Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs
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| Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs | |
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| Developer | Blue Fang Games |
| Publisher | Microsoft Game Studios |
| Series | Zoo Tycoon |
| Platform | Microsoft Windows |
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| Genre | Simulation |
| Mode | Single-player |
Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs is a 2002 expansion pack developed by Blue Fang Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the 2001 simulation video game Zoo Tycoon. Dinosaur Digs allows players to add dinosaurs and other extinct animals into the game, introducing new challenges to contain and manage them in their zoo. Upon release, Dinosaur Digs received mixed to average reviews, with praise directed at the novelty and appeal of the game's premise but criticism of how dinosaurs were implemented and the lack of changes to core gameplay mechanics. The dinosaur-themed features in Dinosaur Digs were similarly introduced in the Dino Danger Pack and Extinct Animals DLC packs for Zoo Tycoon 2.
Dinosaur Digs adds a new category of animals containing twenty species of dinosaurs and other extinct animals to the game,[1] which players can display at their park. Dinosaurs are managed with a new employee, the scientist, which plays a similar role to the zookeeper in the original game.[2] Dinosaurs, including Tyrannosaurus rex, Allosaurus and Velociraptor, must be purchased as eggs, which are then incubated and hatched by a scientist, although the game adds a few additional extinct mammal species as well, including the woolly mammoth, which are instead added to the zoo like normal animals.[3] Dinosaurs pose greater escape risks compared to other animals, as they are more capable of damaging fencing to escape when they are unhappy, and players must contain dinosaurs in special exhibits surrounded by dinosaur-specific fences, including electrified fences. Players can purchase and deploy a Dinosaur Recovery Team to capture dinosaurs that have escaped from their exhibits.[2]
Dinosaur Digs also features six new scenarios, new decorative objects and buildings, and minor gameplay additions, including a building management tool allowing players to sort and compare buildings to see average profits, as well as a way to toggle the visibility of guests, foliage, and buildings.[4][2]
