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)
  • March 29, 1996 (Macintosh, Windows)
  • October 2005, February 28, 2011 (Windows)
  • January 5, 2014 (Steam)[1]
  • September 8, 2014 (Android)[2]
  • September 16, 2014 (iOS)
Genre(s) Adventure
Mode(s) Single-player

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

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings74.64%[3]
Review scores
PublicationScore
IGN7.6/10[4]
The Electric Playground9.5/10[5]
PC Magazine[6]
Unikgamer7.5/10[7]
Awards
PublicationAward
Game Developer's Choice Awards1997 Spotlight Awards - Best Educational Game[8]

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] 5 Stars from PC Magazine,[6] and Unikgamer gave a 7.5 out 10 score.[7] The Game Developer's Choice Awards awarded it as "Best Educational Game" in the 1997 Spotlight Awards.[8]

References

  1. "Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse on Steam". steampowered.com. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  2. "Freddi Fish: Haunted Schoolhouse - Android Apps on Google Play". Google Play. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse for PC - GameRankings". GameZone. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse Review". IGN. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Bonnie James (November 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. 1 2 "PC Magainze - Vol. 15" (19). After Hours. November 5, 1996: 457. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Freddi Fish series on Unikgamer". Unikgamer. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Game Developer Choice Online". UBM Tech. Retrieved May 27, 2015.

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