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Adds dinosaur bone digs

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The Extinct Animals Expansion Pack adds many new animals to the game. It allows you to search for and dig up dinosaur bones, construct the new dinosaurs, and place the newly created dinos into exhibits. You no longer need to place an egg and have it hatch. My 6-year-old son loves playing Zoo Tycoon 2. We have purchased both the Extinct Animals and the Marine Mania expansion packs and he has enjoyed the game even more with these new additions.

Transaction

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 31, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Item was received quickly and in perfect condition. It works perfectly. Thanks for an excellent transaction.

The gift

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: February 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

It was a Christmas gift and it would not work on the computer they have. They haven't had much luck with this series, off and on.

Tired of zoo tycoon? You WON'T be if you get this!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: May 16, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I've been playing zoo tycoon since the first one came out. I had gotten a little tired of it, but since I got this new expansion pack Zoo Tycoon 2 Extinct Animals Expansion Pack I've been playing it again daily! There are so many new animals and new things to do, like researching dinosaurs and other extinct animals. It's so much fun!

It's ok

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 38
Date: October 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

When the Dino-pack came with Marine Mania in the original Zoo Tycoon, I wasn't interested in the Dino Pack but I still loaded it because I seem to be weak when it comes to expansion packs----I buy them. I tried but didnt buy Exinct animals because to me making and managing a zoo just doesnt seem interesting when you add dinosaurs and other extinct animals. Children will probably like it.
I wanted to replicate the Bronx Zoo (lots of animals,resturants, concession stands, soveneirs, and one more transportation ride- railroad). I wanted to be able to include billboards and other signs as well as parking lots (looks very cartoonish if you pan to it) and bus stops (to get in tours and large groups of children) for extra revenue. I also would of liked to see bigger maps. Also with todays computers the graphics engine can get a real makeover. Why not be the first strategy buisness sim to be optimized using Dual Core processors which has seen dramatic price reductions.
Needless to say that I was dissapointed to see the anouncement of Extinct Aniamls expansion pack. But that's just me. It is more suited for children than adults. I was hoping to see new content. Remember Marine Mania was Marine Mania in Zoo Tycoon 1. Extinct Animals is the Dino Pack from Zoo Tycoon 1.
Microsoft needs to fix the bugs that still persist in Zoo Tycoon 2. Marine Mania for ZT2 was good but again buggy and carried the bugs from the original. The employees have lousy path recognition and the animals seem to eat and drink in air (not very realistic....but close). The graphics are becoming outdated. I hope Microsoft improves ZT2 or hopefully Zoo Tycoon 3 is next.
I would love to see more transportation rides to permit guests to see animlas in their natural state (a tram or a monorail that takes guests on tours) or take them to different parts of the zoo (like a railraod with multiple stations). I would ike to see more animals (both land and sea) and more content. It's a buisness sime; why not improve the parking lo graphics and implement parking fees sell maps, create billboards, signs, and buisness hours to be implemented so the zoo can close to "clean up". If Wildlife Zoo wasnt so buggy, it would of overtaken ZT2 easily as a great zoo buisness sim.
All in all, I love ZT2 but the graphics are showing its age. If Wildlife Zoo cleans up its act and adds expansion packs (the Eurpoean version just added 2 expansion packs) then I would be going back to that game. ZT2 again is a terrific game for both adults and children. My wife who loves elephants, adores how the elephants look in this game. She only wishes she can see those "fuzzy heads" (little hairs on top of their heads). Just like Marine Mania it's recycled from the original Zoo Tycoon. Is Zoo Tycoon 3 coming?. Are there going to be more expansions?
I hope the franchise isn't ending. Is it me or are expansion packs in general getting or have been very pricey?
Finally Zoo Tycoon 2 with its expansions together I would give 4 stars (minor bugs and the graphics engine is beginning to show its age). For kids, this expansion would teach them about dinosaurs and appeals to them. I would of liked to see the dinosaurs as animatronics. You could build buildings and create animatronics display with movie screens to teach your guests about the past and what could of happened to the dinosaurs (Kind of like Spaceship Earth in Disney World). You can use the jeep tours to allow guests to see your animatronic display.

Works beautifully with Vista SP1

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Given the fact that my daughter has been playing this newest expansion pack nonstop for the last 3 hours, it definitely passes the Fun Test. As for Vista compatibility, we're running Vista Home Premium SP1 (RC1) with an NVidia GeForce 7600GS video card (itself running the newest (169.xx) NVidia beta drivers), and the game works perfectly. If it won't run on your Vista machine, try downloading SP1 from Microsoft and updating the video drivers.

Zoo Tycoon 2 Extinct Animals Expansion Pack

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is a great addition to the Zoo Tycoon line. There are new animals and scenerios to play and lots of fun new stuff to discover. I own every one of the Zoo Tycoon games and have never been disappointed with any of them. These games provide hours of entertainment for kids as well as adults. Zoo Tycoon 2 Extinct Animals Expansion Pack

Fun expansion pack

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My son asked for this for Christmas and he thoroughly enjoys it. No problem installing on Windows XP computer. No quirks or kinks that he's discovered yet. All in all, he's very happy with the game.

Grandkids Love Zoo Tycoon 2 Extinct Animals

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

While I have not played this game myself :), I can attest that it is well loved by our two grandsons for whom the pack was purchased. They are and 8- and an almost 11-year-old. Our son had passed on it being acceptable for the boys and that it was a pack that engendered creative thinking. We're glad that we got them something they really wanted and would enjoy. We also got the Marine pack which was also appreciated.

a cool game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

My kids have really enjoyed this game. It also let's them learn about animals and reptiles of the past.

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