Scooby-Doo: Phantom of the Knight

by The Learning Company

Product Features

• Red herring clues and harder challenges abound -- solve them to earn Scooby snacks
• Multiple levels of difficulty keep the challenge fresh for all ages
• Also includes Scooby-related goodies for kids - printable poster, online previews and more

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004XQP3
• Item Weight: 5 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 24, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,810 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Can you help Fred, Velma, and the gang solve the mystery behind the Phantom Knight and his dragon? Scooby-Doo: Phantom of the Knight offers laughs, pretty good animation, and a series of challenging puzzles to entertain young children for hours. Since the villain and clues change with each new adventure, replay is just as much fun as the very first game. Set up much like an episode of the classic television series, the program puts players in an old, castle-themed amusement park to explore for clues to its haunting. Some of the scarier areas will require feeding Scooby or Shaggy to coax them in; snacks can be obtained by several tests of skill along the way.

Once enough clues have been collected, players decide who's to blame, then check to see if the guess is right in an action sequence that closes play. Three levels of difficulty are available, and each offers increasing pressure in the form of red-herring clues and harder challenges to acquire Scooby Snacks. Installation is very simple, and the CD-ROM comes with several Scooby-related goodies like a printable poster and online previews of upcoming movies. (Ages 5 to 10) --Rob Lightner

Product Description

Scooby and the gang need yourhelp! They’re up against a fire-breathing dragon a wizard and the ghost ofthe Black Knight.Product InformationDare to solve the mystery of the haunting within the Joust for Fun castle amedieval-themed restaurant and family fun center that is located in a realScottish castle. The princess of Joust for Fun has mysteriously disappeared. Tomake matters worse there's a fire-breathing dragon roaming the castle grounds!Has the Black Knight - the ghost of the castle's original owner - returned withhis pet dragon to claim his castle and all that lies within? Or is there someoneelse behind the Black Knight and his dragon - someone who wants to scareeveryone away from Joust for Fun and ensure its utter failure? Join Scooby-DooShaggy Daphne Fred and Velma as they explore the castle and help them solvethe mystery of the Phantom of the Knight.Skills Learned Builds thinking and problem-solving skills. Develops research skills deductive reasoning and logical analysis. Kids can play independently.  Provides help when your child needs it.Product Features Enjoy virtually unlimited game scenarios - the clues villains and outcome change each time you play! Turn up the excitement and the challenge with 3 levels of difficulty: Spooky! (Ages 5 to 6 easy); Spookier (Ages 7 to 8 medium); and Spooktacular! (Ages 9 to 10 hard). Explore over 25 fully interactive areas. Discover valuable clues that help solve the mystery - you receive up to 35 per game and 7 per suspect - but beware of the red herrings! Solve puzzles and complete activities for game clues. Enjoy cinematic TV-like animations movies and an original soundtrack.System Requirements Windows 95 98 or XP Pentium 300 MHz or better 128MB of RAM 45MB of Hard Drive space 8X CD-ROM Drive or better 16-bit color display set of 640x480 resolution 16-bit sound card compatibility Speakers Mouse

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

58 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More great scooby doo capers!, December 6, 2000

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Linda Capobianco "Spiritual Teacher www.reiki... (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scooby-Doo: Phantom of the Knight (CD-ROM)

I found this game to be very similiar to the real show. The characters and the sound effects are great. This game takes you and the gang to a spooky medieval castle in Nova Scotia where you help solve the mystery of the missing Princess, but watch out for the Phantom Knight, who can appear when you least expect it! Find clues, talk to suspects, explore the castle, earn Scooby Snacks by playing games! The Scooby Snacks are used to bribe Scooby to explore a scary area of the castle. Plenty of challenging games and puzzles to solve to help the kids build their thinking and problem solving skills. There are three difficulty levels in the game and a little Scrappy Doo icon at the bottom of the screen that you can click on and ask questions if you need help. The game is geared toward 5-10 year olds. I think it should be geared to 7-60 year olds! I thought it was really fun but my 5 year old nephew found it frustrating to solve the mystery, however, he was fascinated with the color and sound effects. The game holds your interest and makes you want to come back for more. In fact, don't tell my nephew but I can't wait to play it before he comes home from school! Shhh!

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Parents Cheapsheet for this potential Frustrating game., April 18, 2003

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C. Morris "morriscsps" (Boston) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scooby-Doo: Phantom of the Knight (CD-ROM)

It took me an hour to realize that to get past the first suspect and clue, you needed to give the "feather duster" to the old lady. That opens the locked door and makes the most of the other suspects appear. For the other locked door in the town, listen carefully to the Jester's rhyme after you give him the first ball.

With these two hints, the game is just like the "Jinx at the Sphinx". Without them, you will want to throttle the programmers. I played the game myself before I let my 5 yr old play. Since I knew the tricks, he enjoyed it completely.

Good Luck.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars hard but no replayability, April 28, 2003

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Rosanne (nz) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Scooby-Doo: Phantom of the Knight (CD-ROM)

I brought this for my daughter and played it myself first. I enjoyed the difficulty that the game play provided but was extremely dissappointed to find that the second time I played was exactly the same, all the items in the same place, the game play the same, it was easy. The only thing that really changes is the villan and the clues.
The kids have played once, with helpful hints from me to get them going when they got stuck. They havent been back which dosent surprise me as they tend not to replay games that do not have some varability.
It could have been a great game as it has the difficulty but without varibility it is not as good as it could be.
Solving the villian and clues does not play a big enough part in the game to make it replayable.