Customer Reviews

Freddi Fish 3: Case of the Stolen Conch Shell (Jewel Case)

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4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
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1 star:		(1)

 

 

As a grandparent, I wanted to expose my granddaughter to computer games that would challenge their mind, make them think and leave them with life-long life lessons that would help shape their personality. I think the Pajama Sam and Feddie the Fish games are incredibly ingenious. Realistically, these games are better suited for children nearing five or over, as the games require cognizant skills that most children do not possess until that age. These games make them think creatively to solve problems, and in every version of these games, Pajama Sam and Freddie the Fish have to help others along the way to get to their goals. These games are a much better experience for the child if an adult plays with them to help them figure out the challenges presented during the game. Otherwise, these challenges can become overwhelming for a child, and the child, (and for that matter adults too,) can become frustrated and give up. One of the great life lessons..don't give up..keep trying..and try something different if what you are doing doesn't work. My granddaughter and I have spent hours playing these games, and she is totally addicted. The rewards for figuring out the different things that need to get done to finish the game are tremendous, and are huge self-esteem and confidence builders for the child. And, should you get absolutely stuck and can't seem to move onward through the game, there is help. In all Windows versions except Vista, simply press F1 anytime during the game to take you to a help menu that will give you clues on how to proceed. Also, let's say you've played for awhile and want to quit. By clicking on the computer icon either at the bottom right or bottom left of your screen, you'll be able to save the spot where you left the game, so that the next time that you play, you can pick up from where you left off. Extremely clever, and well-done games for both children and adults.

Find the fish/or sea creature, that has stolen the Conch shell by finding clues about each person, and finally allowing Old Soggy to confirm the culprit. This was the first Freddi Fish game I'd ever played, and I still, the father of the children playing, love it enough to play along and enjoy together. Great for kids and teaching them problem solving along with observation. A wonderful GAME all around!!!

This is a superb beginning computer game for ages 4 to 8. Very little reading is involved, but a lot of thinking (outside the box!), problem-solving and decision-making. Freddi is trying to locate the missing conch shell and figure out who stole it. Along the way he has many opportunities to gather clues and helpful items to assist him in his search. There are a variety of fun games and challenges, and lots of interesting characters to meet. I highly recommend this and the other Freddi Fish games as well!!

This product is noted that it will work in a Mac. It might work in the older versions but it will NOT work in the new Intel based machines. (We tried in a laptop that is only 4 months old) That should be noted in the description of the product.

He stole it! I know IT!
I remember this game alot, It was the last one I recall completing.
And I completed it at least 20 times.
I remember the most common ending was with the Crab, or lobster dude, and I think he had to put a dress on or something.
This was one of the games that made my younger childhood(since my mom didn't let me have the new game systems, and the only ones I played were old NES, SNES, and n64 games at my relatives. This was an awesome game, it gives your child the fun of solving the mystery of the conch. I think you had t clear one of Freddi's relatives names because of the blasted shell, and find the REAL culprit. My favorite was the swordfish dude. He was AWESOME
This is coming from a 14 yr old. :)

My son is 4 years old and a half. He already knows to use PC. It is the first game I bought for him, and the first game in my entire family. He longs for a game for himself rather than the game in local library he can play for a couple of minutes.

He could not finish the game for the first time, for he was too tired after a long period of time playing it. It took me 2 hours or so to finish the game the first time. After learning from me, my son started to win the game. He stucked at the sub-game required to get the mirror, and the sub-game to get the golden pipe from the music room. I think this game in the music room is the most difficult to him. By now, I am not sure whether he fully understands how to count the steps to take the golden pipe or not. When the game randomly alters the path anywhere rather than the music room, it takes him 7 minutes to win. He is the one who found out the method of pressing the Escape-key to cut short the narator's time (Freddi herself, or other characters in the game). Every time I come back home from work, he called me and show me how fast he won the game. I do not know how many paths the game has, but my son figured all out by himself. I keeps wondering whether I have been such smart when I was at his age? At that time, I was in Vietnam at the end of the World War II, a farm in countryside with ducks, chickens, and hogs.

The game has few paths that lead to different alternatives, and that makes the game last longer than just a single path. When a kid knows all of a game, the game is no longer valuable. It other words, it is expired. This game worths 2 weeks, and sometimes from now, my son comes back to it when he is tired of the other games.

This game requires thinking, rather than just pressing the keys fast or at the right moment. It helps my son to watch out for alternatives in the new horizon, and be ready for new solutions. It also helps my son to do well the routine (when a path is known, the solution becomes routine) quickly. I think the game in the music room is still valuable, for it offers the concept of negative values. When a kid sees a number without a minus sign, he should learn a concept of positive value. Otherwise, when he sees a number with a minus sign, he should be counting the step backward. Whether it is too early to offer the negative concept to a 4-5 years old kid is still an open question. That is the reason I vote maximum grade to this game.

Luckily we also have laptop PCs for our kids to play this on.

Looking back we probably should have just gotten the Wii version (even though it
was hard to find before xmas)

The Wii version is more likely to have been updated, the version we got here (for both PC and MAC) is abunch of years old.

This game is one of our favorite Humongous games. It is challenging, yet fun. Once you solve the mystery, they will change the locations of the items that you are to find, so it is not mundane.

This is a wonderful game for children. The colors are clear and bright and it is a very challenging for kids. They will love it. I got this for my granddaughter and she loves it.

My 3 yr old loves to play this game! I love how the case changes every time she plays it. It gives her more like 3 games instead of just one! Definitely worth it!!!