Zoo Tycoon for Nintendo DS/DS Lite is very fun and I highly recommend it to animal lovers or Zoo Tycoon fanatics. I suggest buying it cheap on eBay rather than paying extra at a game store. The graphics are very close to that of the computer Zoo Tycoon. My favorite thing about it is the Freeform game where you create your own zoo starting with $100,000. With the cheat you can even get the unicorn which is cool. There are scenarios with objectives you can also play.

I have checked varying internet sources and I cannot figure out how to rename guests, exhibits, or the animals. Because of this, there is only one cheat that I found that works (unlock all items). This is one downside. Another downside is that laying down sediment is more complicated in the DS version. I have not found a way to rotate the zoo in order to see all sides of it, but you can hide buildings and foliage if you need to put a path behind something or whatever. Also, there are less things to add to your zoo in comparison to the computer version, but overall, it is still quite fun and addictive.

I purchased the Zoo Tycoon game for the Nintendo Lite DS for my daughter. The product was in great working condition, my 6 year old daughter loves it! My daughter loved playing the Zoo Tycoon 2 game and wanted to see how the first game was. It was challenging, hard for her to play. Best for older 8-up children that love zoo animals

I love this game! It is great fun to build your own zoo. Its fun to have such a variety of animals to choose from and to be able to build their enclosures and set the zoo up how you want. The only think I dislike about this game is that you can't save more then one zoo at a time. I got into making one zoo and it would not allow me to purchase more land (I started with a smaller zoo) and I ran out of room and since I could not start a new zoo and save the current one I had to junk it and start over with the larges one I could. It would be better to be able to either buy more land or be able to save multiple "games" or zoos so you dont have to start over each time. I would really recommend this game, I have gotten addicted to it!

I love to play Zoo Tycoon on a PC, it is a very interesting game about creating your own zoo and taking care of it. You can have many different animals and create a zoo park accordingly. I enjoyed it so much that I wanted one for my DS to be able to take with me anywhere.

I bought it for my daughter thinking she would like this for her Nintendo DS Game. It is clever & there is alot to do, BUT... it is VERY TIME CONSUMING, especially to get started. It is very OVERWHELMING for kids. I think is game is much better for ages 11 & older. I was not as pleased as I thought I would be.

I truly like that it gives children a better understanding of world animals.
I love the fact that it requires kids to look after their zoo,see that it succeeds and gives them the satisfaction of doing so. This is a great game for learning animal care and responsibility while also having fun.

Excellent game for kids and big kids alike. My granddaughter loves this one. She loves starting her zoos, collecting animals to build her zoos. She also loves taking care of the animals, minus the actual mess. For those whose child wants an animal or pet this is what you need to get for you kids. All the fun minus the mess. Love it, Love it, and so does her mother.

The game is good but it has small choices of animals, you can't see the guest favorite animal, the sound is not loud, small choices of objects and scenario. The Zoo Tycoon for the computer is better.

My husband has these games on the PC so I thought he might like one on the DS. Boy does he ever! He did not put this game down until the light went red! He loves it. I had to go out and get him the DS Zoo Tycoon 2.

We loved the computer game and decided to get it for the ds. The ds version is not even close to as much fun as the pc game.

I purchased this game for my 9 year old grandaughter. She found the game interesting and enjoyed buying a house and getting to know the strange and interesting residents who lived in the community. She was not happy with the sarcastic and mean attitudes of the characters which left her with a negative feelings. She prefers playing her Nintendo Dogs game. I suspect this game would be more enjoyable for an older child.

I love this game and am pleasantly suprised by it. If you like building things and laying out "floor" plans like in the Sims, Sim City, etc...then this is a great game for you. I am a big fan of the Sims - my favorite part being building the houses and laying out the details, and someone reccomended this for my DS. I have never played any of the Tycoon games on PC so I do not know how it compares to that, but this game on Nintendo DS is worth it.

I love this game because you can design your own zoo. The game is good to buy on ebay because it is a lot cheaper!!! If you are creative and love animals than this is the game for you.

I had zoo tycoon before and i loved it, but then my brother lost it so i decided to get it the game again

I was sooo happy to get and try this game,saddly when I tried to play it
it would not go past 1st screen.I'm a easy going person usually,but,I hate
when people sell or trade their problems to others...I gave a great review
looked forward to play and got took!I won't be buying used games,movies,ect
it's sad,but,you just cannot trust people any more!!!

This is a fun and challenging game, and my 9 year old loves the cute animals. However, there are some glitches it's always had; like when the animals who live in the water (dolphins, sea otters) have a baby animal, the animal always shows up swimming in a different enclosure; for example you might find a dolphin swimming through the zebra enclosure.

This game is way too small for the Nintendo DS system. Can't compare to the PC versions. I tried it once and got disgusted very quickly. Wouldn't buy again.

I have zoo tycoon games for my pc and wanted a portable version. I love this game. Once I figured out how to play, it is very addictive.

my niece loves this game . for what was once on PC is now handheld. she loves it create your own zoo.

This game is similar to Zoo Empire. Alot of fun but takes some getting use to. You are given an empty zoo and you create the zoo the way you want it. You choose the animals and create their surroundings, hire staff, design landscape, and build food courts and other buildings for the visitors to expierence.

Very interesting AND educational, not as hard as the PC

Good
Animal personalities and habitats
Sound/Graphics quality
Diversity of animals, fences, research, animal toys, employee types, entertainment, and food/drink buildings
You can make a lot of adjustments
You can learn about animal care, customer service, AND business principles

Bad
It's very easy to lose money

- thepokeson

This game has terrible graphics. The on-screen writing is so small it can hardly be read. The animals are so tiny it is hard to extinguish what many of them even are. I bought this for my 8 1/2 year old and he hates it. It is too frustrating for him to play. Don't waste your money.

my 5 year olds on luvs animals but he really doesnt understand this game and this 1 was the one he picked and was the most excited about but he gets very frustrated with it this truly was a waste of money

It seems as like this game is one of the first released with the DS, not sure if it is. Not many options in game, can complete the whole thing in less than an hour. Really cute though :)