<s>
Planet	B-Application
Zoo	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2019	O
construction	B-Application
and	I-Application
management	I-Application
simulation	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
Frontier	O
Developments	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
and	O
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
with	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
theme	O
park	O
game	O
,	O
Planet	B-Application
Coaster	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Planet	B-Application
Coaster	I-Application
,	O
critics	O
praised	O
Planet	B-Application
Zoo	I-Application
creation	O
tools	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
realistic	O
animal	O
portrayals	O
and	O
emphasis	O
on	O
wildlife	O
conservation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planet	B-Application
Zoo	I-Application
has	O
received	O
several	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
adding	O
more	O
animals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planet	B-Application
Zoo	I-Application
tasks	O
players	O
with	O
building	O
a	O
zoo	B-Application
,	O
with	O
animal	O
species	O
in	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
and	O
new	O
species	O
available	O
through	O
sixteen	O
separate	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
and	O
the	O
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Animals	O
,	O
controlled	O
by	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
behave	O
similarly	O
to	O
their	O
real-life	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
wolves	O
adopt	O
a	O
pack	O
mentality	O
and	O
animals	O
of	O
the	O
African	O
plains	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
elephants	O
,	O
giraffe	O
,	O
zebras	B-Device
,	O
wildebeest	O
,	O
and	O
buffalo	O
)	O
can	O
live	O
together	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
mixed-species	O
habitat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Predators	B-Application
can	O
attack	O
and	O
kill	O
other	O
animals	O
,	O
but	O
unlike	O
in	O
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
,	O
cannot	O
attack	O
guests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Planet	B-Application
Coaster	I-Application
,	O
Planet	B-Application
Zoo	I-Application
provides	O
over	O
a	O
thousand	O
building	O
pieces	O
such	O
as	O
benches	O
,	O
lighting	O
,	O
flowers	O
,	O
trees	O
,	O
and	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
individual	O
planks	O
of	O
wood	O
,	O
glass	O
,	O
rocks	O
,	O
and	O
roof	O
tiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Custom	O
structures	O
can	O
be	O
uploaded	O
as	O
"	O
blueprints	B-Application
"	O
for	O
other	O
players	O
to	O
download	O
for	O
free	O
and	O
place	O
in	O
their	O
own	O
zoos	B-Application
via	O
the	O
Steam	O
Workshop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Safari	B-Application
,	O
boat	O
,	O
train	O
,	O
monorail	B-Language
,	O
and	O
gondola	O
lift	O
rides	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
constructed	O
throughout	O
the	O
zoo	B-Application
for	O
transportation	O
and	O
to	O
offer	O
guests	O
additional	O
ways	O
of	O
viewing	O
animals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
franchise	O
mode	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
build	O
multiple	O
franchise	O
zoos	B-Application
with	O
a	O
shared	O
economy	O
and	O
animals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Animals	O
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
and	O
traded	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
 '	O
zoos	B-Application
through	O
an	O
online	O
marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Increasing	O
the	O
zoo	B-Application
's	O
conservation	O
rating	O
through	O
the	O
display	O
and	O
release	O
of	O
endangered	O
animals	O
,	O
informational	O
signs	O
,	O
and	O
educational	O
talks	O
is	O
an	O
important	O
gameplay	O
goal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
release	O
was	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
by	O
many	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
series	I-Application
who	O
were	O
disappointed	O
by	O
the	O
significant	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
2013	B-Application
reboot	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
pre-ordering	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
had	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
pre-order	O
the	O
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
three	O
exclusive	O
animals	O
(	O
pygmy	O
hippopotamus	O
,	O
Komodo	B-Application
dragon	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Thomson	O
's	O
gazelle	O
)	O
and	O
other	O
bonus	O
content	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
wallpapers	O
)	O
and	O
provided	O
beta	O
access	O
a	O
few	O
weeks	O
before	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twelve	O
additional	O
paid	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
since	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
paid	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
Frontier	O
has	O
continued	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
free	O
updates	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
patching	O
and	O
bug	B-Error_Name
fixes	O
,	O
these	O
free	O
updates	O
have	O
included	O
new	O
content	O
such	O
as	O
scenery	O
items	O
including	O
foliage	O
and	O
building	O
pieces	O
,	O
new	O
menus	O
for	O
food	O
quality	O
and	O
park	O
rides	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
in-game	O
mechanics	O
like	O
hereditable	O
color	O
variation	O
,	O
vending	O
machines	O
,	O
educator	O
animal	O
talks	O
,	O
first	O
person	O
camera	O
mode	O
and	O
animal	O
underwater	O
diving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planet	B-Application
Zoo	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drawing	O
from	O
Planet	B-Application
Coaster	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
construed	O
as	O
offering	O
players	O
unparalleled	O
flexibility	O
and	O
scope	O
to	O
design	O
a	O
zoological	O
park	O
unbound	O
by	O
creativity	O
relative	O
to	O
previous	O
zoo-based	O
simulation	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
praised	O
it	O
as	O
successfully	O
capturing	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
and	O
many	O
reviews	O
have	O
characterized	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
finest	O
zoo	B-Application
management	O
game	O
of	O
its	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
Kotaku	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
gaming	O
's	O
great	O
sandboxes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
highly	O
complex	O
and	O
detailed	O
structures	O
may	O
be	O
designed	O
from	O
scratch	O
,	O
the	O
building	O
mechanics	O
and	O
pathing	O
system	O
in	O
particular	O
have	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
being	O
very	O
difficult	O
for	O
new	O
players	O
to	O
execute	O
properly	O
,	O
especially	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
not	O
previously	O
played	O
Planet	B-Application
Coaster	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
spreadsheet	O
safari	B-Application
"	O
which	O
"	O
sometimes	O
stumbles	O
under	O
the	O
weight	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
systems	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
GameInformer	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
an	O
unreasonable	O
level	O
of	O
patience	O
 [ ... ] 	O
creates	O
a	O
barrier	O
around	O
its	O
best	O
qualities.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
introduction	O
of	O
new	O
animals	O
and	O
set	O
pieces	O
has	O
been	O
highly	O
positive	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
players	O
have	O
advocated	O
for	O
increasing	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
additional	O
animals	O
per	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planet	B-Application
Zoo	I-Application
has	O
adopted	O
an	O
approach	O
of	O
releasing	O
smaller	O
,	O
more	O
frequent	O
content	O
packs	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
larger	O
expansion	O
packs	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
