World of Zoo

Honestly the best game I've ever played in my life.

Another classic game I originally played on the Wii. Always had the same zoo: monkeys, and only monkeys. Got it again recently and, though it isn't complete like on the Wii, it still has its charm.

World of Zoo is a charming, if highly repetitive game for kids, where you pet, groom and play with various cute animals, such as giraffes, pandas, koalas, lions, etc. While it was not my cup of tea, I can absolutely see how an animal-loving kid could have many hours of fun with this game. [b]The Good[/b] The graphics are bright and cute and colorful, if highly stylized/simplified. The music falls firmly into the “cute earworm” category. The game has a great sense of humor, with punny in-game achievement/task names and some truly whacky bits and pieces (exactly how many remotes can one giraffe swallow?) The game lets you either pick from a fairly large selection of preset animals for each exhibit or create your own animal fitting that exhibit. You can have up to three separate zoos at a time. [b]The Bad[/b] There are no volume settings in the game, which is pretty bad because this game is LOUD. I usually have my volume mixer set to 20-30 when gaming. For this game I had to go all the way down to 10. Once you have completed all the tasks/challenges for one exhibition (one group of animals), you have basically done them all. Sure, the individual foods and toys will be different, but mechanically the big cats exhibition functions no differently from the giraffe exhibition, for example, so it becomes very grindy very fast. The treasure mechanic is wonky at best and the camera controls take a LOT of getting used to. [b]The Ugly[/b] Nothing. Didn’t encounter any bugs or technical issues, which is exceedingly rare, but then again, I only spent two hours with the game.