Freddi Fish 5: The Case of the Creature of Coral Cove

Freddi Fish 5: The Case of the Creature of Coral Cove is a 2001 video game and the fifth and final game in the Freddi Fish series of adventure games. It was developed by Humongous Entertainment and published by Infogrames.

Freddi Fish 5:
The Case of the Creature of Coral Cove
Cover art
Developer(s)Humongous Entertainment
Publisher(s)Infogrames[lower-alpha 1]
Producer(s)
  • Tanya Erwin
  • Rachel Frost
Designer(s)Brad Carlton
Artist(s)John Michaud (animator)
Writer(s)Julia Hill
Composer(s)Nathan Rosenberg
EngineSCUMM
Platform(s)Macintosh
Windows
Linux
Steam
iOS
Release
  • June 19, 2001 (Windows, Macintosh)
  • June 6, 2014 (Linux & Steam)[1]
  • August 13, 2015 (iOS)
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Plot

Freddi and Luther visit Grandma Grouper on the way to Coral Cove Park. On the way, they run into an angry mob of Coral Cove citizens lead the park's developer Marty Sardini, who are terrified of a sea monster, who is supposedly terrorizing the park, thus deeming it off limits by Mayor Marlin. Freddi and Luther decide to enter Coral Cove Park to find clues, but they are stopped by Officer Beverly, the guard, who says they need a permission slip signed by Mayor Marlin to be let in. After helping a barber named Clyde finish a makeover for the Mayor, Freddi and Luther manage to get the slip signed and are allowed entry into the park.

After entering Coral Cove Park, Freddi and Luther find an odd kind of food partially eaten by the sea monster and decide to have it analyzed. Unbeknownst to the two, Marty spies on them, concerned that they might be a problem in his "grand plan", hinting that he has more sinister intentions. Freddi and Luther enlist the help of Casey, a smart friend of theirs, to analyze the food they found. After Freddi and Luther help him fix his microscope, Casey identifies the food as a type of "sea cheese" that is only found in Tetra Cave and gives the duo a key he found with traces of the same food on it. The duo heads over to Tetra Cave and use the key to open its door. Since the cave is very dark, Freddi uses a glowing necklace that she got from playing with a claw crane to light up the room.

While in Tetra Cave, Freddi discovers a to-do list that the monster had, which includes picking up sea cheese, scaring the townspeople away from his home and lurking at the deepest crevice (or ordering 50 lbs. of taffy). After finding even more clues, Freddi and Luther head over to a deep crevice, where they meet the sea monster named Xamfear Duncan Dogberry Valentine. At the same time, Marty and the townsfolk reform their mob and prepare to expel Xamfear from the park.

Xamfear says Coral Cove Park is really his home and that Marty kicked him out and turned his home into a tourist attraction, despite the fact that Xamfear had a deed to prove that he did indeed own the cove. Suddenly, Marty arrives with the townsfolk and claims that Xamfear is lying. When Xamfear tries to find his deed to prove that he's telling the truth, he realizes it's been stolen, and Marty disappears as well. Together, Freddi and Luther slip into Marty's base and after dodging traps, discover the stolen deed. Marty soon catches the two and threatens to have them arrested right when the mayor and his townsfolk show up. Freddi and Luther clear Xamfear's name by showing the deed to everyone. Outraged, the mayor and the townsfolk turn on Marty and arrest him for theft and treason.

In the end, Marty is stuck doing the dirty work, Freddi and Luther get the deed signed by Mayor Marlin, and the townsfolk celebrates when Xamfear allows them to play in the park. Freddi and Luther then swim out into the distance and Kipper, who owns the local taffy shop, then types the game's credits on her computer.

Gameplay

The game uses the same principles as its predecessors, but the puzzles and sequences are straightforward as there are no multiple endings and choices like the previous two games. Uncommon to other Junior Adventure games, there is also a long, side-scrolling screen used to represent a town in the middle of the game world, with different buildings and characters to visit.

Reception

During 2001, Freddi Fish 5 sold 119,739 retail units in North America alone, according to PC Data.[10]

Freddi Fish 5: The Case of the Creature of Coral Cove was generally well-received, getting scores of 7.5 out of 10 from IGN based on 1 review,[3] a 4-star rating from Allgame,[11] 5 Stars from macHOME,[4] 4.5 stars from Review Corner,[5] 3.5 stars from Adventure Gamers based on 1 review,[2] 90% from Greenman Gaming[6] and 5 Stars from Metzomagic.[7] Review Corner also gave this game the Award of Excellence.[5]

References
  1. "Freddi Fish 5: The Case of the Creature of Coral Cove on Steam". Steam. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  2. "Freddi Fish 5: The Case of the Creature of Coral Cove Player Reviews". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  3. "Freddi Fish 5: The Case of the Creature of Coral Cove Review". IGN. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  4. "Freddi Fish 5: The Case of the Creature of Coral Cove - macHOME". 1998. Archived from the original on June 30, 2006. Retrieved March 31, 2015. Has some heartwarming surprises. And, that can teach children that things are not always exactly as they seem.
  5. "Freddi Fish 5 - Review Corner". June 2001. Archived from the original on February 6, 2004. Retrieved April 6, 2015. The very recognizable software character, Freddi Fish, stars in her fifth problem-solving adventure, and it may be her best–if not most challenging–one yet.
  6. Romy68 (August 10, 2014). "Reviews for Freddi Fish 5: The Case of the Creature of Coral Cove". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2015. An impressive title for young gamers
  7. Steve Ramsey and Clare (2001). "Freddi Fish 5: The Case of the Creature of Coral Cove Review by metzomagic.com". metzomagic.com. Retrieved April 6, 2015. A winner all round
  8. "Parents' Choice Awards - Freddi Fish 5". Parents' Choice Award. 2001. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  9. "Infogrames Awards - Freddi Fish 5". Archived from the original on June 26, 2003. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  10. Sluganski, Randy (March 2002). "State of Adventure Gaming - March 2002 - 2001 Sales Table". Just Adventure. Archived from the original on June 19, 2002. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  11. T.J. Deci. "Freddi Fish 5: The Case of the Creature of Coral Cove - Review - allgame". Allgame. Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  1. The Steam release was co-published by Tommo and Night Dive Studios.
    The iOS version was published by Tommo.
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