Author: Yongshou
Disco Zoo is a business simulation game based on pixel images. For pixel games, we can say that we are used to seeing them, but they are more action games, and few business games. After all, the operation of simulation games is to sell pictures, and to sell the spectacular sense of achievement after operation. It's a surprise or a disappointment for us to play such a non mainstream game.
The pixel level picture style will make players disappointed when they first enter the game. After all, as a retro game picture style, it is difficult to give people too much enjoyment on the screen. In addition, the pixel image of this work seems to be a bit rough. For example, the big head MM guided by novices has not much detail except for its facial features. But fortunately, the game is still certain about the shape of the pet, at least make it look like so that players can know the animal from its appearance. However, the pixel game still has one big advantage, that is, its image size is small and flexible, so the game scene is very generous and can give each animal a single full screen fence, which also makes the game look more atmospheric, especially when you have dozens of animals, you will have a sense of achievement when you see animals by pulling the screen. In general, for pixel level images, the picture quality should not be too persistent. After all, this is a problem that has risen to the literary level, but its flexibility and compactness have also become its unique advantages.
As a business simulation game, the play method of this game is not complicated, that is to say, harvesting animals constantly, then putting them into the zoo, then making profits, and then recycling. So what players need to do is also very simple. When they are free, they can invest some money to get pets. When they are not free, they can also earn gold coins. This is the main process of the game. Of course, in order to increase the participation of players, the game has added a lot of settings to make the game more playable and operational. The concept of animal business hours is added to the analogy. Each kind of animal has its own business hours. After the business hours, players need to click to wake up manually. The addition of this mode makes it inevitable for players to pay long-term attention to mobile phones if they want the zoo to continue. It is also metaphorically added with the setting of random gold coins produced by tourists, so that players can pay attention to the next point when they are idle, and sometimes even have surprises. The overall playing method is monotonous, and players do not have to hold mobile games for a long time. However, the addition of these settings also allows players to do something when they want to play games.
It is worth mentioning that the way to obtain animals in the game is similar to a small game of flipping brands, which makes the game more playable. In the small game, there is a 5X5 grid, and each animal has its corresponding pattern and number. If the player finds all of them in 9 flops, he will get the found animals. This kind of play method of combining intelligence and lottery is a bit irresistible. After all, the speed of drawing animals also directly determines the development speed of the zoo, and the cost of drawing animals each time in the early stage is not large. Of course, the value of each kind of animal is different, and they all have their own independent attributes. The metaphor is earnings, business hours, etc. The pursuit of rare animals is also an indispensable way of playing in the game.
The game has two different currency systems. Gold is mainly used for daily income and cost calculation, while cash is used for the purchase of privileges. If zoos want to achieve faster development, it is necessary to spend cash. It means shortening the farm construction time, holding a party to ensure that animals can still operate as usual, buying more opportunities for flopping, etc. But its existence is not necessary, and more depends on your needs for these privileges.
Although this work has given us too much disappointment on the screen, it is a game worth playing and endurable. In particular, the new theme of zoo management also makes the game itself more attractive. In general, as a business simulation game, this game can not escape from the shadow of this type of game, and it doesn't look much on the screen, but it gives players more feelings for animals themselves and develops their own sense of achievement.
