Zoo Tycoon 2 DS is a simulation game for the Nintendo DS that allows players to design and manage their own zoo. Featuring a main mode similar to the original Zoo Tycoon, it includes a Zookeeper mode with enhanced graphics. Players engage in various mini-games focused on animal care, such as petting, cleaning, feeding, washing, and healing, to enhance their zookeeping experience.
In Zoo Tycoon 2 DS, the player edits and builds the zoo in a main mode resembling the original Zoo Tycoon. Zookeeper mode is more like Zoo Tycoon 2 graphics-wise and has five mini-games: petting, cleaning animal waste, feeding, washing, and healing animals.