Penny's Paradox World/Tropes


 * Alliterative Title:
 * Penny's Paradox World.
 * Boss-Only Level:
 * The final "level", The Showdown, is just a fight with Amrock.
 * Circus of Fear:
 * Circus Tunnels. Downplayed, as it is not exactly scary, but still filled with dangerous obstacles and enemies.
 * Death Is a Slap on the Wrist:
 * If the player loses all their hearts, they simply have to pay a few coins to continue. Even if they have no coins at all, they are allowed to continue on the spot. Of course, you do get a minor punishment for beating a level whilst using at least one continue, but you can simply undo that by going back later.
 * Developers' Foresight:
 * If the player uses glitches to skip certain parts of the level without picking up the required upgrade, Arthur will not let Penny enter the next level, insisting that she "missed something".
 * If the game detects that the player has an impossible amount of Surreal Coins and score for each level, the game will abruptly end after Terence's Tower, even if they looked through all the Special Telescopes.
 * If the player enters and immediately leaves any level(s) without doing anything twice in a row, Arthur will tell Penny to "Make [her] mind up!"
 * Arthur will call Penny out for "not even trying" if she uses a continue in the same level five times.
 * Distressed Dude:
 * Nathan is kidnapped sometime before or during the game, and gets rescued by Penny and Arthur.
 * Extremity Extremist:
 * Penny only attacks enemies with kicks.
 * Freudian Excuse:
 * Amrock did what he did because he was mocked by the public for being a "court jester", whilst Arthur got all the praise and fame.
 * Girly Bruiser:
 * Penny is capable of kicking severe butt in the game, both in cutscenes and in gameplay.
 * Green Hill Zone:
 * Sunset Stream. Strangely, it is the last regular level in the game.
 * Grimy Water:
 * Acid Jungle has, well, acidic water.
 * Sundet Stream also has purple water which damages Penny.
 * Large Ham:
 * Pretty much everybody except Terence is this to a degree. Extra points for Penny, who has a lot of over-the-top voice clips.
 * Multiple Endings:
 * If the player does not look through all seven Special Telescopes, the game abruptly ends after Terence's Tower.
 * Non-Lethal Bottomless Pits:
 * If Penny falls down a bottomless pit, Arthur will simply carry her back up.
 * Respawn on the Spot:
 * Continuing lets the player start exactly where they left off.
 * Same Content, Different Rating:
 * The 2004 Player's Choice rerelease for the GameCube in the United Kingdom ended up receiving a 12+ rating for "Violence", "Fear" and "Bad Language", even though the original release has a 3+ rating. This is likely due to PEGI having stricter measures than ELSPA did.
 * Scenery Porn:
 * Having been a game developed to show off the GameCube's graphic engine, the game has multiple of these. These are especially common in regards to the cutscene that plays upon starting a new level.
 * Shifting Sand Land:
 * Lost Temple, to a degree.
 * The Man Behind the Man:
 * Terence is actually just following orders of the real Big Bad, Amrock.
 * You Have Failed Me:
 * Amrock crushes Terence to death due to failing the kidnap Penny over and over again.