I enjoy this game, but zoo tycoon is kinda boring by its self, so I wouldn't recommend this game un-less you also buy the expantion packs, the expantion packs truely make this game great. If your a animal lover like me then you will really love this game, its very realistic and the graphics are pretty good. If you do not have a LOT of memory on your computer then this game won't run very well and will often crash, I have very nice work station so its not a problem with me, but if your computer has problems runing other games like sims 2, I wouldn't buy this game if I was you.

great game for learning management, finance, delegation! awesome if you love animals and are interested in wildlife!

Really big improvement and better than the first. Better graphics and more fun...I think. It's not a waste of money!

I really liked this game especially how it was fun but only for a little while. After a while it got old then it came back and then I lost intrest again. But if you really love animals and couldn't wait to make a Zoo of your own then perfect excellent choice. But it you are looking at rollercoaster Tycoon and this get roallercoaster first you can put a waterpark, rollercoasters, and animals in that but these games are both very fun.

I was a RollerCoaster Tycoon fan, but then I wanted to try Zoo Tycoon. Downloaded the trial version and liked it, so I bought it.

BEFORE I bought it, I was in a really big doubt between getting Zoo Tycoon Complete Collection ($[...]) or Zoo Tycoon 2 ($[...]). I looked everywhere to find forums to tell me which one was better. I couldn't find it, so I'm typing here. I really liked Zoo Tycoon 2. I didn't play the full version of the original Zoo Tycoon, but I don't know if it would be as cool as Zoo Tycoon 2. I really enjoyed Zoo Tycoon 2.

What I liked the most was ZooKeeper mode AND the Challenge Mode - this is the game mode I like, and wish there was this mode on RCT. It works like this: You choose a zoo, choose your money, and start with some available animals to buy, and you receive some challanges from time-to-time. Then you have to make your zoo more famous. It is cooler than Campaign Mode, I gotta say. I think that this feature (Challenge Mode) isn't available in the original ZT.

So, in conclusion, I recommend Zoo Tycoon 2. I am playing this game WITHOUT any expansion pack, and it is awesome!