Line #12 VideoGame/Pou


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2	->"Do you have what it takes to take care of your very own alien pet?!"
3	-->''-The Google Play Store Description of the Game.''
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5	Pou is a VirtualPet game released on mobile devices on August 5th, 2012 by [[{{UsefulNotes/Lebanon}} Lebanese]] developer Paul Salameh. In it, you take care of a round alien blob named Pou by feeding it, giving it a bath, and putting it to sleep. There are [[MiniGame Mini-Games]] (mostly clones of existing games) which can be played in order to get in-game coins. These coins can be used to buy food, potions, clothes, or just extra stuff for your Pou.
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9	!! Tropes
10	* ArmlessBiped: Pou's "pets" (a hamster, rabbit, monkey, pig, cat, and dog) are drawn like this.
11	* AutoScrollingLevel: Vertically (Tumble) and horizontally (Cliff Jump, Cliff Dash, and Jet Pou).
12	* BigEyesLittleEyes: A baby Pou's eyes are bigger than its body. After time its eyes will shrink as their bodies grow.
13	* BigEater: Pou can eat anything in Food Drop without getting fat. {{Averted}} in the main game itself, as Pou will refuse to eat when it is full.
14	* CanonName: The virtual pet's official name is of course Pou.
15	* CharacterCustomization: Pou's clothes, wigs, and skin color can all be changed.
16	* CheekyMouth: Pou's mouth is on its left cheek when it is happy.
17	* EveryPizzaIsPepperoni: The Pizza food item is a slice of pepperoni and cheese pizza.
18	* FluffyCloudHeaven: Pou can somehow get in here in the ''VideoGame/DoodleJump'' clone Sky Jump.
19	* GridPuzzle: Sudoku appears as a minigame, in its regular 9x9 form.
20	* HealingPotion: There are potions to improve Pou's health and fully energize Pou.
21	* HelloInsertNameHere: You can give your pet a different name than Pou.
22	* InnocentAliens: Paul Salameh confirms that Pou is intended to be an alien.
23	* MatchThreeGame: Food Swap[[labelnote:note]]A VideoGame/CandyCrushSaga / VideoGame/{{Bejeweled}} clone[[/labelnote]], [[TabletopGame/TicTacToe Tic-Tac-]][[Main/{{Pun}} Pou]], Color Match[[labelnote:note]]A game where rows and columns must be slid to match three or more adjacent Pous[[/labelnote]], Pou Popper[[labelnote:note]]A bubble-shooter game where three or more Pous of the same kind must be matched[[/labelnote]], and Star Popper[[labelnote:note]]similar to Pou Popper but the playfield rotates[[/labelnote]].
24	* MediumBlending: Most of the food (not counting Drinks) is rendered as photorealistic images as opposed to the simple 2D vector art of the game.
25	* {{Microtransactions}}: The gray skin color can only be bought for 99 cents. Bundle packs of in-game coins vary in price.
26	* MemoryMatchMiniGame: In the minigame Memory, the player must match cards with pictures of food before the time runs out. The number of cards increase after every round.
27	* MiniGame: The main way to earn coins is to play mini-games in the Game Room with Pou.
28	* NobodyCanDie: It is virtually impossible for Pou to die, even when it is sick, tired, sad, dirty, or hungry, even at the same time.
29	* NobodyPoops: {{Averted}} when Pou leaves behind Poos in the Bathroom.
30	* SimonSaysMiniGame: Pou Sounds. Even the Pous are colored red, yellow, blue, and green like the original toy.
31	* ShellGame: In Find Pou, the player has to find Pou hiding under one of two to five cups. They player loses when they uncover a Poo.
32	* StockFoodDepictions: Almost every food item is depicted in their most recognizable forms. Red apples, sunny side up eggs, maple syrup pancakes, and many more.
33	* VirtualPaperDoll: One of the advertised features is the ability to dress up Pou. You can even change your Pou's color.
34	* VirtualPet: The game is entirely about taking care of your pet Pou.
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