Zoo Tycoon isn't your typical console launch title. It's an oasis of calm and entry-level accountancy in a cacophony of tyre smoke and bullets, a sim designed for all the family. And a Kinectimals sequel.

Varied menagerie of brilliantly-realised animals; Enjoyable management suitable for less experienced or younger players; but can be pleasingly stressful; Surprisingly compelling; features numerous unlocks and challenges; Fun Kinect interactions and superb voice commands

Overlong; boring and dull (if functional) tutorials; Inconvenient interface - learn those voice commands; Lacks advanced depth for genre fans; somewhat repetitive

A solid game that definitely has an audience. Might lack replay value, could be too short or there are some hard-to-ignore faults, but the experience is fun.

Overall, Zoo Tycoon is a great launch title for the Xbox One that works well if played on a casual basis, rather than in lengthy stints. Despite its issues, picking up poo has never been more enjoyable.

Navigation is quick and painless; Community aspect is a nice touch; Multiplayer works well

Lack of depth; Audio gets repetitive quickly; Training Mode is tedious

Decent game looks pretty however it gets repetitive quickly, still a decent game to rent!

You are unable to make personalise enclosures, there aren't too many animal groups; however, there are subspecies. This game is too focused on the idea of being the zookeeper, you can no longer make the zoo of your dreams :(

The Zoo Tycoon series has been letting PC owners build and manage their own animal park for over a decade, and the latest entry makes its debut on Xbox One. While it's a comprehensive business simulator on PC, the console version simplifies the administration experience to make the game appeal to a...

Easy to read and navigate menus; Good Kinect implementation

Restrictive construction limit; Difficult to meet visitor demands

It's Saturday night, and we're nuking turd piles in an Indian Elephant exhibit during a virtual heat wave. No one ever said that the life of a videogame zookeeper was glamorous. It's a lesson Zoo Tycoon teaches firmly; for all its warm, fuzzy screenshots of adorable chimps gazing at butterflies,...

+ Easy to pick up and learn; nice Kinect interactivity; who doesn't like making animals happy, + An initially huge suite of tools to build out your park with; Freeform mode good for the entire family

- Doesn't introduce enough new surprises after long; re-researching for each new Campaign scenario grows tedious, ?

Zoo Tycoon's a tweaked take on the popular PC franchise, redone for its transfer to console. Developed by Frontier Developments (the studio responsible for Kinectimals and Kinect: Disneyland Adventures) the intention is to retain the core essence of the Windows PC games, while creating something new...

This review is based on early retail Xbox One code provided by the publisher. Zoo Tycoon will be available on Xbox One on November 22 as a downloadable title on Xbox Live. The game is also available on Xbox 360. The game is rated E.

A fun demonstration of the Xbox One's capabilities but unfortunately much more a stealth sequel to Kinectimals than it is a proper Tycoon game.

Cleverly thought-out interface manages to work very well on a joypad; Animal mini-games are charming and the online options very robust

There's no depth to anything and the game pulls its punches in terms offering any real challenge or even true customisation; Graphics have some rough edges