Planet Zoo's management layer is thin and its construction kit occasionally frustrating, ... who want to spend hours beautifying a reptile house or maybe just a toilet. IDG / Hayden Dingman.

Frontier's last stab at Zoo Tycoon didn't go over so well, but six years later they've returned (albeit without the name) to create the Zoo Tycoon 2 sequel we've waited for since 2004.

I have sad turtles. Planet Zoo's beta is underway, and for the last couple of days the welfare of these glum walking shells has been my responsibility. I'm not ready to be a parent, as evidenced ...