Let your imagination run wild with Zoo Tycoon on Xbox One! Choose from over 100 visually stunning animals and the largest, most detailed selection of environments ever, then build, manage and maintain your dream zoo alone or with up to four players on Xbox LIVE. For added fun, upload your creation to the cloud and work together with other Tycoons to care for and share your animals. With intuitive, easy-to-use controls and Kinect-enabled features that allow your animals to recognize your voice and react to your movements, this zoo simulation will charm animal lovers of all ages.
Thanks OP. Another game to the end error growing library that I'll never play, but none the less, Thank you
All comments (157)
zipt
16 Jun 17#1
How do you get this in the UK though? The link is in Japanese, which I cannot read
Jay080286 to zipt
16 Jun 17#2
You an add-on to translate the page?
Thanks ms OP.
Threepwood to zipt
16 Jun 174#5
Go to Xbox.com
Change region down the bottom of page to Japan
Then use the search icon in top right of page and put in zoo tycoon and download
That's all I did.
Illusionary to zipt
16 Jun 17#6
It's exactly the same as redeeming the games on the UK site. Follow the "get deal" link, then just click on the blue button, then the next blue button in the window that appears (note the price that should be stated of ¥0).
bass2655 to zipt
16 Jun 172#10
The game is free, so the best thing to do is to sign up to Japanese classes.
zipt
16 Jun 17#3
I don't think that's a great solution is to get something to translate it. I'm on mobile so doing that would be a chore
Threepwood
16 Jun 171#4
Cheers, think I got it, will have to check Xbox in the morning, did it on my phone :laughing:
Jay080286
16 Jun 172#7
Android Chrome automatically comes up to translate. That's what I did.
spinks
16 Jun 17#8
iOS chrome translate too
Or
Log into your account on U.K. Site
Change region to Japan its under Indonesia above Kazakhstan.
Then in the search bar type Zoo Tycoon
Then click on the smaller blue option bar not Xbox live
Then select blue again
Done
bass2655
16 Jun 174#9
Thanks OP. Another game to the end error growing library that I'll never play, but none the less, Thank you
bass2655
16 Jun 172#11
Once you become fluent in Japanese, redeeming the game will be easy
Loubou
16 Jun 171#12
Thanks. I never knew you could download the games with gold from other regions. I've missed out on Kalimba. :disappointed:
got it. thanks a lot. and for the guys that dont know how to do it, just do the same that you would on the uk store, follow the blu buttons! lol
Sstuff
16 Jun 17#20
Cheers
matwilky1999
16 Jun 17#21
Ive noticed that Battle Block is also free on the Japanese store
I did the same process to try and get it like i got zoo tycoon but it costs money
Can anyone confirm please if they been able to get it this way?
benjammin316 to matwilky1999
16 Jun 172#22
Because Xbox 360 games are region locked. Battle block is a 360 games with gold for Japan and not available elsewhere, no work around for this. Only the Xbox One games can be grabbed.
intuder
16 Jun 17#23
Not all. Xbox 360 games were region locked a fair few were region free...
thegoose126
16 Jun 17#24
Just downloaded via Xbox, just change your region in settings and then find game and download. Not hard at all.
matwilky1999
16 Jun 17#25
Good to know
Thanks!
gaz11111
16 Jun 17#26
Mine is set to download but says ZOO TYCOON DEMO
JeebusJones3030
16 Jun 17#27
Saying is ¥3300 now the demo is free
JeebusJones3030 to JeebusJones3030
16 Jun 17#31
Got it now for free when i tried again without going through the link it worked for some reason
The_Hoff
16 Jun 17#28
Thanks, kids will like this.
moley
16 Jun 17#29
sign into gold to get game at 0 yen (only free for gold members) also if on chrome go to desktop site
moley
16 Jun 17#30
you have two options choose the y3300 sign into live and should show as y0
math5871
16 Jun 171#32
Did this on phone so I have no idea whether I got it but I did press all the blue buttons :confused:
geordiedeviant
16 Jun 17#33
All you need do is going into Setting on the console, then system > language and location. Change your location to Japan and then restart xbox.
Sign back into gold account and search for ZOO. It's right there. No messing about trying to translate anything as you leave your language as your native tongue.
benjammin316 to geordiedeviant
16 Jun 17#35
That's hassle, go to website, navigate to game, change region down the bottom left, click download
benjammin316
16 Jun 17#34
Games with gold games are region locked for Xbox 360
Vladimir
16 Jun 171#36
Not wanting to cause possibly undue worry, I'm genuinely curious but didn't people get into trouble with MS after doing this in the past?
moley to Vladimir
16 Jun 17#40
i haven't
Th3.Ripper
16 Jun 17#37
Thanks OP, really easy to do on mobile chrome
haritori
16 Jun 17#38
Use Chrome and it auto translates the page for you.
Thanks OP..
JabeNorman
16 Jun 17#39
Great find. Thanks!
omfgzbilly
16 Jun 17#41
Thanks buddy, added to my download queue!
Wortho
16 Jun 17#42
I've done this a few times previous never had a problem. Done again with this. Thanks op!
stuarthanley
16 Jun 174#43
Hard work getting something for nothing, eh?
lukeisherwood
16 Jun 17#44
Thanks buddy!!! SOO much heat. Loved this game on the PC :smile:
Vladimir
16 Jun 17#45
That's cool.
I read up on it a bit more and it seems like on X1 they don't seem to really care anymore.
I must've been thinking back to 360 when stuff like this was taken fairly seriously by them.
scrotesmd
16 Jun 171#46
I got this game and all I do is take of pictures of elephant turds.
timbeech33
16 Jun 17#47
brill tip thanks
littlebitsofgaming
16 Jun 17#48
Well prepare to be disappointed.
I loved the PC games to, but this version is horrible. Nothing like the PC ones, very linear, lacks depth, restrictive parks, limits on what you can build, only a few animal species.
Better sticking with the PC ones.
john.swfc
16 Jun 17#49
Hopefully the text and voice ingame is in English and not Japanese?
haritori
16 Jun 17#50
I think on xbox 360 there were issues with getting free stuff from other regions, but the XB1 and its stores are region free so they are fair game.
dorito
16 Jun 17#51
Don't forget, today's the day the 2nd-half of June's Xbox Games With Gold are available - Dragon Age & Watch Dogs. Go get 'em.
SackCity
16 Jun 17#52
Thanks man
TylerDurdenUK
16 Jun 17#53
Result, my daughter has wanted to play the full version for a while, I held off buying it as I figured it would go free at some point.
simandoo
16 Jun 17#54
nice one, picked it up.
TylerDurdenUK
16 Jun 17#55
I've just done it on my mobile, it really only takes a few minutes.
Joshimitsu91
16 Jun 17#56
Love how the blue button in the popup form translates to "roger that"!
LyesLyes18
16 Jun 17#57
Only the DEMO is free!
LyesLyes18
16 Jun 17#58
Only the DEMO version is free, the full version is ¥3,132.
stuarthanley
16 Jun 171#59
No
LyesLyes18
16 Jun 17#60
Sorry my mistake you need to click on the full version, then you will have the option to get it free with xbox live free. Thanks
Nice one... Used that link and got it without any problem. No need to change region settings etc. that way!
GiveMeFreeStuff
16 Jun 17#63
How do you change it back to UK? I keep getting an error when trying to change it back so stuck in Japanese?
dannyguk91
16 Jun 17#64
Even those that are not region locked will not work this way, microsoft website uses your selected region for xbox one purchases and your actual account region for 360 games so if you really want the free game on offer you can move your account to any region but be warned you'd also be locked there for 3 months... how fun it was to be a columbian for 3 months last year :disappointed:
Soulie86
16 Jun 171#65
Worked for me only through that link for some reason :smile: Thx!
drewbles82
16 Jun 17#66
I just did this, was it the blue button you clicked as it never translated that bit for me with the pop up bit that usually confirms
m.ad
16 Jun 17#67
Had issue with Chrome on my mobile, but fine using Chrome on desktop. My tip is make sure you are logged in to the site with your MS account yo use for Gold, otherwise the button won't change to "free" and will display a cost instead
GiveMeFreeStuff
16 Jun 17#68
How do you change it back to UK? I keep getting an error when trying to change it back so stuck in Japanese?
djarj
16 Jun 171#69
Your console is bricked now i'm afraid if that is happening.
Mattmuzz
16 Jun 17#70
I had no idea you get different free games in other regions?! is there a thread that shows what regions offer what games?
Emmie68
16 Jun 17#71
Worked for me, thanks. Heat added
Reiko86
16 Jun 17#72
Crazy find. Thanks!
Managed to navigate to it just fine on the Japanese site. Just pick the Zoo tycoon on the left that shows as 3 thousand yen. The one on the right is the demo. The full game changes to 0 once you're on its page.
thefox85
16 Jun 17#73
Just switch regions to japan simple.
vagelisgeo
16 Jun 17#74
just got it on the xbox site, thanks, heat added
worto03
16 Jun 17#75
has this expired? The link just takes me to a ms page with the surface etc
Vauxhallsmonkey
16 Jun 17#76
Thanks Op, I couldn't read a word
Vauxhallsmonkey
16 Jun 17#77
But it worked fine thanks again
brettpenzer123
16 Jun 17#78
Thanks
frakison
16 Jun 17#79
Game is utter tripe, even for free its a waste of time, even my son said it was boring! :smiley:
MCFCSte
16 Jun 17#80
Great find op.
I'm not sure why people are making it sound so difficult to do, I logged in via chrome on my phone, it translated the page and I'd "purchased" it for free within seconds.
The_Hoff
16 Jun 171#81
Good with Kinect. Kids can feed the animals.
gettinthatting
16 Jun 17#82
worked a treat, love a free game me lool
DonWavey
16 Jun 17#83
Just tried this but the game hasn't shown up on my Xbox
WFT
16 Jun 17#84
thanks for this
The.Games.Master
16 Jun 17#85
thanks OP, cracking find and well done for sharing.
For anyone on an android phone, Google chrome translates.
Jay080286
16 Jun 171#86
Got on the store and search for it?
Richief
16 Jun 17#87
I tried getting it but I seem to have been thrown out it says This site can’t be reached
Tried this but only the DEMO is free?
Full games is ¥3,132?
Did I do something wrong?
grahamhutchings75
16 Jun 17#89
Changed the Language and searched for Zoo Tycoon as Stated, then I logged in, Processed the order and it said Free, When I logged back into the GB Site is updated to say You Own this Product :smiley: Happy days....
Just Need to check the XB when i Get home to see if it worked...
jlerner21
16 Jun 17#90
Easy and free, nice. Still working.
richmawdsley
16 Jun 17#91
Thanks. That was oddly tricky to sort but eventually got there!
Vladimir
16 Jun 171#92
It's weird you mention that, on desktop recently the only browser that lets me in is MS Edge.
Chrome and Firefox both do that where they can't/won't load the MS website but it's worked every single time in Edge.
Bendoplasm
16 Jun 17#93
thanks for finding this! was really easy to do. follow the link, translate, sign into your account. click the blue button to purchase and then the blue button again on the pop up to confirm. Got it downloading on my xbox one now :smiley:
MCFCSte
16 Jun 17#94
Did you log in?
Do you have Xbox Live Gold? (it's games with gold so you need that)
FrooGal
16 Jun 17#95
Got it finally! Thanks
In my queue...
Richief
16 Jun 17#96
Microsoft seem to be stopping me. Everytime I try and download it throws me out and the only way I can connect to the website after that is restarting the computer.
XP200
16 Jun 17#97
感謝 (y)
J9STL
16 Jun 171#98
Haven't people had the m$ ban hammer for downloading from different countries IIRC ?
sas1979
16 Jun 17#99
I've downloaded loads from different regions.
sas1979
16 Jun 171#100
Change the region on the xbox one to Japan and purchase the game then change back to the UK.
littlejimmy
16 Jun 171#101
So what's going on here, is there store trouble or what? Literally no links posted here are working properly to anything related to MS. Lol, my connection seems fine.
Haha it's sorted now - The trouble was with Firefox, Chrome worked fine. Why am I still using Firefox. I need a drink
INDUSTRYHATER
16 Jun 171#102
Worked perfectly with the chrome app on my iPhone. The game was pushed straight onto my xb1. Cheers op
Thebobwil
16 Jun 171#103
They butchered the Zoo tycoon series :disappointed:
lilymac
16 Jun 171#104
Amazing! I nearly purchased this in smyths earlier!
Took a good 20 mins to work it out as Microsoft kept throwing me out of my account but I changed over to chrome browser and it worked straight away. Thanks! Heat added
math5871
16 Jun 171#105
Awesome, thanks. Now I can't help but think how many freebie games I've missed by not knowing the region trick :confused:
mattashhall
16 Jun 17#106
Thanks OP, worked a treat
kemik
16 Jun 17#107
Why so hot? Its really not that good
DonWavey
16 Jun 17#108
Yeah seems like that worked. So simple and I didn't think of it :s XD
thanks :smile:
SimplyTapped
16 Jun 17#109
Try on IE Edge.
reddevil2015
16 Jun 17#110
Good find, kids might like this. Heat from me
daveroy
16 Jun 17#111
Because it's free.
meistic
16 Jun 17#112
I was just going to buy it. Thanks!
adam.mt
16 Jun 17#113
Thanks, would never have known about this!
xxbernhead
16 Jun 17#114
thanks
sprite360
16 Jun 17#115
Worked for me.... hope im not going too loose a ms account for this after reading summit that someone posted. Can they ban us?
Tryingtohelp2
16 Jun 17#116
Thanks heat added.
I used my mobile, didn't use any of the links here. Just opened up Microsoft site in another tab, logged in, then scrolled all the way down and clicked where it says English UK. Selected Japan as my region, allowed Google to translate to English (automatically pops up), searched for zoo tycoon, and everything was plain sailing and all in English.
therocksays
16 Jun 171#117
Not worth the risk, got 2 xbox 360 banned for downloading a free game from a different region.
wyabcp
16 Jun 171#118
got it thanks, just changed location on the console and got it from the home screen...
beardy30
16 Jun 17#119
Cheers OP. Don't know how you found it but well done.
RyanHextall
16 Jun 171#120
I just left it in Japanese and assumed I was pressing the right buttons as the pages load the same in English.
truth be told ms are scrouts X 360 used be a laugh many years ago . But on for honour I went mental a bit was banned a month speaking .All. They do is report messages abd once u r banned there told i are so they have upper hand . I rarely play games these days and if do i play campaigns . Ms don't even have a appeal system well they do a copy and paste reply of there forum.
ahenners
16 Jun 17#125
Cheers thanks :smiley:
dc89
16 Jun 17#126
Thanks OP! So simple using iOS Chrome
Powzer
16 Jun 17#127
awesome thanks :smile: now if only they send me the mixpot thing, still waiting on that
chriskettle
16 Jun 17#128
Excellent op. Worked for me.
AshleyJones94
16 Jun 17#129
Is there a way you can view other countries games with gold all in one place?
bullet9t9
16 Jun 17#130
I just downloaded it. But forgot in the past. Many got banned when something similar with the 360 marketplace if you remember.
ed_warne
16 Jun 17#131
Great find!
Chasloyal
17 Jun 171#132
I know everyone loves stuff on the Freddie Freeman's but how many of those who have grabbed this title will even ever bother playing it?
I'm not disputing it's a nice touch but with such a huge backlog of decent games I've still not got round to playing I'm definitely not going to waste my time giving this a spin any time before the year 2025.
ijwia
17 Jun 17#133
cheers mate
ph47mf
17 Jun 17#134
works great, played for 2 hours straight, thx OP
Groge511
17 Jun 17#135
Amazing! thanks for this. never would have thought to check Xbox Japan.
speadfreek
17 Jun 171#136
thank you. my child appreciated me getting this for him
Ellassunshine
17 Jun 171#137
Thank you sooo much for this. My boys will be very happy in the morning.
EQL
17 Jun 17#138
Other country games tend to be pointed out on HUKD (obviously we all have all of them, being such avid readers...). The Xbox One Games with Gold lists the ones of interest (in contrast, Xbox 360 require changing regions for 3 months).
TreeMunky
18 Jun 171#139
Yes many people were sent to bed early with no dinner :man:
Deggers
18 Jun 17#140
Done thanks, downloading - have heat.
chrismac867
18 Jun 17#141
Never tried this trick before but worked a treat!! Massive appreciation for the tip!
fbloise
19 Jun 17#142
Thanks OP!
richardtappenden
19 Jun 17#143
thanks! kids love it.
ericdopiaza
20 Jun 17#144
Great find! My daughter loves it.
Sawb
20 Jun 17#145
Worked flawlessly for me but a friend in America is saying its kicking up a zip code error, you do have to have a payment type linked to your account right? (which they did) i have a paypal account but they used a credit/debit card is this a potential issue? any ideas would be appreciated.
RagingSharks
20 Jun 17#146
Arigato
therocksays
20 Jun 17#147
It was rayman legends that got me and my brothers xbox 360 consoles banned , no warning or temp ban but a full one.
RealDash
20 Jun 17#148
Thank you
james0909
21 Jun 17#149
u watch I be the one who gets banned .If say did go mental not coz I care about been banned but losing dosh .If this ever did happen I wd duck ms so good I don't no how but I do something.
martintones
21 Jun 17#150
Thanks OP this is a good spot and I learnt some Japanese too a win win situation!!
DingoDirk
21 Jun 17#151
Great find and great game.
martintones
22 Jun 17#152
Thanks OP this worked a treat!
MarkVC
24 Jun 17#153
you can do this on your xbox too (I just did). Follow these steps:
go to Settings > All Settings > System > Language & Location
In 'Language and Location change your location to Japan (but keep everything else as 'English'...then restart your system
Once the system has restarted go to the xbox store tab and search for Zoo Tycoon, here you'll be able to click on the download button and get it for free.
Once you've done that it will begin to download it so just go and change your location settings back to your country and you'll find Zoo Tycoon downloading/downloaded in your games and apps section
voodood
25 Jun 17#154
Many thanks my kids and me loving it.
The way I did it was.
Open ie login at regular Xbox page.
Then click the link on here opens up a new Xbox tab in JP all logged in and just click to buy as normal.
voodood
25 Jun 17#155
one thing do you get the DLC included?
I'm selected a bear that was part of DLC but i got it anyhow.
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Opening post
Extra game for this month. Available 6/16-07/15.
Let your imagination run wild with Zoo Tycoon on Xbox One! Choose from over 100 visually stunning animals and the largest, most detailed selection of environments ever, then build, manage and maintain your dream zoo alone or with up to four players on Xbox LIVE. For added fun, upload your creation to the cloud and work together with other Tycoons to care for and share your animals. With intuitive, easy-to-use controls and Kinect-enabled features that allow your animals to recognize your voice and react to your movements, this zoo simulation will charm animal lovers of all ages.
Online multiplayer 2 to 4 players
Online co-op
Approximate download size 2.63 GB
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Direct link to the game: https://www.microsoft.com/ja-jp/store/p/zoo-tycoon/brwjs8p512vf
All comments (157)
Thanks ms OP.
Change region down the bottom of page to Japan
Then use the search icon in top right of page and put in zoo tycoon and download
That's all I did.
Or
Log into your account on U.K. Site
Change region to Japan its under Indonesia above Kazakhstan.
Then in the search bar type Zoo Tycoon
Then click on the smaller blue option bar not Xbox live
Then select blue again
Done
EDIT - Downloading now. Simple. :smile:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Games_with_Gold_games
I did the same process to try and get it like i got zoo tycoon but it costs money
Can anyone confirm please if they been able to get it this way?
Thanks!
Sign back into gold account and search for ZOO. It's right there. No messing about trying to translate anything as you leave your language as your native tongue.
Thanks OP..
I read up on it a bit more and it seems like on X1 they don't seem to really care anymore.
I must've been thinking back to 360 when stuff like this was taken fairly seriously by them.
I loved the PC games to, but this version is horrible. Nothing like the PC ones, very linear, lacks depth, restrictive parks, limits on what you can build, only a few animal species.
Better sticking with the PC ones.
Direct link to the game: https://www.microsoft.com/ja-jp/store/p/zoo-tycoon/brwjs8p512vf
Managed to navigate to it just fine on the Japanese site. Just pick the Zoo tycoon on the left that shows as 3 thousand yen. The one on the right is the demo. The full game changes to 0 once you're on its page.
I'm not sure why people are making it sound so difficult to do, I logged in via chrome on my phone, it translated the page and I'd "purchased" it for free within seconds.
For anyone on an android phone, Google chrome translates.
http://www.microsoft.com unexpectedly closed the connection.
Full games is ¥3,132?
Did I do something wrong?
Just Need to check the XB when i Get home to see if it worked...
Chrome and Firefox both do that where they can't/won't load the MS website but it's worked every single time in Edge.
Do you have Xbox Live Gold? (it's games with gold so you need that)
In my queue...
Haha it's sorted now - The trouble was with Firefox, Chrome worked fine. Why am I still using Firefox. I need a drink
Took a good 20 mins to work it out as Microsoft kept throwing me out of my account but I changed over to chrome browser and it worked straight away. Thanks! Heat added
thanks :smile:
I used my mobile, didn't use any of the links here. Just opened up Microsoft site in another tab, logged in, then scrolled all the way down and clicked where it says English UK. Selected Japan as my region, allowed Google to translate to English (automatically pops up), searched for zoo tycoon, and everything was plain sailing and all in English.
I'm not disputing it's a nice touch but with such a huge backlog of decent games I've still not got round to playing I'm definitely not going to waste my time giving this a spin any time before the year 2025.
go to Settings > All Settings > System > Language & Location
In 'Language and Location change your location to Japan (but keep everything else as 'English'...then restart your system
Once the system has restarted go to the xbox store tab and search for Zoo Tycoon, here you'll be able to click on the download button and get it for free.
Once you've done that it will begin to download it so just go and change your location settings back to your country and you'll find Zoo Tycoon downloading/downloaded in your games and apps section
The way I did it was.
Open ie login at regular Xbox page.
Then click the link on here opens up a new Xbox tab in JP all logged in and just click to buy as normal.
I'm selected a bear that was part of DLC but i got it anyhow.