Zoo Tycoon

Although Zoo Tycoon doesn't have a traditional story, there is a campaign mode where players are tasked with helping struggling zoos from around the world meet a set of predetermined goals, such as gaining a set number of visitors or adopting certain types of animals.

Players can save their zoos at any time from the main menu.

The game is fairly easy to play, but the menu navigation can be a bit tedious. There's a learning curve to figuring out where to go to quickly accomplish goals, such as building new exhibits or adopting animals. The game does have a tutorial mode that goes over all of the basics, but there's a lot of information to take in and it can take some time to learn the menus and controls.

The campaign mode is broken down into multiple scenarios that are clearly labeled with varying degrees of difficulty.

Players can build zoos together with up to three other friends over Xbox Live.

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