Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse

Freddi Fish swims to school and waits for Luther, who brings his Codfish Commando Action Figure for show and tell. As they enter their classroom, they find the other guppies in their class hiding in fear. Mrs. Croaker explains that the guppies saw a ghost that stole their toys. While one of the students tells the whole story, the ghost suddenly appears and steals Luther's figure before fleeing the room. Believing the ghost to be fake, Freddi promises everyone that she and Luther will find the thief and retrieve all of the stolen toys.

The two chase the ghost into the basement, where Freddi commands the ghost to stop, causing it to accidentally drop Luther's toy and give Luther enough time to grab it back. The ghost then leaves, vowing to return and steal the toy again, but unknowingly leaves behind a torn piece of sheet. Upon seeing this, Freddi deduces that the "ghost" is merely an imposter and uses the sheet piece as a blueprint to build a Rube Goldberg trap that can capture the ghost. However, Freddi also states that five missing parts are still needed in order 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 (the sharks from the first game) appear and try to scare the duo out of trying to defeat the ghost by "warning" them of the fate they'll have if they continue their mission in defeating the ghost; Freddi is unfazed by this threat, though Luther is actually quite intimidated. When Freddi and Luther are one part away from completing the ghost trap, Boss and Spongehead go to the Squidfather, who orders them to get the toys at all costs, 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 for the ghost. The ghost then returns and gets caught by the trap after trying to go after the action figure. 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 in his life. Freddi scolds the sharks, saying they should not steal things, but Luther pities the Squidfather and willingly sacrifices his action figure for the sharks to give to him. Freddi and Luther then return the toys to the guppies and clear up the misunderstanding. The class celebrates the school being saved as the game ends.

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. Purple sea urchins return as collectible items from the first game and are now used as currency (being used to buy a pulley, if necessary). Five sea urchins can be found and collected in total.

The game was showcased at E3 1996.[4]

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]

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