Zoo Tycoon 2: African Adventure Goes Gold
The savannah is heating up as Microsoft Game Studios today announced that the âZoo Tycoon 2: African Adventureâ* expansion pack has gone gold. The newest addition to the award-winning âZoo Tycoon 2â franchise will make tracks to retail on May 16. Gamers of all ages will experience firsthand the biodiversity of the African continent and the animals that live there as they customize their African-inspired dream zoo.
With this new, E10+ rated expansion pack from Blue Fang Games, LLC, children and parents alike will broaden their knowledge of the African animal kingdom while improving their zoo keeping skills. Gamers will choose from an abundance of new content, including 20 new African animals from eight different biomes, ranging from the striped hyena roaming the desert landscape to the wildebeest roving the savannah.
Complete with new scenarios and challenges, animal enthusiasts will be tasked with creating African habitats and zoo attractions, sure to please guests and animals alike. Gamers can venture further into their zoo in the new Jeep® Liberty vehicle thatâs decked out in outrageous, animal-skin paint jobs, also available with the Jeep Wrangler and Commander vehicle options. For more information please visit the newly updated Zoo Tycoon website at http://www.zootycoon.com.
Blue Fang Games is an independent game developer dedicated to creating compelling, emotionally engaging games focused on the animal kingdom that set the benchmark for broad-based family entertainment. Blue Fangâs âZoo Tycoonâ franchise, published by Microsoft Game Studios, has established itself as one of the most popular PC gaming franchises and has sold over 5 million units worldwide. Founded in 1998, Blue Fang Games is located in Waltham, MA. For more information visit Blue Fang Games on the Web at www.bluefang.com.
Microsoft Game Studios is a leading worldwide publisher and developer of games for the Xbox® and Xbox 360⢠video game systems, the Windows® operating system and online platforms. Comprising a network of top developers, Microsoft Game Studios is committed to creating innovative and diverse games for Windows (http://www.microsoft.com/games), including such franchises as âAge of Empires®,â âFlight Simulatorâ and âZoo Tycoon®;â Xbox and Xbox 360 (http://www.xbox.com), including such games as the upcoming âGears of Warâ and franchises such as âHalo®,â âFable®,â âProject Gotham Racing®â and âForza Motorsportâ¢â; and MSN® Games (http://www.games.msn.com), the official games channel for the MSN network and home to such hits as âBejeweledâ and âHexic®.â
