Blue Fang Games
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Blue Fang Games, often shortened to Blue Fang, is a computer game developer
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Blue Fang is noted for the popular Zoo Tycoon series.
Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...
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Blue Fang is noted for the popular Zoo Tycoon series.
Games
- Zoo TycoonZoo TycoonZoo Tycoon is a business simulation developed by Blue Fang Games and released by Microsoft Game Studios. It is a tycoon game in which the player must run a zoo and try to make a profit. Although first released for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh in 2001, it was ported to the Nintendo DS in 2005...
(2001)- Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur DigsZoo Tycoon: Dinosaur DigsZoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs is an expansion pack released for the PC game Zoo Tycoon. It included dinosaurs and ice age creatures, as well as prehistoric themed items.-Gameplay:...
(2002) - Zoo Tycoon: Marine ManiaZoo Tycoon: Marine ManiaZoo Tycoon: Marine Mania is an expansion pack for Zoo Tycoon, which includes aquatic animals and themed buildings.Players can create and manage underwater exhibits or merge aquatic tanks with traditional land habitats. Interactive tutorials and virtual marine specialists are available to help...
(2002) - Zoo Tycoon: Complete CollectionZoo Tycoon: Complete CollectionZoo Tycoon: Complete Collection is a video game of the Zoo Tycoon series. The game is a compilation of Zoo Tycoon, Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania and Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs...
(2003) - Zoo Tycoon DSZoo Tycoon DSZoo Tycoon DS is the Nintendo DS version of the popular business simulation game, Zoo Tycoon.A sequel to the game, titled Zoo Tycoon 2 DS, was released in 2008.-Content:...
(2005)
- Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs
- Zoo Tycoon 2Zoo Tycoon 2Zoo Tycoon 2 is a video game in which the player may create and operate a zoo by managing its finances, employees and animal exhibits. The goal is to become a "zoo tycoon". Originally released for Windows, Zoo Tycoon 2 is also available for Windows Mobile, PDA, Mac OS X and Nintendo DS...
(2004)- Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered SpeciesZoo Tycoon 2: Endangered SpeciesZoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species is the first of the Zoo Tycoon 2 expansion packs...
(2005) - Zoo Tycoon 2: African AdventureZoo Tycoon 2: African AdventureZoo Tycoon 2: African Adventure is the second expansion pack for the video game Zoo Tycoon 2. Developed by Blue Fang Games, work for the game began in early 2005 for a May 2006 release....
(2006) - Zoo Tycoon 2: Dino Danger PackZoo Tycoon 2: Dino Danger PackZoo Tycoon 2: Dino Danger Pack is a bonus pack for the game Zoo Tycoon 2 released on July 2006. It could be downloaded from the Zoo Tycoon website and Oberon Media website...
(2006) - Zoo Tycoon 2: Zookeeper Collection (2006)
- Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine ManiaZoo Tycoon 2: Marine ManiaZoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania is the third expansion pack for the video game Zoo Tycoon 2. The expansion focuses around marine animals, as did the Marine Mania expansion for the first Zoo Tycoon game.-Animal shows:...
(2006) - Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct AnimalsZoo Tycoon 2: Extinct AnimalsZoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals is a video game expansion pack for Zoo Tycoon 2 released October 17, 2007. The expansion focuses around extinct animals, mainly dinosaurs or ice age creatures, as well as more recently extinct creatures like the dodo, thylacine and quagga.This expansion pack follows...
(2007) - Zoo Tycoon 2: Ultimate Collection (2008)
- Zoo Tycoon 2 DSZoo Tycoon 2 DSZoo Tycoon 2 DS is a Nintendo DS game based on the PC game Zoo Tycoon 2. It is the sequel to Zoo Tycoon DS.-Gameplay:In Zoo Tycoon 2 DS, the player edits and builds the zoo in a main mode resembling Zoo Tycoon. Zookeeper mode is more like Zoo Tycoon 2 graphics-wise, but has five minigames:...
(2008)
- Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species
- World of ZooWorld of ZooWorld of Zoo is a life simulation video game, published by THQ and developed by Blue Fang Games, who also developed the similar Zoo Tycoon series. World of Zoo was released for Windows PC, Wii and Nintendo DS on October 26, 2009...
(2009) (Windows PC, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii) - Lion Pride (2009) (iOS)
- Lion Pride Huge (2010) (iOS)
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Awards
| Award | Year | For |
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| Parents' Choice Foundation Approved Award Winner | 2007 | Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania is the third expansion pack for the video game Zoo Tycoon 2. The expansion focuses around marine animals, as did the Marine Mania expansion for the first Zoo Tycoon game.-Animal shows:... |
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2005 | Blue Fang Games |
| AIAS Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences , founded in 1996, is a non-profit organization that promotes computer and video game entertainment with the annual D.I.C.E. Summit event, where its Interactive Achievement Awards ceremony has been held annually since 1998... Computer Family Title of the Year Interactive Achievement Award |
2005 | Zoo Tycoon 2 Zoo Tycoon 2 Zoo Tycoon 2 is a video game in which the player may create and operate a zoo by managing its finances, employees and animal exhibits. The goal is to become a "zoo tycoon". Originally released for Windows, Zoo Tycoon 2 is also available for Windows Mobile, PDA, Mac OS X and Nintendo DS... |
| National Parenting Publications Award | 2005 | Zoo Tycoon 2 Zoo Tycoon 2 Zoo Tycoon 2 is a video game in which the player may create and operate a zoo by managing its finances, employees and animal exhibits. The goal is to become a "zoo tycoon". Originally released for Windows, Zoo Tycoon 2 is also available for Windows Mobile, PDA, Mac OS X and Nintendo DS... |
| Children’s Software Revue All Star Award | 2004 | Zoo Tycoon Complete Collection Zoo Tycoon Zoo Tycoon is a business simulation developed by Blue Fang Games and released by Microsoft Game Studios. It is a tycoon game in which the player must run a zoo and try to make a profit. Although first released for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh in 2001, it was ported to the Nintendo DS in 2005... |
| Parent & Child Teacher’s Pick | 2004 | Zoo Tycoon Complete Collection Zoo Tycoon Zoo Tycoon is a business simulation developed by Blue Fang Games and released by Microsoft Game Studios. It is a tycoon game in which the player must run a zoo and try to make a profit. Although first released for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh in 2001, it was ported to the Nintendo DS in 2005... |
| National Parenting Center Seal of Approval | 2004 | Zoo Tycoon 2 Zoo Tycoon 2 Zoo Tycoon 2 is a video game in which the player may create and operate a zoo by managing its finances, employees and animal exhibits. The goal is to become a "zoo tycoon". Originally released for Windows, Zoo Tycoon 2 is also available for Windows Mobile, PDA, Mac OS X and Nintendo DS... |
| Parent & Child Teacher’s Pick | 2004 | Zoo Tycoon Complete Collection Zoo Tycoon Zoo Tycoon is a business simulation developed by Blue Fang Games and released by Microsoft Game Studios. It is a tycoon game in which the player must run a zoo and try to make a profit. Although first released for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh in 2001, it was ported to the Nintendo DS in 2005... |
| Dean Takahashi’s Top-10 Games of 2004 | 2004 | Zoo Tycoon 2 Zoo Tycoon 2 Zoo Tycoon 2 is a video game in which the player may create and operate a zoo by managing its finances, employees and animal exhibits. The goal is to become a "zoo tycoon". Originally released for Windows, Zoo Tycoon 2 is also available for Windows Mobile, PDA, Mac OS X and Nintendo DS... |
| AIAS Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences , founded in 1996, is a non-profit organization that promotes computer and video game entertainment with the annual D.I.C.E. Summit event, where its Interactive Achievement Awards ceremony has been held annually since 1998... Computer Family Title of the Year Interactive Achievement Award |
2004 | Zoo Tycoon Complete Collection Zoo Tycoon Zoo Tycoon is a business simulation developed by Blue Fang Games and released by Microsoft Game Studios. It is a tycoon game in which the player must run a zoo and try to make a profit. Although first released for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh in 2001, it was ported to the Nintendo DS in 2005... |
| Parents' Choice Foundation Gold Award | 2003 | Zoo Tycoon Complete Collection Zoo Tycoon Zoo Tycoon is a business simulation developed by Blue Fang Games and released by Microsoft Game Studios. It is a tycoon game in which the player must run a zoo and try to make a profit. Although first released for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh in 2001, it was ported to the Nintendo DS in 2005... |
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2002 | Zoo Tycoon Zoo Tycoon Zoo Tycoon is a business simulation developed by Blue Fang Games and released by Microsoft Game Studios. It is a tycoon game in which the player must run a zoo and try to make a profit. Although first released for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh in 2001, it was ported to the Nintendo DS in 2005... |