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Marine Mania Rocks!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 40 / 41
Date: October 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This new expansion really brings zoo tycoon to a new levels you can add the folowing animals in the game:
Bottlenose Dolphin
Orca
Giant Squid
Manta Ray
West Indian Manatee
Shortfin Mako Shark
Great White Shark
Hammerhead Shark
Elephant Seal
Arctic Jellyfish
Humpback Whale
Green Sea Turtle
Pacific Walrus
Southern Sea Otter
Giant Pacific Octopus
Sperm Whale
Tiger Shark
Narwhal
Beluga
Harbor Porpoise
Green Moray Eel
Bluefin Tuna

Mermaid
Swordfish
Great Baracuda
(this list is correct, was provided by a beta tester)
You also get 8 fences, the ability to have certain animals perform in shows, 1 new staff member and plenty more!

Great Double Expansion Pack to have!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 31 / 32
Date: December 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I was quick to get the first expansion pack (Dinosaur Digs) being a fan of Jurassic Park...how could I resist building my own Dino adventure. After playing with Dinosaurs....how could I see feeding fishes in this 2nd expansion any fun? Well, I'm happy to say it is...and this pack adds a LOT!
I admit, I only got this game because it was on sale....and I am glad I did! First, if you don't have Dino Digs...do not worry, because this pack comes with it included! That's right you get Marine Mania and Dino Digs both at the same time! For those previous owners of Dino Digs, there was a rebate available for buying this reduntantly. (check with Microsoft for current availbility and details).
So, the Dino Digs part....ya, its cool. You get dinosaurs to add in (which are violent and expensive as you can imagine) along with other ancient ice-age friends and some great prehistoric theming elements!
The Marine mania adds a lot to the gameplay. First, you are able to now think on another plane of building as your tank displays can be tall and deep opposed to the just the X & Y layouts of your other creatures. Second, some of these animals like to perform...not only do you custom build their show tank and arena for guests (unlike the other 1 click drop and place bear insta-shows in the game)...but you also customize the show "script" (ie: what tricks they do and what order) A neat little income aspect to control. Thirdly, there is of course a great variety of new animals ranging from dolphins to eels to squid along with a few amphibic animals...and of course the great marine life themed shops, statues, and attractions.
Everything else I've said about Zoo Tycoon in another review stays the same...the game is a bit challenging of a sim. There are tons of factors to control while building and caring for your park. If you enjoy Zoo Tycoon, you will absolutely love what this expansion pack opens your game to become. This adds so much that it'll make the game playable countless times (did I mention the wonderful "freeform" sandbox modes!?) All I have else to say that if Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 and this Expanded Zoo Tycoon were all one game...I would never have to open my CD tray!

One of the best games ever!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 23 / 25
Date: February 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is great! I am 13 years old and my three brothers, who are 10,7 and 4, love it too. My 4 year old brother needs a little bit of help when he plays it, and my 7 year old brother just needed a little bit of help the first time he played it.
And my 10 year old brother is really good at it(except on his first try, six walruses climbed out of their tank and scared the pants off of all the people), and of course, so am I.
We have just the trial version and it's really good but it will be even better with the real Zoo Tycoon(it needs it to run completly).
The animals are SOOOOOO cute! Especially the orcas and polar bears. You can even name all of them, too. Its like you're running your own zoo! You have to keep all the guests happy by supplying hamburger stands, drink stands and restrooms.
You can even make your own orca show and you can put which tricks you want to be performed in the order that you want them to be in.
It's a little tricky to keep the Allosauruses and the Velociraptors happy, but you'll soon find out that they like half of one kind of terrain and half of another.
Get this game! It's GREAT!

P.S: Whatever you do, DON'T use concrete walls for an Allosaurus! It'll break right through them. :)

Splash out on Marine Mania and you won't be disappointed

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 15
Date: September 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania is a very cool expansion pack for Zoo Tycoon.

Although it was very good, I actually prefer this to the first expansion pack Dinosaur Digs. There are a lot more new features. You must put your marine animals in tanks instead of exhibits, adjusting the height and choosing the right foliage.

You can hire marine specialists to look after the creatures, which include orca whales, seals, rays, squids, otters, great white sharks and many more - over 20 in total.

There are loads of new shops and attractions to please your guests with.

You can also put on shows with some of the animals. You can choose exactly what the animals do in the shows, in which order, and schedule it as to how often you want the show to happen.

There are several new scenarios for those players who like the challenges.

You also now get the ability to pick up guests and put them wherever you want...including in exhibits and tanks!

I think this is a great expansion pack for Zoo Tycoon. It really makes the original Zoo Tycoon game a lot more interesting and also included Dinosaur Digs, so it'll keep you playing the game for much longer than before!

Heres a rough animal guide to Marine Mania........

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 21 / 25
Date: September 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

O.k i have a rough guide of aniamls that will be Marine Mania :-

1. Bottle Nose Dolphin
2. Killer Whale (Orca)
3. Giant Squid
4. Manta Ray
5. West Indian Manatee
6. Mako Shark (Fastest Shark In The World).
7. Great White Shark (Fearest Shark In The World).
8. Hammer Head Shark
9. Tiger Shark
10. Elephant Seal
11. Jelly Fish
12. Octopus
13. Sea Otter
14. Blue Whale (Biggest Mammel In The World)
15. Giant Sea Turtle

I hope this is some help to you......
Oh and Zoo Tycoon Rules you should visit my site for more info [websites]...........

Marine Mania

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 18 / 21
Date: November 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I just want to say this because I think most of the reviewers left this out. This has BOTH Marine Mania & Dinosaur Digs.

Wasn't too impressed with original...this is great!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 15
Date: January 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Like i said in my title, the original Zoo Tycoon did not thrill me. Just when I thought I had wasted ...Marine Mania came to the rescue. It took me a while to finally decide: what the heck, I'll get it. I was not dissapointed. I mean, great whites and T. Rex's, who could possibly pass it up? With almost 80 new animals, this game is vastly expanded. You can build tanks that actually have depth (unlike the previous water terrain tool), and house animals such as orca whales, giant squids, and many different kinds of sharks. Plus, certain animals can put on shows! You can impress your guests by having your orcas of dolphins do amazing jumps and breaches, play with balls, and many more amazing tricks! THe great white shark can even perform in shows; you can have your sharks do breaches and feeding frenzies! You can hire marine specialists to train, feed, and doctor your marine animals. You can even put marie plantlife and sunked ships into your tanks to make your animals feel right at home. Many new scenarios and freeform zoos are also available, includinga Kids Zoo, in which everything is unlocked! Plus, this expansion includes the Dinosaur digs expansion as well! Finally, we can turn our zoos into Jurrasic park! You can house dinosaurs such as fast and lethal velociraptors, the huge Apatosaurus, and of course, a T. Rex! This is definitely everything I hoped for in an expansion, even though the original was pretty unsatisfactory. Also, here is a little cheat:

Hold down Shift, then 4 too get lots of money, but be careful, it could delete some or your fences, so do it early in the game!

Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 25 / 36
Date: September 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Zoo Tycoon is the newest addition to the Tycoon Games. Build a zoo and make your animals, and guests happy and get rewards and rare animals from around the World and open up secret animals and scenarios. With the newest expansion Pack for Zoo Tycoon, Marine Mania, Dive into the adventure!! With about 15 New Marine Life animals and some Bonus animals, 8 new fences, and 1 new staff member, How could you not want the upcoming game Marine Mania?

By looking at screenshots from web-sites, the newest expansion pack for Zoo Tycoon, will be a Big Splash!! With the newest expansion pack, train your animals to do shows for your guests, and a new feature, the under water viewing area, makes the animals from the Game Zoo Tycoon and Dinosaur Digs, be able to see them under water!!

Zoo Tycoon Marine Mania, will be a great addition for Zoo Tycoon and teaches kids and adults about the Marine Life!!

My opinion on this great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 24
Date: December 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I think this game is a great game because the animals need accual things to servive and u get to pick from 150 different types of animals whith all the expantions and you get to try to make the visiters happy.

I recumend zoo tycoon and its expantions to all and me and my dad play and my dad doesnt like to menny games on computers to this should tell you that every one likes to play this reality game.

Thank you for reading this letter.

Cheats & hints 4 "Zoo tycoon"

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: March 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Here r some of the cheat codes & hints 4 Zoo tycoon:

1.Name a guest "Adam Levesque" 2 get all Animal care programs
2.Name a guest "Charlie Peterson" 2 get all exhibit foliage
3.Name a guest "Akiyama" 2 unlock all scenario's that ship with Zoo tycoon
4.Name a guest "Mr. Pink,Blue,Purple,Blond,Brown or Orange" and all guests & buildings will turn that color
5.Name a guest "Russel C" & all exhibit fences will break letting the animal's free
6.Name a guest "Zeta Psi" & all adult male guests get sick
7.Name a adult male guest "Boogyman" & all children run away from him screaming
8.Name a guest "Alfred H" & a flock of birds will fly over your zoo & make all your guests scream
9.Name a guest "Dinoman" 2 get all dinosaur's
10.Name a guest "Eggman" 2 make all dinosaur eggs hatch alot quicker
11.Name a male guest "Stinky" & he will make other guests sick
12.Name an exhibit "Xanadu" 2 get the unicorn
13.Name an exhibit "Super Croc" 2 get the Deinosuchus
14.Press shift + 4 2 get more money
15.Put a mermaid statue in an exhibit tank and it turns into a real mermaid
I hope this review helps u

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