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The Franchise mode had me create my own zoos from the ground up, and this served as the main gameplay component of the beta.

There was only one challenge available which mostly served as a tutorial, and was about 30 minutes long. The Career mode consists of chapters with clear objectives within a pre-rendered fictional zoo - it basically functions as scenario challenges. Animals have to be traded, staff has to be managed, and pathways and buildings have to be carefully constructed.ĭuring the beta, I had access to the Career andįranchise modes of Zoo, with the Sandbox mode being unavailable. The player can create their own emergent narrative by building a park to spec as desired, in this case, a zoo. Planet Zoo is, just like its predecessor, a sandbox simulation game with flexible camera control within a confined area. While Zoo successfully manages to create an experience with the potential to be as intriguing as its predecessor, Planet Coaster, many flawed design options seriously limit the premise I fell in love with. Having played Planet Zoo for about ten hours during its beta period, I hadn’t anticipated being worried about the impending release.