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Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds is a video game developed and published by Humongous Entertainment and the first game released for the Freddi Fish franchise. It was released on November 7, 1994.[6] In 2008, it was released on the Wii under the title Freddi Fish in Kelp Seed Mystery[7] as well as Windows and Macintosh,[8] and on Android with a shortened title Freddi Fish and the Missing Kelp Seeds. The Wii version's availability was limited by legal problems concerning its development.[9] A simplified handheld LCD game partially based on Kelp Seeds was also released in 1999 that adapted one of its minigames, Jellyfish Jamboree and was titled Freddi Fish: Jellyfish Jamboree.[10]

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Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds
1998 Cover art
Developer(s)	Humongous Entertainment[lower-alpha 1]
Publisher(s)	Humongous Entertainment[lower-alpha 2]
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, LCD game, Wii, iOS, Android, Linux, Steam
Release	Released: November 7, 1994 (Mac, Win) 1999 (LCD) 2005 (digiBlast)[3] August 29, 2008 (Wii)[2] October 10, 2010 (iOS) April 3, 2014 (Android)[4] April 17, 2014 (Linux & Steam)[5]
Genre(s)	Adventure, humorous
Mode(s)	Single-player

Plot

The adventure begins in the Atlantic Ocean when Freddi Fish visits Grandma Grouper with a gift of flowers. Grandma Grouper is sad because her treasure chest full of kelp seeds has been stolen. As a result, her garden began to wilt and left them with no food. Courageously, Freddi promises to find Grandma Grouper's stolen treasure chest. This puts a smile on Grandma Grouper's face, and she gives Freddi her last peanut butter and jellyfish sandwich to take on her journey.

After going a short distance from Grandma Grouper's house, Freddi finds her friend Luther trying to swim loop-de-loops, hitting his head on some coral. She shows Luther how to do it and he tries again, with the same painful result, which also causes a bottle to be knocked loose and land on the ground. When Freddi and Luther investigate the bottle, they discover that a note has been lodged inside of it. After reading the note telling them where the treasure is, Freddi and Luther begin their journey to find the missing kelp seeds.

However, at the same time, it's revealed that two sharks named Spongehead and Boss were the ones that stole the treasure as part of their plan to help the Squidfather grow kelp. Spongehead had hid bottles in random locations so he could find his way back to the treasure after he hid it. As Freddi and Luther find more bottles to lead them to the treasure, Boss becomes furious at Spongehead for not remembering where the treasure is or the bottles that lead the way to it, so he takes him to the Squidfather as punishment. Of course, the Squidfather is enraged at this revelation, causing him to spew out ink. Out of fear, Spongehead remembers where the treasure is, so the sharks go to retrieve it.

When the final clue reveals that the treasure is at the sunken ship, Freddi and Luther go there and retrieve the treasure, but the two are stopped by Spongehead and Boss who want the treasure. Freddi courageously refuses to give them the treasure and explains that the kelp treasure is for everyone to share, and the sharks decide to do such. Freddi and Luther grab the treasure, spread it around to give to everyone, and plant it in Grandma Grouper's Garden. The three all go inside her house, ending the game.

Gameplay

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.

There are also a few minigames, such as "Jellyfish Jamboree", where Freddi must fend off waves of jellyfish by throwing food at them before they get too close, with Luther keeping score. Such minigame forms the basis of the LCD handheld version.

Reception

"Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds" received mixed reviews from various critics. GameRankings lists a 60% score for the Windows version based on 1 review,[11] Metacritic has an average score of 70 out 100,[12] Allgame gave a 4-star rating,[13] GameZone rated 7 out of 10,[14] Adventure Gamers gave a 3-star rating,[15] and Unikgamer gave a 7 out 10 score.[16] It also received over 20 awards.[17]

The Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds won Electronic Entertainment's 1994 "Best Edutainment Title" award. The editors wrote that the game features "wonderful original characters, a strong storyline, appropriately challenging puzzles, and beautiful animation."[18]

The Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds was a commercial success, with sales of 250,000 units by 1999.[19] During the year 2001 alone, Freddi Fish sold 54,447 retail units in North America, according to PC Data.[20]

References

External links

• Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds at MobyGames
• Freddi Fish and the Missing Kelp Seeds at Humongous Entertainment

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