Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds
| Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds | |
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1998 Cover art
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| Developer(s) |
Humongous Entertainment Atari (digiBlast) Mistic Software (Wii) |
| Publisher(s) | Humongous Entertainment Transposia (digiBlast) Majesco Entertainment (Wii) Night Dive Studios (Steam) |
| Producer(s) | Ron Gilbert |
| Designer(s) |
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| Writer(s) | Larry Kay |
| Composer(s) | George Sanger |
| Engine | SCUMM |
| Platform(s) | Macintosh, Windows, digiBlast, Wii, iOS, Android, Linux, Steam |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 60% (Windows - 1 review) |
| Metacritic | 70 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Adventure Gamers |   |
| AllGame | |
| GameZone | 7/10 |
| Unikgamer | 7/10 |
| Awards | |
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| Publication | Award |
| Newsweek | Editor's Choice Award 1996 |
| Parenting Magazine | Software Magic Award 1995 |
| National Parenting | Seal of Approval 1995 |
| Computer Gaming World | No. 1 Family Software Title of 1995 |
| HomePC | Kids' Lab No. 1 Rated |
| Family PC | Family Tested/Recommended |
| PC Magazine | Top 100 CD-ROMs of 1995 |
| Parent's Choice | Honor Award 1995 |
| Gaming Magazine | Best Children's Game |
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Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds is a 1994 video game and the first of five adventure games in the Freddi Fish series of games developed and published by Humongous Entertainment. In 2008, it was released on the Wii under the title Freddi Fish in Kelp Seed Mystery and on Android with a shortened title Freddi Fish and the Missing Kelp Seeds.
In this game, Grandma Grouper's treasure chest of kelp seeds is stolen, so Freddi and Luther go off in search of the thieves, who turn out to be two sharks, Spongehead and Boss who did the theft on the behalf of the Squidfather. Thankfully, Spongehead has a bad memory, so he left a trail of notes in bottles leading to the chest.
The game makes use of a simplified adventure system where a single click on a certain spot allows the player to pick up items, go to another location, talk to characters and find trivial but fun stuff in the screen. Clicking on an item in the right place allows Freddi to make use of it. Most puzzles require the player to make exchanges with characters and use items to get to inaccessible areas. The locations of the clues in bottles and the trails to follow for the treasure chest are randomised in every new game.
"Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds" received mixed reviews from various critics. GameRankings gave 60% for the Windows version based on 1 review,Metacritic gave an average score of 70 out 100,Allgame gave a 4-star rating,GameZone rated 7 out of 10,Adventure Gamers gave a 3-star rating, and Unikgamer gave a 7 out 10 score. It also received over 20 awards.
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