Blue Fang Games, often shortened to Blue Fang, was the developer of the famous Zoo Tycoon franchise, which was their only major series. Blue Fang was founded in 1998 by Adam Levesque and John Wheeler and closed down in 2011, as its contract with Microsoft ended.
Games[]
(Order of release)
| Image | Game | Release Date | Platform | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dragon Hoard | Cancelled, slated for 2000. | Windows and Mac | Developer |
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Zoo Tycoon | October 17, 2001 | ||
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Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs | May 19, 2002 | ||
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Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania | October 17, 2002 | ||
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Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection | August 12, 2003 | ||
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Zoo Tycoon: Endangered Species Theme Pack | Bundled with Complete Collection.
Separate: | ||
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Zoo Tycoon Card Flip Game | November 10, 2003 | Windows XP | Trademark holder along side Microsoft. |
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Zoo Tycoon 2 | November 9, 2004 | Windows and Mac | Developer |
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Zoo Tycoon 2: Mobile | November, 2004 | Phone | Trademark holder along side Microsoft. |
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Zoo Tycoon DS | October 11, 2005 | Nintendo DS | |
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Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species | October 18, 2005 | Windows | Developer |
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Zoo Tycoon 2: African Adventure | May 16, 2006 | ||
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Zoo Tycoon 2: Dino Danger Pack | July, 2006 | ||
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Zoo Tycoon 2: Zookeeper Collection | October 1, 2006 | ||
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Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania | October 17, 2006 | ||
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Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania Mobile | July, 2007 | Phone | Trademark holder along side Microsoft. |
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Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals | October 16, 2007 | Windows | Developer |
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Zoo Tycoon 2 DS | February 5, 2008 | Nintendo DS | Trademark holder along side Microsoft. |
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Zoo Tycoon 2: Ultimate Collection | September 30, 2008 | Windows | Developer |
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World of Zoo | October 26, 2009 | Windows, Mac, Nintendo DS, Wii | |
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Lion Pride | August 10, 2009 | iPhone | |
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Zoo Online | Cancelled, precursor to Zoo Kingdom. | Browser | |
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Zoo Kingdom | March 4, 2010 | ||
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Lion Pride HUGE | October 31, 2010 | iPad | |
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The Oregon Trail | February 2, 2011 | ||
 Art by Katie-O
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Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? | February 9, 2011 | ||
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Rockin Reversi | March 29, 2011 | Amazon Kindle (US exclusive) | |
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Vineyard Blitz! | Unreleased/Cancelled, slated to come out after Rockin Reversi. | Unknown |
Other Games[]
Games with little to no known information other than concept art.
| Game | Released? | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Monkey Pirates Prototype | Never released | Melinda3d |
Staff[]
- Eduardo Baraf
- Lou Catazaro — Art Lead
- Hank Howie
- Adam Levesque — Founder
- Steve Serafino — Music and Sound (Zoo Tycoon)
- Shawn Stone — Lead Designer (Zoo Tycoon)
- Scott Triola
- John Wheeler — Founder
Trivia[]
- All of Blue Fang Game's music and sound has been directed by George Valavanis since the release of Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species.
- Blue Fang's official fan-club was called The Zoo Crew, which also had its own page on Blue Fang's merch store.
