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Game entry

Zoo Tycoon

2001 · Simulation, Sandbox · PC, Mac · Microsoft

Zoo Tycoon is ranked no. 2,666 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,466 and 36% of duels won.

World rank

no. 2,666

ELO score

1,466

Wins

36%

Duels played

44

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About Zoo Tycoon

Zoo Tycoon is a business simulation developed by Blue Fang Games and released by Microsoft Game Studios. It is a tycoon game in which the player must run a zoo and try to make a profit. Although first released for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh in 2001, it was ported to the Nintendo DS in 2005. It was followed by two expansion packs, Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs and Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania, which were released in 2002, as well as a sequel, Zoo Tycoon 2, released in 2004.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,466 ELO points over the last 123 days.

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