Zoo Tycoon 2

This includes designing the environment, building exhibits with important parts such as feeders, bathing stations and various enrichments, taking care of the animals, managing finances and keeping an eye on the visitors' happiness.

The game uses a top-down mode for the overall management, a third-person mode to explore the zoo on foot or using a buggie, and a first-person perspective for some activities and taking photographs while exploring, similar to the earlier Kinect: Disneyland Adventures by the same developer.

The overall performance is tracked through different status bars with three main colours: red, orange and green.

The other game modes next to the Challenge mode are Training mode (ten missions), Freeform mode (no pressure for money or research) and Campaign mode (twenty levels with long-term goals).

Up to four players can work together simultaneously in the three main modes to build and maintain the zoo with support for voice chat.

By doing well experience is gained to level up (zoo fame) and access new possibilities.

Many animals and structures need to be researched before they are used (only one at a time) and then they can be used in the zoo.

Paths are designed automatically in a logical manner after placing buildings and cannot be edited.

Animals include antelopes, bears, binturongs, elephants, flamingoes, fossas, giraffes, hippopotamuses, komodo dragons, iguanas, lemurs, lions, lizards, macaws, meerkats, mongooses, monkeys, pandas, peafowls, rhinos, sloths, snakes, tigers and tortoises.

There are multiple varieties of a single species.

The Xbox 360 version contains about 65 animals and the Xbox One version over 100.

Information about each type of animal is stored in the Zoopedia.

All adoptable animals have a level between two an

Zoo Tycoon 2 for Nintendo DS is currently worth €10.55 loose, €5.44 complete in box, and €9.28 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Zoo Tycoon 2 has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For Zoo Tycoon 2, loose is €10.55 and CIB is €5.44 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.

The PAL version of Zoo Tycoon 2 is currently worth €10.55 loose, versus €8.39 for NTSC-U. Regional price differences usually come down to print run size and regional collector demand.