Release Date:
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July 2006
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Rating:
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ESRB (E10+)
PEGI (3+)
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Features:
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Four dinosaurs, new campaign, new challenges, and new items
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Interface:
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None
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Zoo Tycoon 2: Dino Danger Pack was an official (not user-made) premium download pack for the game Zoo Tycoon 2 released on July 2006. It could be found at the Zoo Tycoon official website. Although it was downloadable, it cost $4.99 via a credit card. This is similar to the Dinosaur Digs expansion of the first Zoo Tycoon.
Animals
This was the first Zoo Tycoon 2 official pack to include dinosaurs. Four were included: two carnivores and two herbivores, all from the Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic era.
The dinosaurs do attack guests, but only grown men and not women or children, likely for user-friendliness concerns. It is interesting to note that Tyrannosaurus rex and Carnotaurus are the only official Zoo Tycoon 2 animals to actualy kill guests when attacking. Their attacks involve eating the guests; although it is interesting that while guests are larger than the normal meat food item, they do not satisfy the dinosaurs' hunger levels. The herbivores, Triceratops and Styracosaurus, do not kill guests, but they do gore them.
Animal | Biome | Conservation Status | Picture |
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Boreal Forest | Extinct | ||
Styracosaurus | Extinct | ||
Triceratops | Boreal Forest | Extinct | |
Tyrannosaurus rex | Tropical Rainforest | Extinct |
Objects and other features
Object or Feature | Use in game |
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Dinosaur Meat | Dinosaur food for carnivorous dinosaurs. |
Cycad Leaves | Dinosaur food for herbivorous dinosaurs. |
Dinosaur Prey Dummy | An enrichment item that specific dinosaurs will charge at. |
Dinosaur fence | Dinosaur containment; zoo security wall. |
King Sago Palm | A prehistoric tree to help ensure the dinosaurs feel like they`re truly living at their homes. |
New Campaign game | Get a 5-star zoo to get a Tyrannosaurus and fullfill it's basic needs. |
New Exclusive behavior | All dinosaurs will build nests so they can lay their eggs. |
New Challenge game | Photograph challenge that involves taking two photo shots of a Tyrannosaurus to show that it is a predator, and not a scavenger. |
New Challenge game | A genetic research facility has a dinosaur they are selling for $12,000. You can buy any of the four dinosaur species included in the pack. |
Extinct Conservation Status |
Shows that the animal is extinct; similar to the Low Risk, Vulnerable, Endangered, and Critically Endangered status icons. |
Removal
Prior to release of Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals, which has everything Dino Danger Pack has as well as more, the link to download Dino Danger was taken off of the official Zoo Tycoon website and can no longer be found the normal way. However, the webpage that has the download still exists, so those who manage to find the URL will be able to have Dino Danger.
Extinct Animals does override Dino Danger, but EA has updated models and textures for all the content in DD2.
External links
- Official website (Broken Link)
- Official website (Mirror from 2012)