
I then found out by accident you can remove water by right-clicking. Particularly adding water to habitats, I just couldn’t get the terrain to level out as I wanted so I could fill it with water. However, when I first started out I did find it a little frustrating.

The level of detail you can go into when designing your zoo and habitats is great. The building and landscaping tools are fantastic. The game also features an online franchise mode, an offline challenge mode that plays similarly to the career mode but without the story and a sandbox mode for those that like to play with all limits removed.

Guests Love Balloons…Īfter the excitement of playing in the pre-made tutorial Zoo’s, it’s difficult to not go charging into building the Zoo of your dreams and having to remember when starting out you have a limited budget which if you’re not careful with, soon depletes! After a few hours, you are off the reins and free to start building your own creation whilst still meeting the goals and requirements of the career mode.
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You also learn how to recruit staff and set work zones, which are pretty important I might add. Buying animals, caring for them and creating the perfect habitat. In career mode, you start out in a playthrough tutorial that runs you through the basics of the game. But under the surface is where the real fun and frustration can be found. On the surface, Planet Zoo is a management game, managing the layout of the zoo, animals and staff, guest expectations and needs. Planet Zoo released on the 5th of November, developed and self-published by Frontier Developments. Callum previewed the beta a few weeks ago, Is this the Zoo Tycoon we’ve been waiting for? I’m keen to see how things are in the release version.

My son and I are huge fans of Frontier Developments other “Animal Park” title, Jurassic World Evolution and have lost many many hours to it. I could hardly contain my excitement given the opportunity to try out Planet Zoo. Read Time:5 Minute, 30 Second Introduction
