Line #14 VideoGame/ZooRace


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3	->''"The Craziest Race game for the PC Computer !"''
4	-->-- '''[[http://www.zoorace.com/index.html The Game's official website]]'''
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6	''Zoo Race'' is a Christian-themed animal racing game. It was released independently in 2007 on [[http://www.zoorace.com the developers' own website,]] and is freely available for download.
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8	In it, a researcher named Reuben is reading about [[Literature/BookOfGenesis Noah's Ark]], when Hannah, a librarian, makes fun of him for it. Both they and others are transformed into animals, and pitted in a foot race.
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10	!!Tropes present in ''Zoo Race'':
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12	* AlliterativeName: Each human is turned into an animal with the same first letter as their name: Reuben Rhinoceros, Hannah Horse, Priscilla Pig, etc.
13	* AnachronismStew: It's supposed to take place right after Noah's ark was opened. There are fully-populated cities, exploding barrels, hot air balloons, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Egyptian tombs.]] Then there's ''a NASA Space Shuttle'' on the moon, complete with solid rocket boosters and fuel tank. Note that the Space Shuttle is not designed to land on the moon, and that the Solid Rocket Boosters and Fuel Tank are jettisoned on launch, although that is ''[[SkewedPriorities well]]'' [[SkewedPriorities down the list of things that you should be concerned about, accuracy-wise]].
14	* {{Animorphism}}: People get turned into animals in the intro.
15	* ArtisticLicensePhysics: Leaping makes you go faster than running, no matter which animal you choose.
16	* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: All of the animals can breathe perfectly fine on the Moon. There’s even crows flying around and pooping on the lunar surface.
17	* CreepyCrows: There are crows flying around in both the first part of Hannah’s Heights and the later half of Gad’s Galaxy, in the latter case being ''on the Moon''. They just fly around without harming the racing animals, but their poop is an obstacle.
18	* DancePartyEnding: Your reward after completing a course.
19	* ExplodingBarrels: These get thrown downhill at some courses.
20	* FiendishFish: Both barracudas and piranhas are a hazard in the water. The barracudas can be found in the waters of Cain’s Caverns, and the piranhas are found in both Cain’s Caverns and Bethany’s Blaster.
21	* GentleGiantSauropod: The ''Brachiosaurus'' in Seth’s Safari is dunking a railway locomotive in the water, and is harmless to the animals.
22	* TheGreatFlood: Every level has water, and the animals come straight from Noah's ark to the starting line.
23	* HumanCannonball: In one of the courses, animals are shot out from a cannon.
24	* PantheraAwesome: Cain the Cougar and Tamar the Tiger.
25	* PiranhaProblem: The cave in Cain’s Caverns is filled with ''enormous'' piranhas. The giant piranhas are also lurking in the waters of Bethany’s Blaster.
26	* PlotTailoredToTheParty: Swimming and strength sections are obligatory, and sometimes out of place, in every track.
27	* RaptorAttack: Some featherless dromaeosaurs appear in Seth’s Safari. They can be found stalking the edge of the river the animals swim in.
28	* RhinoRampage: Rueben can break through obstacles.
29	* RodentsOfUnusualSize: Giant rats are a hazard when running out the banks of the lake in Bethany’s Blaster.
30	* RocketRide: In one of the courses, Gad’s Galaxy, this happens so the animal can conclude the race in ''the moon''.
31	* SchizoTech: There's a lot of modern technology mixed with the ancient setting.
32	* WatchForRollingObjects: In a few stages, there are ExplodingBarrels rolling downhill. Getting hit by them slows the player down.

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