Freddi 3: Conch Shell

All is well on their tropical vacation, until the finny friends realizethat Great Conch Shell is missing!  Uncle Blenny can't open the Founder'sDay Festival until the heralded horn has been recovered! Your child willjoin Freddi Fish and Luther as they explore ancient ruins, play games ata fun-filled carnival and even discover a sunken airplane while lookingfor clues and finding adventure. Rosy Pearl, Pierre the Tailor and Nadinethe Narwhal are just a few of the fun new friends they'll meet as theyfollow Old Soggy's sniffer through this tropical paradise. In the end,it's up to your child to piece the clues together and figure out who'sresponsible for this underwater caper!
 
 

• Challenge and inspire kids to think for themselves in creative and flexible ways.
• Kids play with faithful, lovable friends as they discover captivating worlds where they direct the journey and overcome challenges at their own pace.
• The heart-warming characters and engaging adventures come to life throughfeature-film quality animation, original music, and the power of a child'simagination.

• Play again and again - new clues, new locations and even new culprits await each time you play.
• Click Points reveal hundreds and hundreds of hidden surprises.
• Sing songs, play games, visit a luau and create your very own melodies.
• Out of time? Save the
  
  Amazon.com Product Description
  The Great Conch Shell has been stolen and it's up to Freddi Fish and Luther to catch the culprit. All is well on their tropical vacation, until our finny friends realize the Great Conch Shell is missing! Uncle Blenny can't open the Founder's Day Festival until the heralded horn has been recovered. Piece the clues together and figure out who's responsible for this underwater caper. (Ages 3-8)
  
  

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   September 6, 2002
2 out of 7 found this review helpful

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!