Software:Zoo Empire

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Zoo Empire
Zoo Empire Coverart.png
Developer(s)Enlight Software
Publisher(s)Enlight Software
Director(s)Trevor Chan
Producer(s)Eddy Chan
Designer(s)Andy Grimbal
Donald Anderson
Programmer(s)Gilbert Luis
Eddy Chan
Artist(s)Mantin Lu
Composer(s)Sean Kolton
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
  • NA: August 1, 2004
  • EU: September 10, 2004
Marine Park Empire
September 22, 2005
Genre(s)Construction and management simulation
Mode(s)Single-player

Zoo Empire (simplified Chinese: 动物园帝国; traditional Chinese: 動物園帝國; pinyin: Dòng Wù Yuán Dì Guó) is a 3D interactive construction and management simulation, much like Zoo Tycoon and Wildlife Park before it. The player must successfully create and manage a zoo that gathers sufficient profits. As the player moves through the game, he will acquire objects that can improve game play. The object of the game is to create a "zoo empire". Zoo Empire has a platinum edition, Marine Park Empire, which added aquariums and marine animals, but also includes the other animals.

Marine Park Empire

Cover art.

Marine Park Empire is a platinum edition of Zoo Empire released on September 22, 2005. Marine Park Empire includes major updates such as better AI, new interface, a major graphics update, and overall an easier-to-manage way of running one's empire. Marine Park Empire also introduces new marine animals, but still contains all animals from Zoo Empire. It has 60 animals, over 150 game structures, and 21 scenario scenes.

Reception

Zoo Empire

Zoo Empire
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic59/100[1]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Jeuxvideo.com10/20[2]
PC Format62%[3]
PC Gamer (UK)76%[4]
PC Zone59%[5]

Zoo Empire received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[1]

Marine Park Empire

Marine Park Empire
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic58/100[6]
Review scores
PublicationScore
CGM2.5/5 stars[7]
GameZone7.5/10[8]
IGN7/10[9]
PC Format61%[10]
PC Gamer (US)53%[11]

Marine Park Empire also received "mixed" reviews according to Metacritic.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Zoo Empire for PC Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/zoo-empire/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  2. Dinowan (September 2, 2004). "Test: Zoo Empire" (in fr). Webedia. http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00004503_test.htm. 
  3. "Zoo Empire". PC Format (Future plc) (167). November 2004. 
  4. "Zoo Empire". PC Gamer UK (Future plc). November 2004. 
  5. PC Zone staff (October 5, 2004). "PC Review: Zoo Empire". Future plc. http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=110118. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Marine Park Empire for PC Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/marine-park-empire/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  7. "Marine Park Empire". Computer Games Magazine (theGlobe.com) (183): 66. February 2006. 
  8. Code Cowboy (November 22, 2005). "Marine Park Empire - PC - Review". https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/marine_park_empire_pc_review/. 
  9. Merriweather, Kip (October 30, 2005). "Marine Park Empire". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/10/30/marine-park-empire. 
  10. "Marine Park Empire". PC Format (Future plc) (182): 102. December 25, 2005. 
  11. "Marine Park Empire". PC Gamer (Future US) 13 (2): 49. February 2006. 

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