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ZOO Tycoon 2
Screenshot of the videogame:
Name of producer:
Blue Fang Games
Date of production:
November 9, 2004
Name of Distributor:
Microsoft
Technical Requirements:
Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP, Multimedia PC with a 733 MHz processor, 256 MB RAM, 900 MB of available hard disk space, Quad-speed or higher CD-ROM drive, 16 MB 3D DirectX9.0 or later
Managerial
Simulation
Tycoon
First person
Isometric
Single player
Presence of initial training
Presence of textual tutoring during the game
Dialogue with other characters: | Poor0123456Excellent |
Driving Vehicles: | Poor0123456Excellent |
Explorability of environment: | Poor0123456Excellent |
Memory of events: | Poor0123456Excellent |
Complexity of logic succession of events: | Poor0123456Excellent |
Number of alternative game paths for solution of events: | Poor0123456Excellent |
Possibilities of different views (1st person, 3rd person etc.)
Presence of maps
Text
Bitmap
2D
3D
Simulator:
Is an internal Editor available for the videogame?
Yes
Graphics: | Poor0123456Excellent |
Interaction: | Poor0123456Excellent |
Graphics: | Poor0123456Excellent |
Interaction: | Poor0123456Excellent |
Using owner script: | Poor0123456Excellent |
External script coding: | Poor0123456Excellent |
Type of interface:
3D
Presence of different modules:
characters,environments
Availability and location of documentation:
Manual
Location:
www.microsoft.com/games/zootycoon/zoo2/zootopia_habitateditor.asp
2D / 3D License:
Freeware
Poor0123456Excellent
Explain how the videogame can be used in an educational context:
Knowledge of animals and their habits,
Use for geography
Name of Evaluator:
Spiros Sirmakessis
Country:
Greece
Date of Evaluation:
20/05/2007