Zoo Tycoon 2: African Adventure
Encyclopedia
Zoo 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.
This expansion introduces 20 new animal
s, such as the meerkat
and the pygmy hippo, and allows simple breeding between subspecies (the maasai
and reticulated giraffe). It also adds several maps based on African locations, such as the Sahara desert, Atlas mountains
and the drakensberg
, among others. Zoo Tycoon 2: African Adventure also introduces other Jeep
vehicles from the previous expansion, Endangered Species
. Another new feature is more realistic herding and predator/prey behaviors. African Adventure is the first expansion to include live food
.
to play.
X-Play
rated African Adventure 2 stars out of 5.
Expansion pack
An expansion pack, expansion set, or supplement is an addition to an existing role-playing game, tabletop game or video game. These add-ons usually add new game areas, weapons, objects, and/or an extended storyline to a complete and already released game...
for the video game 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...
. Developed by Blue Fang Games
Blue Fang Games
Blue Fang Games, often shortened to Blue Fang, is a computer game developer .Blue Fang is noted for the popular Zoo Tycoon series.-Games:*Zoo Tycoon **Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs **Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania...
, work for the game began in early 2005 for a May 2006 release.
This expansion introduces 20 new animal
Animal
Animals are a major group of multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life. Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and...
s, such as the meerkat
Meerkat
The meerkat or suricate, Suricata suricatta, is a small mammal belonging to the mongoose family. Meerkats live in all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, in much of the Namib Desert in Namibia and southwestern Angola, and in South Africa. A group of meerkats is called a "mob", "gang" or "clan"...
and the pygmy hippo, and allows simple breeding between subspecies (the maasai
Masai Giraffe
The Masai Giraffe or Maasai Giraffe, also known as the Kilimanjaro Giraffe is the largest subspecies of giraffe and the tallest land mammal. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.-Description:...
and reticulated giraffe). It also adds several maps based on African locations, such as the Sahara desert, Atlas mountains
Atlas Mountains
The Atlas Mountains is a mountain range across a northern stretch of Africa extending about through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. The highest peak is Toubkal, with an elevation of in southwestern Morocco. The Atlas ranges separate the Mediterranean and Atlantic coastlines from the Sahara Desert...
and the drakensberg
Drakensberg
The Drakensberg is the highest mountain range in Southern Africa, rising to in height. In Zulu, it is referred to as uKhahlamba , and in Sesotho as Maluti...
, among others. Zoo Tycoon 2: African Adventure also introduces other Jeep
Jeep
Jeep is an automobile marque of Chrysler . The first Willys Jeeps were produced in 1941 with the first civilian models in 1945, making it the oldest off-road vehicle and sport utility vehicle brand. It inspired a number of other light utility vehicles, such as the Land Rover which is the second...
vehicles from the previous expansion, Endangered Species
Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species
Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species is the first of the Zoo Tycoon 2 expansion packs...
. Another new feature is more realistic herding and predator/prey behaviors. African Adventure is the first expansion to include live food
Live food
Live food is living food for carnivorous or omnivorous animals kept in captivity; in other words, small animals such as insects or mice fed to larger carnivorous or omnivorous species kept in either in a zoo or as pet....
.
System Requirements
As it is an expansion pack, it requires the original Zoo Tycoon 2Zoo 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...
to play.
- Microsoft WindowsMicrosoft WindowsMicrosoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
98SE or Higher - PCPersonal computerA personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
with 733 MHz equivalent or higher processor - 256 MB of system RAM
- 900 MB available hard disk space
- 32x speed or faster CD-ROM drive
- 16 MB 3D video card required
- DirectXDirectXMicrosoft DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video, on Microsoft platforms. Originally, the names of these APIs all began with Direct, such as Direct3D, DirectDraw, DirectMusic, DirectPlay,...
9.0 or later - Sound card, speakers or headphones required for audio
- Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
Reception
African Adventure did not do as well as its previous and future expansions due to there being no new gameplay such as the jeep and the sky tram in Endangered Species, the trick training in Marine Mania and the 5 minigames in Extinct Animals.X-Play
X-Play
X-Play is a TV program about video games, known for its reviews and comedy skits...
rated African Adventure 2 stars out of 5.