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Freddi Fish

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I was a little disappointed with this game. I had played other Freddi Fish games with my granddaughter, which were adventure games, and this game is strictly an arcade game. I'm sure my granddaughter will still enjoy it, but it is not what I thought I was buying.

Great game, too bad it no longer can work (please read on)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The servers that supported this game are shut down and the game will not function without them. Sad.

Great for little starters!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

My daughter began with Freddi Fish at the age of 3 years. She would play on the computer for hours, and she was learning while having fun. This is a great program for little starters, to begin learning how to use the mouse and how to use basic computer skills. It would make an excellent gift!

Freddi 3: Conch Shell

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 14
Date: January 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

My parents bought this game for my daughter. Being somewhat of a "game snob," I was somewhat skeptical of its merit. This game turned out to be quite a pleasant surprise! It was quite enjoyable, reminiscent of those old Infocom games I played as a child. My three-and-a-half-year-old daughter absolutely loved it. She was glued to the computer for a month, and would probably have remained there longer if Christmas hadn't come. As it is, she still revisits this game occassionally.

This game has the following desirable features:

1. Replayability -- There are roughly 10 quests to solve, but only three appear in a given game. The final quest at the end also has a random element

2. Challenge -- These puzzles are not trivial for young children. Even Dad had to think for a minute or two on some of these puzzles.

3. Attention to detail -- Most things in this game will react when you click on them. This ties in with the replayability. For example, my daughter spent hours clicking on the monkey and squealing with delight when it reacted with disgust upon peeling bannanas full of bugs. This also kept the frustration levels low when the puzzles were too difficult for her to solve on her own.

4. Memory building -- I was amazed at how quickly my daughter caught on when I helped her solve puzzles. This game builds memory skills that will definitely prove useful in years to come

Wish it had lasted forever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: September 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

My sisters and I loved this game, right up until they discontinued the server that passed our games back and forth. Now we can't play anymore and we sure do miss it. We are in four different states and we used to be able to keep in touch daily. After you take your turn you can add a message and it feels like you aren't very far away at all! It used to be so much fun to check my email and see how many Scrabble turns I had waiting. One sister and I always had several games going at once!

Let's Play

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: March 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is terrific for people like me and my best friend. Both of us have small children and cannot visit each other just to play games. We both work and have families to look after. E-mail games allow us to play games and send little messages after the children are asleep. We can still play games together without leaving home. We love this!!!

Probably the best series

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

My son started torturing the computer at the age of 2, and still does three years later. We tried many games, but the software from Humongous is really the best, and the Freddi fish is a beatiful series of a crime/detective type. It's wery well designed, kids have a feeling of interacting with an animation movie. We ended up having all F.Fs and Putt-putts (other series from Humongous). Would advise to any parent to have it.

The Hasbro Interactive web site is closed

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

They closed the facilitating site around May 1st. It was a great game. I am trying to find another E-mail game.

I'm addicted!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: May 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I absolutely love this game! I enjoy playing regular scrabble with my family whenever we get together but since we live all over the country we all play email scrabble with each other. I love being able to write an email at the end - even if just a sentence or multiple paragraphs depending on my news for the day. I love getting online to check if I have any plays. Therefore, I am devastated that Infogrames, who bought out Hasbro has elected to discontinue the game on May 1st by not supporting the server!!!! I would be willing to pay a small monthly fee to support the server if they would find another one. I emailed Infogrames but have not received any response. Anybody else concerned?

Excellent game, awful implementation and support

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: April 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I am a huge Scrabble addict and play this game non-stop, but that is only because I love the game itself, and not the way they put this together. There are all sorts of bugs with the way it plays, and there is no chance of ever getting support from anybody. Their call-in phone support gives you an automated robotic voice which is almost impossible to understand. No humans anywhere.

Also, be warned, gameplayers are currently getting this message when they play:

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Hasbro Interactive em@il games

We hope you have enjoyed the Em@il games series and we appreciate your patronage of Infogrames products, but we regret to inform you that as of May 1, 2001 Infogrames Interactive will no longer maintain the server that exchanges turns for the Em@il series of games. Please ensure that all in-progress games are completed by that date to avoid interrupted games.

(Please refer to the software licensing agreement that came with your Em@il games for details on service duration questions.) ------------------------

So the game might not even work for you. Check on this before buying.

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