Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse

Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse
Developer(s) Humongous Entertainment
Publisher(s) Humongous Entertainment
Producer(s) Ron Gilbert
Designer(s) Mark Peyser
Tami Borowick
Composer(s) Tom McGurk
Engine SCUMM
Platform(s) Macintosh
Windows
Linux
Steam
Android
iOS
Release date(s)
  • Mar 29, 1996 (Macintosh)
  • Aug 29, 1996, October 2005, February 28, 2011 (Windows)
  • Jan 5, 2014 (Steam)[1]
  • Sep 8, 2014 (Android)[2]
  • Sep 16, 2014 (iOS)
Genre(s) Adventure
Mode(s) Single-player
Distribution CD

Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse is a 1996 video game and the second of five adventure games in the Freddi Fish series of games developed and published by Humongous Entertainment. It was released on the Steam and iOS under the title Freddi Fish Haunted Schoolhouse Mystery and on Android with a shortened title Freddi Fish: Haunted Schoolhouse.

Plot

In this game, Freddi and Luther are attending school with the Guppies when a ghost appears and tries to steal Luther's Codfish Commando action figure. Following the ghost to the basement of the school, they discover that the ghost is just someone wearing a ghost costume. They then plan a trap to catch the ghost, but they are missing some objects needed for the trap.

Gameplay

The game uses exactly the same mechanics as its prequel, but contains newer puzzles, collectible and usable items, character encounters, locations, minigames and trivial click spots in the gameplay. The particular parts and pieces for the ghost trap are randomised in every new game.

Reception

Freddi Fish 2 was generally well-received, getting scores of 74.64% from GameRankings,[3] 7.6 out of 10 from IGN,[4] 9.5 out of 10 from Electric Playground,[5] 92% from Coming Soon Magazine,[6] Stars from PC Magazine[7] and 4.8 out of 5 Stars from Google Play.[2]

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings74.64%[3]
Review scores
PublicationScore
IGN7.6/10[4]
Electric Playground9.5/10[5]
Coming Soon Magazine92%[6]
PC Magazine[7]
Google Play[2]

References

  1. "Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse on Steam". steampowered.com. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Freddi Fish: Haunted Schoolhouse - Android Apps on Google Play". Google Play. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse for PC - GameRankings". GameZone. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse Review". IGN. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Bonnie James (Nov 22, 1996). "Freddi Fish 2: The case of the Haunted Schoolhouse - Electric Playground". Greedy Productions. Retrieved February 26, 2015. Freddi Fish is funtabulous! The folks at Humongous Entertainment certainly know their stuff. I would love to meet the people who created such an engagingly silly universe.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Coming Soon Magazine - Issue 21". Coming Soon Magazine, Inc. Jan 15, 1997. Retrieved April 5, 2015. The newcomer from Humongous Entertainment is once again a brilliant combination of an instructive and adventure game with plenty of action, excellent graphics and superb sound effects.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "PC Magainze - Vol. 15" (19). After Hours. Nov 5, 1996. p. 457. Retrieved 5 April 2015.

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