expansion also introduces a new feature called 'variant skins', i.e., not all animals of the same species look exactly the same. For example, when adopting a Bengal tiger, the player might get a different texture, such as a white tiger. Trees, food and all of the 2D objects in the original game have been updated to be 3D.
[edit] New Tour Possibilities
With the addition of this expansion pack, the player can create a Jeep Wrangler or Commander tour through the zoo's exhibits. The new sky tram routes allow the guests to get a bird's eye view of the animals, without making them disturbed. Elevated paths allow visitors to walk right above the exhibits, giving a very good view of the animals, and even allow food courts to be built above enclosures. Both the elevated paths and sky trams will give the guests a good view of the animals, while still keeping their privacy levels content.
[edit] Animals
Endangered Species has 20 brand new animals from around the globe. The expansion focuses on endangered animals like the orangutan and giant sable antelope. Zoo Tycoon 2's first expansion, Endangered Species updates some of the animal behaviors. For example, some more simple herding behaviors were added (more advanced herding and pack behavior came out in Zoo Tycoon 2: African Adventure) and animals can no longer breed with their siblings and parents. The animal models and skins are also more realistic than the animals from the original game. The animals are:
- African Wild Dog - Savannah - Endangered - 3,5 stars
- American Bison - Grassland - Lower Risk - 0,5 star
- Baird's Tapir - Tropical Rainforest - Endangered - 1,5 star
- Caribou - Tundra - Vulnerable 0,5 star
- Crested Gibbon - Tropical Rainforest - Endangered - 4 stars
- Fennec Fox - Desert - Lower Risk - 2 stars
- Florida Panther - Wetlands - Critically Endangered - 5 stars
- Galapagos Giant Tortoise - Scrub - Endangered - 1,5 star
- Giant Sable Antelope - Savannah - Critically Endangered - 2 stars
- Gray Wolf - Boreal Forest - Lower Risk - 2,5 stars
- Javan Rhinoceros - Tropical Rainforest - Critically Endangered -3,5 stars
- Koala - Temperate Forest - Lower Risk - 2,5 stars
- Komodo Dragon - Scrub - Vulnerable - 2 stars
- Markhor - Alpine - Endangered - 2 stars
- Orangutan - Tropical Rainforest - Endangered - 4,5 stars
- Przewalski's Horse - Grassland - Critically Endangered - 3 stars
- Scimitar-Horned Oryx - Desert - Critically Endangered - 1 star
- Spanish Lynx - Temperate Forest - Critically Endangered - 3,5 stars
- Spectacled Bear - Temperate Forest - Vulnerable - 4 stars
- Wolverine - Boreal Forest - Vulnerable - 3 stars
The koalas eat eucalyptus, a new food in the game and other animals, such as crested gibbons and American bison, eat berries.
[edit] Ambient Animals
(these appear automatically and cannot be controlled, named, ect.)
- American Bullfrog/Wetlands
- American Crow/Scrub, Temperate Forest
- Arctic Tern/Tundra
- Kookaburra/Scrub, Temperate Forest
- Toco Toucan/Tropical Rainforest
[edit] Trivia
- Endangered Species includes many ways to get to the animals without disturbing them. These include Jeep tours, sky trams and elevated path.
- Jeep tours were originally included in Endangered Species, but are available in African Adventure too.
- Markhor in the game can climb trees.
- Endangered Species is the first expansion for Zoo Tycoon 2.
[edit] See also
A Complete & Comprehensive list of all the Zoo Tycoon 2 Animals
