| | |  | Computer Accessories | Home » » » » Wildlife Tycoon: Venture Africa | | | | | | | Description: | | There are no people to please and no money to horde; there are only animals! To succeed you'll have to discover the unique behaviors of each species and build food and water sources to suit them. Plan your ecosystem well so that you can help both predator and prey achieve balance in the wild. | | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 0.44 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.56 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.35 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.26 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.31 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 12 reviews |
| | | Game Information: | | | Platform:
| Windows XP / Mac OS X | | Media:
| CD-ROM | | Item Quantity:
| 1 |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
Average Customer Review:
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15 of 16 found the following review helpful:
 A must buy!Jun 07, 2006
By Jody Becker
This is an amazing game in which the player gets to create their own ecosystem. They must learn to balance life (for example, make sure there are enough zebras for the lions to eat but also enough so they can breed and increase herd size) while making sure each animal's requirements for food and water are met. Wildlife Tycoon is a great simulation game and will keep anybody who loves animals interested and excited while also making them think. This game is a must buy for any animal lover!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
the africa gameJun 26, 2009
By dream factory
"The following review is by Isabella (6 yrs) one of the younger members of dream factory compound:
"the game is a good game i like it a lot it has afrcan animals like lions and zebras and willdabeasts and elephants and many more. You drive them around by clicking your animal. place food and water to make your animals nice and cozy."
Parental comment: Maybe not her favorite. The purpose being to organize african animal care; feeding, watering, walking. I would recommend the 'Zoo Tycoon' over this. Tycoon has better interactive interface and activities.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 awesome game! Very fun!Nov 14, 2007
By M Kro
"Mindy"
I finally bought this because we used up the trial and hadn't had close to enough fun!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Great game if you can get it to workNov 05, 2010
By Richard W. Moczygemba
Wouldn't work on two different systems with Pentium 4 2.8 GHz processors and 2GB DDR Ram, worked for about 30 minutes each time before completely freezing up on a system with a Core2Duo Pentium 3.0 GHz and 3GB DDR3 RAM. No help on the website of the manufacturer. It would be nice if the manufacturer (Pocketwatch Games) would put the specs for the system needed to run this game on their website. Until then, I would only get this system if you're a well-trained IT professional who can diagnose and fix complex software problems. I can't.
6 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Not as good as the rest of the genre.Aug 08, 2006
By Big Biology Ed
"Big Biology Ed"
I am the primary consumer for my family, meaning that I buy the games for my kids. Since I'm concerned about content, I usually stick to "Tycoon" or other family friendly games. I thought this would be a good game, based on the first review, so I purchased it. Sadly, I was disappointed (and so were my kids).
I'd like to make a couple points:
1) If you go to the company website, you'll notice that most people have trouble even installing and running the game. As was the case with my purchase. I personally think some sort of refund or price reduction is appropriate with this poor result, but anyhow.
2) The game is not educational. As a biologist, I was appalled by the design and content of the game. The object in most levels is to create an uber-herd of animals. No concept of carrying capacity or ecological limits! I realize this is a game, but it should at least try to be educational if it claims to be, which this one does.
3) Graphics. I'm not that into games, but when I did check it out, I did think it was a little dated and poor quality.
4) Sound. Definately poor quality. My kids had to have me adjust the speakers.
Overall - go with something from a bigger company, would be my advice. And don't believe the hype. This is not a good product.
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