Empire Interactive has announced that Animal Paradise 2, the follow up to the massively successful Animal Paradise DS, is currently under development for the Nintendo DS.

“Given the massive success of Animal Paradise in Europe and our recent announcement that we will be publishing Animal Paradise in the US, we’re very excited to be bringing Animal Paradise 2 to DS gamers across Europe.” said James Spice, Vice President of Marketing at Empire Interactive. “Animal Paradise 2 will build on the historical success of the franchise, featuring more animals, more interactivity and more fun than ever before.”

Animal Paradise 2 will feature an even greater variety of animals and a completely new game structure, where the emphasis is on developing and managing your park and animals, with the aim of creating the greatest Animal Park in the world. A new task a reward system will see players unlocking new animals and areas, plus all new mini-games. The game is due for release in the second quarter of 2009.