Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse

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 iOS under the title Freddi Fish Haunted Schoolhouse Mystery and on Android with a shortened title Freddi Fish: Haunted Schoolhouse.

Freddi Fish 2:
The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse
Cover art
Developer(s)Humongous Entertainment
Publisher(s)Humongous Entertainment[lower-alpha 1]
Producer(s)Ron Gilbert
Designer(s)Mark Peyser
Tami Borowick
Composer(s)Tom McGurk
EngineSCUMM
Platform(s)Macintosh
Windows
DVD player, Linux
Steam
Android
iOS
Release
  • August 29, 1996 (Macintosh, Windows)[1]
  • 2005 (DVD Player)
  • January 5, 2014 (Steam)[2]
  • September 8, 2014 (Android)[3]
  • September 16, 2014 (iOS)
Genre(s)Adventure, Humorous
Mode(s)Single-player

Plot

Freddi Fish swims to school and waits for Luther, who brings his Codfish Commando Action Figure for show and tell. As they enter the classroom, the other guppies in their class are hiding. Mrs. Croaker explains that the guppies saw a ghost that stole their toys. While one of the students tells the story, the ghost makes a sudden appearance. It swipes down, steals Luther's action figure and swims out of the classroom. Freddi thinks the ghost isn't real, saying there's no such thing as ghosts, and promises everyone that she and Luther will find the so-called ghost and bring back all the toys.

They chase the ghost into the basement. Freddi commands the ghost to stop, causing it to accidentally drop Luther's toy and give Luther enough time to grab it. The ghost vows that it will be back to steal Luther's toy again and leaves, leaving behind a torn piece of sheet. Upon seeing this, Freddi realizes the "ghost" is really an imposter and decides to build a Rube Goldberg trap in the basement. However, Freddi says that they need to find five missing parts to set it up. She and Luther then set out to find those parts.

If Freddi and Luther leave the schoolhouse after finding and obtaining some of the parts to their trap, Boss and Spongehead try to scare the duo out of trying to defeat the ghost by telling them they would be "turned into a couple of fish sticks". While Freddi isn't intimidated by this threat, Luther is. When Freddi and Luther are one part away from completing the ghost trap, Boss and Spongehead go to the Squidfather, who tells them to get rid of the guppies in the classroom and give him the toys, indicating that Boss and Spongehead are responsible for the ghost hoax.

After they have everything, Freddi and Luther set up the trap and the latter agrees to use his action figure as bait. The ghost returns and tries to go after the action figure but gets trapped. Sure enough, Boss and Spongehead are revealed as the ghost and they explain they were trying to get toys for the Squidfather, who never had a toy. Freddi scolds the sharks, saying they should not steal things. However, Luther pities the Squidfather and willingly sacrifices his action figure for the sharks to give to him. The two return the toys to the guppies and explain the solution to Mrs. Croaker. The teacher congratulates Freddi and Luther on saving the school and everyone celebrates.

Gameplay

The game uses exactly the same mechanics as its predecessor, 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 randomized in every new game.

Development

The game was showcased at E3 1996.[4]

Reception

Freddi Fish 2 was generally well-received, getting a 3-star rating from Allgame,[11] 7.6 out of 10 from IGN,[5] 9.5 out of 10 from Electric Playground,[6] 5 Stars from PC Magazine,[7] and Unikgamer gave a 7.5 out 10 score.[8] The Game Developer's Choice Awards awarded it as "Best Educational Game" in the 1997 Spotlight Awards.[10] MacUser declared it one of 1996's top 50 CD-ROMs.[9]

Notes

  1. The DVD player version was published by Take-Two Interactive.
    The IOS and Android versions were was published by Tommo.
    The Steam release was co-published by Tommo and Night Dive Studios.

References

  1. Uppendahl, John. "Humongous Entertainment Ships a New World of Animated Fun in Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse" (Free Limited ed.). Archived from the original on February 10, 1998.
  2. "Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse on Steam". Steam. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  3. "Freddi Fish: Haunted Schoolhouse - Android Apps on Google Play". Google Play. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  4. "Humongous Entertainment Handcrafts Another Junior Adventure, Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse; Freddi Fish 2 to Be Previewed at Electronic Entertainment Expo May 16-18". Business Wire. May 1, 1996. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2023 via The Free Library.
  5. "Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse Review". IGN. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  6. Bonnie James (November 22, 1996). "Freddi Fish 2: The case of the Haunted Schoolhouse - Electric Playground". Greedy Productions. Archived from the original on August 4, 1997. 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.
  7. "PC Magazine - Vol. 15" (19). After Hours. November 5, 1996: 457. Retrieved April 5, 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. "Freddi Fish series on Unikgamer". Unikgamer. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  9. The Editors of MacUser (December 1996). "MacUser's 1996 Top 50 CD-ROMs". Kid's Stuff. Archived from the original on June 5, 2000. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  10. "Game Developer Choice Online". UBM Tech. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  11. Brad Cook. "Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse - Review - allgame". Allgame. Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
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