
Due to the strong theme of mutation in the game, this particular shark may have also been affected by the sunken nuclear plants. In real life, Bull Sharks can only live up to 12 to 16 years old in the wild, with one shark being recorded as living up to 30 years old due to living in captivity. However, it's eventually revealed that Pete was only a kid when his dad died and he's currently in his 50s, which means the mother shark must have been over 40 years old when she died. The Mother is indicated to be the same shark who killed Scaley Pete's father as she had a rusty harpoon in her side that belonged to his father.The narrator and some mission descriptions acknowledge the Misplaced Wildlife as well, paricularly in regard to the presence of muskellunge - a pike fish native to the Great Lakes - in the Gulf.A single specimen developing new or altered characteristics is mutation, not evolution.The narrator acknowledges this, though, and the game goes into pure science fiction territory such as giving the bull shark an electric bite. In fact, the "shark" has more in common with an orca than a shark. Sharks are also incapable of bursting onto the shore and dragging prey back into the ocean. Sharks don't cry out in pain or really make any sounds. Breaching to traverse obstacles is pretty much unheard of, and breaching is non-existent in bull sharks.

Non-predatory breaching has been recorded in basking sharks and has anecdotally been reported as a potential form of play in Great Whites (one of the only sharks that might be recorded showing play behaviour). note Some species of shark do regularly jump out of the water, such as spinner sharks and certain populations of Great White shark as part of their hunting behaviour. note They DO have an electromagnetic sense, but it doesn't work quite the same way.

Albinos Are Freaks: There are special albino versions of sea life that grant you Mutagen, the one resource needed for special top-tier mutations.Added Alliterative Appeal: Approaching the Apex bosses has the game introduce them with a cutscene and an alliterative one-liner.Acceptable Break from Reality: The entire biology of the game is often nonsense, but the narrator acknowledges this, and tells the player the MST3K Mantra.The exterior of other massive pipes - belonging to both the sewer and crude transport from the nearby oil rig - can be seen in the Gulf, and is the site of a side mission battle against a shark that grew addicted to sewage.

Absurdly-Spacious Sewer: Port Clovis possesses a labyrinthian network of flooded tunnels and cisterns that are part of the sewer and the derelict nuclear plant's dilapidated cooling system, allowing the Maneater and other animals to traverse them.Absurdly Low Level Cap: The game caps at level 30, which is easy to reach by about 1/3rd of the way though the game if you're trying to complete all objectives in each area as you unlock them.Completing all of them gets you the "Queen of the Ocean" achievement/trophy.
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