There’s a nice variety to the lineup of new animals and the fact that seven of these animals are fully-animated habitat species is quite impressive. These highly-requested features show that the developers have been listening to the community and putting in effort to satisfy the demands of their fans, which deserves some recognition.įrontier Developments have outdone themselves with the inclusion of eight new animals in the Southeast Asia Animal Pack DLC for Planet Zoo. The Southeast Asia Animal Pack is also released alongside the new Planet Zoo 1.5 update, which includes custom billboards and allows for customisation of waterbodies, among a slew of other features. Perhaps I’m in the minority of Planet Zoo fans when I say this, but the story-based campaign challenges were some of the most fun that I had with the game, and while this DLC pack includes one new timed challenge, I don’t find these timed challenges to be anywhere near as satisfying as the story-based challenges. With eight new animals included in this release, it’s hard to criticise the Southeast Asia Animal Pack, however the glaring downside to this release is the lack of any new campaign or story challenges. Also, there’s enough weird and wonderful animals in the game now that my next franchise zoo will likely be a ‘freak show’ themed attraction park. I’m a huge fan of creating specialised theme zoos for the different regions in the franchise mode, and there’s enough new content in this pack to fill out a Southeast Asia themed zoo on its own. I adore this lineup of new animals and give huge props to Frontier for including the adorably ugly Proboscis Monkey among the new additions. These new animals include the Sun Bear, Clouded Leopard, Proboscis Monkey, Malayan Tapir, Babirusa, Binturong, Dhole and the Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect. The Southeast Asia Animal Pack includes eight new animals seven habitat animals and one enclosure species. What makes this DLC pack so remarkable is the impressive number of new animals included with the release. Here we find Sun Bears and Clouded Leopards milling about gorgeous traditional Southeast Asian-inspired pagodas and temple architecture, deep within lush tropical biomes. So here I am once again to tell you that this latest DLC pack, the Southeast Asia Animal Pack, is an excellent addition to the Planet Zoo experience and is a great opportunity to revisit this fantastic zoo simulation phenomenon.Īs you may have inferred from the name of this product, the next stop on our round-the-world tour of Planet Zoo DLC releases brings us to tropical Southeast Asia. The cadence of release is just enough to draw me back into one of my favourite management games every few months with something new and interesting to check out. The items encompass the vibrancy of North Africa and match well with existing in-game items with an African theme, making the pack feel like a natural fit for the game.I need to give Frontier Developments a shout out for the way they have been supporting Planet Zoo by consistently releasing high quality additional content. These are complemented by a large number of individual items you can use to create tiled floors, elaborate market designs, and more. Related: Planet Zoo: The Best Animals To Get FirstĪs expected, the build items comprise a number of pre-built shop shells as well as several fountains and scenery options. They look stunning and have high appeal but as a costly exhibit, they aren’t as flexible as the other animals in this pack. These mighty beasts are big and strong, requiring a large exhibit around five times the size of the other animals, as well as high-strength walls. The only animal that doesn’t fit this blueprint is the Southern White Rhino. While most of the animals prefer to live alone, the space requirements mean they are cheap to build exhibits for a can fit in most zoos, making them very flexible. If you want a pack that brings animals that are both adorable and adventurous then this combination is perfect. This adorable species breeds quickly and is incredibly cute. The third animal also requiring only a tiny sliver of space is the Fennec Fox.