Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania

"Visit the Zoo without Leaving your Computer"

Graphics: 8/10
The graphics are very well done. The animals look like animals. They can even age! You buy, with the exception to most Dino Digs animals, adult animals. They don't need to be raised at all. If you have both male and female animals, they will reproduce giving you a new baby animal. The baby animal acually looks like a baby animal and it grows over time. The only problem with the graphics, is taht some of the animals are a bit glitchy when they walk or are doing certain things.

Sound: 10/10
PERFECT! The animals sound like what they sound like. Tourists talk and scream. The workers accualy sound like they are working. The sound is of perfect quality. It would be neat if you could accually hear some of the conversations, but beggers can't be choosers.

Gameplay: 9/10
Well Done. This game, like most other Tycoon games, lets you do waht you want. You build your zoo how you want to. Sometimes, there may be guidelines, but you still have freedom. Don't want a certain animal? Don't buy it. Want to cahrge more for food? Go ahead. You are virtually free to do whatever you want.
The only flaw, after a few hours of gameplay, it gets really repetitive and boring.

Storyline: 7/10
Fair. Not really much of a story line. They have scenarios which have mini-stories, but they aren't really linked together. There is a wide variety of the scenarios so there are many diffrent stories. Most of them are well thought out. Perhaps a future Zoo Tycoon could have a really in-depth storyline?

Replayabillity: 9/10
Tons of fun! No game is ever the same. EVER! There are multiple maps and animals to experiment with. The game goes on and on forever. The only problem, it tends to get repetitive.

Rent or Buy: Buy, because there is too much to do in just one renting period.

Final Score: 9(8.6 rounded up in order to fit GameFAQs scoreing system)

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 06/13/06