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[jarrod]

Do we know for sure if DS is region locked or not?

....Konami should pick it up as a cheap launch title. Looks fun as shit.

 

[Meier]

I cant tell what's going on The top animals remind me of the crazy cut scene art style from Katamari Damacy.

 

[Mama Smurf]

Very pretty, but how do you know you want it? How does it play?

 

[Ultra Magnanimous]

You could actually play a web based version of this here:

http://jp.shockwave.com/games/puzzles/zookeeper/zookeeper.html

But they changed the file last week and it's now another game altogether.

I enjoyed it while it was there though.

 

[duderon]

Reminds me of Cubivore. Is there mating?!!

 

[SaitoH]

What is this abomination?! Zoo Keeper is one of my favourite classic arcade games.

This is the REAL Zoo Keeper:

I was mislead! MISLEAD!

T_T

Ok, you may go about your business.

 

[Jumpman Jr.]

SaitoH is right! This isn't the Zoo Keeper I know and love!

 

[brandonnn]

This abomination is essentially Bejeweled all dolled up with extra modes and challenges, and is one of the best of the portable puzzler crop.

It's been released for GBA and PS2 in Japan, and Atari just recently released the PS2 version in PAL.

Magnanimous: the shockwave.jp url still works fine for me, you just have to wait through the ad first. It's also been stolen and mirrored at http://www.ebaumsworld.com/zookeeper.html

The handheld and console versions have the extra modes, making them definitely worth a purchase for any system.

 

[Ultra Magnanimous]

Hey, thanks for that Brandonnn!

 

[drohne]

i've played the flash version of that game. i'm amazingly bad at it.

and boy, best graphics on ds, or what? more 2d games, fewer inept 3d games!

 

[DCharlie]

i played the ass out of Zoo! on the GBA... not sure where they can take it with new modes, but hey...

 

[jedimike]

Definitely a game that requires a touch screen...looks like the top screen is just going to be animations though. Shows your score, level, and the number of times you've matched the animals. Probably get extra points for matching the animal currently on screen.

Should be lots of fun. Hopefully budget priced.

 

[luxsol]

It's an AWESOME game that EVERYONE needs to play! Beat my score!

 

[drohne]

jesus. and i thought i was doing pretty well to break 10,000.

 

[sprsk]

What is this abomination?! Zoo Keeper is one of my favourite classic arcade games.

This is the REAL Zoo Keeper:

I was mislead! MISLEAD!

T_T

Ok, you may go about your business.

yeah i thought this was zoo keeper also. this just looks like a fancy version of bejeweled.

 

[bobbyconover]

I absolutely love that the top screen is completely dedicated to showing zany cube animals freak out. And I'm not even kidding. GOTY!!

 

[pilonv1]

It's been released for GBA and PS2 in Japan, and Atari just recently released the PS2 version in PAL.

I thought it was Midas? It's a budget title too (AUS$30), but I think they renamed it Zoo Puzzle.

 

[drohne]

i'm completely hooked on this game. what's the actual name of the japanese gba version? "zoo keeper" isn't turning anything up. i thought it was called "zoooooo" or something, but that doesn't seem to be it either.

 

[demi]

After playing this for a few rounds, I can easily say that I would probably pick this up as a time-waster.

 

[MightyHedgehog]

WTF is this shit? I was expecting a remake of the original Taito Zoo Keeper arcade game using the DS' touch screen...

 

[Jonnyram]

i'm completely hooked on this game. what's the actual name of the japanese gba version? "zoo keeper" isn't turning anything up. i thought it was called "zoooooo" or something, but that doesn't seem to be it either.

It's called "ZOOO".

 

[brandonnn]

The first non-flash version, features a time attack, score attack, 'quest' mode (different challenges for each level like 'capture 15 pandas'), etc.

Includes all of the above, and a new mode with a double-wide playfield for simultaneous 2-player:

The new budget-priced PAL version.

There's a PSP version planned too, which I'll probably end up buying despite myself.

 

[enjoy bell woods]

i've played the flash version of that game. i'm amazingly bad at it.

and boy, best graphics on ds, or what? more 2d games, fewer inept 3d games!

I don't know if you play these games like me, but what I do is essentially click every block I can until I get a decent chain. So yeah, I'm in the 10,000 club. I don't have a mind that can see ahead.