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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
3 stars
Version: Wildlife Tycoon: Venture Africa
"its just a basic kind of tycoon"
Pros: love the music and downloading demo is quick
Cons: graphics is abit strange and controls are abit twisty and ground texture isnt that great even on high settings. with these kind of games i like good graphics but this tycoon doesnt really have them if you like tycoons try rollercoaster tycoon 3 or 2 brilliant games
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
5 stars
Version: Wildlife Tycoon: Venture Africa
Pros: It is a lot of fun building ecosystems and watching the animals go about their lives.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
5 stars
Version: Wildlife Tycoon: Venture Africa
"Excellent! Africa comes to my computer!"
Pros: What I like about this game? What didn't I like? Fantastic animal experience! Entertaining plot, great sonnets! Not enough games with sonnets! I like the realism of the concept - zoo games are alright, but animals live - IN THE WILD - not in zoos! Definately a plus and imagination stirrer. Get out and play it today!
Cons: I could have used some meerkats. Other than that, fantastic!
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5 stars
Version: Wildlife Tycoon: Venture Africa 1.04
Pros: The noises of the animals sound so realistic and there's nothing more fun than leading your own herd of zebras. There are 11 animals - and that really is more than enough to keep you entertained. Start playing and you'll see what I mean.
Aside from two explorers in a balloon, there 's no humans complaining about how they can't find dessert carts and I haven't come across any bugs so far.
Cons: I wish we could save games, but it really doesn't bother me.
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5 stars
Version: Wildlife Tycoon: Venture Africa 1.04
Pros: Not one for shoot 'em ups, or money ventures or careering around some track in a fast car/bike/boat whatever... this game is just what I was looking for. I can create an ecosystem on a series of different landscapes. Building up animal populations in sync with vegetation, water and predator/prey dynamics, I find fascinating, absorbing and addictive. Its great fun and though probably aimed more for a younger persons age group, I'm a forty plus person who just gets engrossed and submerged into the fun of it. I've had the game for over a year now... and still find it as great to play, if not more so as I try new strategies, as I did when I first got it.
Cons: The only small thing I would perhaps comment on here (and in my opinion it is only a small thing), is the graphics may not be as slick as some of the other games I have seen being used. But then this game was developed by a small company with a limited budget and the enjoyment of balancing the animals with each other and the food//water sources far outstrip any need for so called slickness.
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