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Disappointing

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 11 / 20
Date: April 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

When I heard there was a Marine Mania coming out for Zoo Tycoon 2, I was really excited. I was thrilled when I got my hands on a copy.
But now, I must say I'm rather disappointed with it. There are plenty of new animals, but apart from that, there really is not much else.
There are no marine-themed buildings, and the so-called 'aquariums' you get are just tiny kiosks with fish in them. There is little scenery and only a handful of new maps.
You can put on a show featuring your animals, but first, you have to train them. This takes ages and get frustrating. You can hire a trainer to do it for you, but it takes even longer.
You'll find that the show feature is riddled with bugs. My dolphins 'cannot reach their performance tank,' even though I had a tank portal and nothing was blocking the way. Other times, the prop 'cannot fit into the tank,' even though it is deep enough, wide enough, and takes up about half the friggin' zoo!
All in all, I think the ratings for this expansion are inflated because people have been looking forward to it for so long. Microsoft used to put love and care into ZT2 and its expansions. When you play them, it is fun and enjoyable. But not with this expansion. Playing it seems like a chore - here it was made to cash in on fans of the original Marine Mania and make more money. That was the sole reason this was created. Not because the makers wanted to see us enjoy their product and have fun designing it. They simply made it to make quick cash. And I'm just disappointed.

Great game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: January 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My child loves the game. We had some trouble getting it to run, but the Game's Tech Support was easy to reach and solved the problem quickly.

A good expansion, more like 3.5/5 though

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: February 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I really enjoy playing the whole series of Tycoon games. I like how games like Zoo Tycoon and Rollercoaster Tycoon let you be free and create anything you want. It provides hours of endless fun. So now we come to the 3rd expansion pack for Zoo Tycoon 2, which gives you about 20 new animals and some new scenery and building options. The expansion is pretty cool, but they need to improve some of the basic game play in these expansions. This game is now almost 3 years old, and the graphics are getting really dated and need an upgrade. Also, sometimes the animal's movements can become shaky and uncoordinated. I like the new additions this expansion pack adds, but better graphics and smoother animations would really make this expansion addictive and realistic. The ability to train whales and dolphins is nice, and you can ride with sea turtles. My only other complaint is that all the expansion packs say they add new scenery, when it's usually just the same basic objects with new colors. For example, the food stands will be the same as the originals, but maybe be blue instead of red. It just seems like a company as important as Microsoft could have put a little more effort into the game. The animals are neat, but things like the graphics really need to be upgraded. You don't really feel like you're in a zoo when you walk up to a person and their head looks like a cube.

Zoo Tycoon Marine Mania

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 10
Date: January 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Great fun. Looking forward to more adventures in the future.

Pretty awesome, but...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: January 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I love the game itself and it is soooooo fun. The animals are very interactive and realistic, but it takes nearly ten minutes for my computer to load the game, then save it when I exit it (minus 1 star)!

Fun for the whole family, Educational!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have played Zoo Tycoon 2 for about 6 months now and wanted something more so I ordered this expansion pack. I love Sea World and this was the perfect expansion to create my own little water park. If you have kids over the age of 4, I would buy this. Every animal has a bio and history which is educational & fun to learn about. You have to make sure each different animal is housed in its natural habitat as well. I know more about animals and their biomes that I learned in school. I think this game would enterain ages 5-50. I can't wait until another expansion comes out!

It is interesting

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

It takes a long time to train an animal. Even to hire it done. I love the items you can purchase. It is fun, just takes a while to train.

Can train animals for shows

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

With this expansion pack, you can now train marine animals to do shows. Through series of tracing with the mouse, clicking the mouse, and pressing the arrow keys, you train each animal on their different tricks. Then you can choose the order of the tricks to customize your shows. You can also choose to purchase a trainer and have him/her do the training for you. My 6-year-old son loves Zoo Tycoon 2 and enjoys it even more since we've purchased the Marine Mania and Extinct Animals expansion packs.

Fun for all ages

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 27, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I have enjoyed all the zoo tycoon products and I have to admit I am 31! The improved graphics in this version are a great improvement from the first one and adding the Marine animals gives you a lot more variety to work with! Good fun! My 4 year old loves to sit with me while I play and "walk" through the zoo with me. He loves to get to press the space bar to take care of the animals' needs!

Its Okay

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I like this game but I've never seen a zoo like this. But it does make playing Zoo Tycoon 2 more fun...so its not a waste of money.

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