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zoo keeper for nintendo ds: addition

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![](menu.jpg "Left: Available modes in Zoo Keeper. Right: Quest mode; your boss hands out a specific assignment ten times.")
When it comes to leveraging the brand new handheld's unique capabilities, _Zoo Keeper_ doesn't particularly stand out either, although that can be expected from a launch title where things haven't been figured out yet. Yes, you can slide animals up and down with your stylus---but the button control scheme works just as well, if not better. The top screen is used to display the high score, animal quota depending on the game mode, and a cute image of the current animal that nets bonus points. Perhaps the most compelling reason to buy _Zoo Keeper_ back in the day was the impressive "Download Play" feature: you only need one cartridge to play the 2P Battle mode. I also remember it costing `$20` instead of the full `$40` a month or so after its initial release.
When it comes to leveraging the brand new handheld's unique capabilities, _Zoo Keeper_ doesn't particularly stand out either, although that can be expected from a launch title where things haven't been figured out yet. Yes, you can slide animals up and down with your stylus---but the button control scheme works just as well, if not better. The top screen is used to display the high score, animal quota depending on the game mode, and a cute image of the current animal that nets bonus points. Perhaps the most compelling reason to buy _Zoo Keeper_ back in the day was the impressive "Download Play" feature: you only need one cartridge to play the 2P Battle mode. I also remember it costing `$20` instead of the full `$40` a month or so after its initial release. A used copy nowadays is pretty cheap, even including the box this won't go beyond `$10`.
If you're still in the market for a simple _Bejeweled_-like experience with cute animal heads and want to waste time without thinking too much, then by all means give _Zoo Keeper_ a try. If you'd rather install a free version on your phone that introduces the concept of "battles", try the modern iteration [Zoo Keeper Battle](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.kiteretsu.zookeeperbattle.google&hl=en) instead, available on both iOS and Android. As for _Bejeweled_ itself, of course multiple versions (_Bejeweled 3_; 2011, _Bejeweled Twist_; 2009) eventually made it to the Nintendo DS, but much later than _Zoo Keeper_.