<s>
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
business	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Blue	O
Fang	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
and	O
MacSoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
,	O
PDA	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
although	O
expansions	O
are	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Mac	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
,	O
titled	O
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
2	I-Application
DS	B-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
,	O
the	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
build	O
and	O
operate	O
a	O
zoo	B-Application
by	O
creating	O
exhibits	O
and	O
aquariums	B-Application
,	O
keeping	O
guests	O
and	O
animals	O
happy	O
,	O
and	O
maintaining	O
employees	O
,	O
finances	O
,	O
terrain	O
,	O
foliage	O
and	O
scenery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guests	O
will	O
visit	O
the	O
zoo	B-Application
to	O
see	O
the	O
animals	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
also	O
have	O
needs	O
that	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
fulfilled	O
through	O
scenery	O
and	O
buildings	O
(	O
hunger	O
,	O
thirst	O
,	O
bathroom	O
,	O
seating	O
,	O
entertainment	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
three	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
:	O
Campaign	O
,	O
Challenge	O
and	O
Freeform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Campaign	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
plays	O
through	O
a	O
scenario	O
in	O
an	O
existing	O
zoo	B-Application
and	O
is	O
assigned	O
different	O
goals	O
to	O
complete	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
achieving	O
a	O
certain	O
fame	O
level	O
,	O
caring	O
for	O
rescued	O
animals	O
,	O
or	O
breeding	O
endangered	O
species	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Challenge	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
starts	O
a	O
zoo	B-Application
from	O
scratch	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
given	O
random	O
challenges	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
accepted	O
or	O
rejected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
both	O
of	O
these	O
modes	O
,	O
players	O
will	O
have	O
limited	O
money	O
to	O
manage	O
and	O
will	O
start	O
with	O
limited	O
access	O
to	O
animals	O
and	O
items	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
becoming	O
available	O
as	O
zoo	B-Application
fame	O
level	O
increases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
mode	O
,	O
Freeform	O
,	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
create	O
a	O
zoo	B-Application
from	O
scratch	O
with	O
unlimited	O
money	O
and	O
access	O
to	O
all	O
animals	O
and	O
items	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
was	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
freeform	O
than	O
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
was	O
,	O
with	O
developer	O
Shawn	O
Stone	O
citing	O
that	O
habitat	O
building	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
formulaic	O
process	O
that	O
was	O
improved	O
upon	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
noted	O
the	O
change	O
in	O
conservation	O
messages	O
portrayed	O
by	O
zoos	B-Application
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
,	O
and	O
worked	O
to	O
make	O
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
2	I-Application
feel	O
up	O
to	O
date	O
with	O
current	O
information	O
and	O
messaging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publisher	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
ran	O
several	O
promotions	O
involving	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
competition	O
allowing	O
kids	O
to	O
"	O
Become	O
a	O
Zoo	B-Application
Keeper	O
for	O
the	O
day	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
competition	O
to	O
find	O
"	O
America	O
's	O
Favorite	O
Zoo	B-Application
"	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
an	O
online	O
vote	O
which	O
would	O
result	O
in	O
a	O
$	O
25,000	O
grant	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
to	O
be	O
put	O
towards	O
upkeep	O
and	O
maintenance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
contest	O
consisted	O
of	O
three	O
rounds	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
round	O
consisting	O
of	O
zoos	B-Application
being	O
picked	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
judges	O
based	O
on	O
submitted	O
press	O
materials	O
,	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
15	O
semifinalists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2004	O
,	O
Tulsa	O
Zoo	B-Application
was	O
declared	O
the	O
winner	O
of	O
the	O
polls	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
grant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
the	O
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Endangered	O
Species	O
expansion	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
expansion	O
pack	O
adds	O
more	O
rare	O
animals	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
koala	B-Operating_System
,	O
gray	O
wolf	O
,	O
Komodo	B-Application
dragon	I-Application
,	O
scimitar-horned	O
oryx	O
,	O
American	O
bison	O
and	O
orangutan	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
forms	O
of	O
transportation	O
,	O
including	O
sky	O
trams	O
,	O
jeep	O
tours	O
and	O
elevated	O
paths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
African	O
Adventure	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
adds	O
various	O
new	O
African	O
animals	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
bongo	O
,	O
secretarybird	O
,	O
ratel	O
,	O
and	O
meerkat	B-Application
,	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
drive	O
through	O
exhibits	O
with	O
African-themed	O
jeep	O
tours	O
to	O
get	O
closer	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pack	O
could	O
only	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
website	O
via	O
credit	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dino	O
Danger	O
Pack	O
could	O
be	O
purchased	O
and	O
downloaded	O
at	O
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
premium	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Extinct	O
Animals	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
more	O
updated	O
versions	O
of	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
animals	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
pack	O
,	O
Dino	O
Danger	O
was	O
taken	O
offline	O
from	O
the	O
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
website	O
and	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
downloaded	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
being	O
an	O
expansion	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
large	O
combination	O
pack	O
featuring	O
the	O
Endangered	O
Species	O
and	O
African	O
Adventure	O
expansions	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
all	O
animals	O
and	O
content	O
from	O
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Marine	O
Mania	O
features	O
20	O
new	O
aquatic	O
animals	O
,	O
new	O
marine	O
options	O
,	O
marine	O
shows	O
and	O
several	O
other	O
new	O
gaming	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Changes	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
method	O
of	O
biome	O
layout	O
allowing	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
turn	O
off	O
rocks	O
,	O
flowers	O
and/or	O
trees	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
enhancing	O
water	O
effects	O
and	O
improving	O
the	O
way	O
animals	O
move	O
through	O
water	O
in	O
a	O
3D	O
space	O
,	O
updating	O
the	O
animals	O
from	O
the	O
DLC	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
various	O
semi-aquatic	O
animals	O
from	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Nile	O
crocodiles	O
and	O
polar	B-Algorithm
bears	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Extinct	O
Animals	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
latest	O
expansion	O
in	O
the	O
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
with	O
34	O
adoptable	O
animals	O
and	O
one	O
bonus	O
animal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
find	O
fossils	B-Protocol
,	O
or	O
get	O
staff	O
to	O
find	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
then	O
assemble	O
the	O
fossils	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
create	O
normal	O
and	O
"	O
Super	O
"	O
extinct	O
animals	O
in	O
an	O
extinct	O
research	O
lab	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
Collection	O
contains	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
all	O
four	O
official	O
expansions	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
menu	O
theme	O
exclusive	O
to	O
it	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Complete	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
subsequently	O
licensed	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
who	O
re-released	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Collection	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
formats	O
across	O
multiple	O
territories	O
including	O
a	O
single	O
disk	O
DVD-ROM	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
The	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
19th-best-selling	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
a	O
"	O
Silver	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
titled	O
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
,	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Frontier	O
Developments	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
edition	O
titled	O
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Animal	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
cited	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
influence	O
,	O
and	O
Frontier	O
Developments	O
hoped	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
enhancing	O
the	O
core	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
preliminary	O
design	O
work	O
was	O
started	O
on	O
a	O
third	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
Blue	O
Fang	O
Games	O
designer	O
Shawn	O
Stone	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
sees	O
the	O
influence	O
of	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
ideas	O
from	O
the	O
scrapped	O
Zoo	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
Planet	B-Application
Zoo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
