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Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds

Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds
Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds coverart.png
1998 Cover art
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)
  • Ron Gilbert
  • Larry Kay
  • Tami Caryl Borowick
Writer(s) Larry Kay
Composer(s) George Sanger
Engine SCUMM
Platform(s) Macintosh, Windows, digiBlast, Wii, iOS, Android, Linux, Steam
Release

Released:

  • October 28, 1994 (Mac, Win)
  • 2005 (digiBlast)
  • August 29, 2008 (Wii)
  • October 10, 2010 (iOS)
  • April 3, 2014 (Android)
  • April 17, 2014 (Linux)
  • April 17, 2014 (Steam)

Re-released:

  • 1995 (Mac)
  • 1996 (Win)
  • August 13, 2015 (iOS)
Genre(s) Adventure
Mode(s) Single-player
Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
GameRankings 60% (Windows - 1 review)
Metacritic 70
Review scores
Publication Score
Adventure Gamers 3/5 stars
AllGame 4/5 stars
GameZone 7/10
Unikgamer 7/10
Awards
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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