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|caption = Spy Fox
|caption = Spy Fox
|developer = [[Humongous Entertainment]]
|developer = [[Humongous Entertainment]]
|publisher = Humongous Entertainment<br>[[Atari]]<br>[[Atari|GT Interactive Software]]<br>[[Atari|Infogrames]]
|publisher = Humongous Entertainment<br>[[Atari]]<br>[[GT Interactive]]<br>[[Infogrames]]
|genre = [[Adventure game|Adventure]], [[Edutainment]]
|genre = [[Adventure game|Adventure]], [[Edutainment]]
|platforms = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Macintosh]], [[iOS]], [[Linux]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
|platforms = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Macintosh]], [[iOS]], [[Linux]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 4]]
|creator = Bret Barrett<br>Brad Carlton
|creator = Bret Barrett<br>Brad Carlton
|first release version = ''[[Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"]]''
|first release version = ''[[Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"]]''
|first release date= October 17, 1997
|first release date= October 17, 1997
|latest release version = ''[[Spy Fox 3: "Operation Ozone"]]''
|latest release version = ''[[Spy Fox 3: "Operation Ozone"]]''
|latest release date = May 10, 2001
|latest release date = May 1, 2001
}}
}}
'''''Spy Fox''''' is a [[software]] gaming series from [[Humongous Entertainment]] starring a fictional [[anthropomorphic]] fox of the same name, intended for children 8 and up.<ref name="Dry Cereal">{{cite news |last1=Keeley |first1=Joe |title=Review for Spy Fox in 'Dry Cereal' |url=https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/18344 |access-date=18 January 2022 |work=Adventure Gamers |date=October 9, 2009}}</ref> There are also running gags in the games such as Professor Quack eating a certain blueprint which shows how a gadget works (see below) and Monkey Penny's karate belt, which appears on the packaging boxes but is not shown in actual gameplay (although the belt appears in the bonus ending from ''Operation Ozone'' and is sometimes shown in animations that play during credits). Many of the game's names and plot elements are spoofs of the [[James Bond]] and [[Get Smart]] series. Many random puns are thrown in throughout the games to create a whimsical and [[humorous]] environment.
'''''Spy Fox''''' is a [[software]] gaming series from [[Humongous Entertainment]] starring a fictional [[anthropomorphic]] fox of the same name, intended for children 8 and up.<ref name="Dry Cereal">{{cite news |last1=Keeley |first1=Joe |title=Review for Spy Fox in 'Dry Cereal' |url=https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/18344 |access-date=18 January 2022 |work=Adventure Gamers |date=October 9, 2009}}</ref> The series follows the eponymous character, an anthropomorphic fox and secret agent tasked with stopping global crises. Many of the game's names and plot elements are spoofs of the [[James Bond]] and ''[[Get Smart]]'' series.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}


==Summary==
==Summary==
Spy Fox (voiced by Bob Zenk in ''Dry Cereal'' and ''Cheese Chase'' and Mike Madeoy in the other three games) works for a spy agency called SPY Corps. His cohorts include [[Moneypenny|Monkey Penny]] (his secretarial assistant), [[Q (James Bond)|Professor Quack]] (creator of the SPY Corps gadgets), the SPY Corps Chief, and the four-armed, four-sleeved 'tracking bug', Walter Wireless.
Spy Fox (voiced by Bob Zenk in ''Dry Cereal'' and ''Cheese Chase'' and Mike Madeoy in the other three games) works for a spy agency called SPY Corps. His cohorts include Monkey Penny (his secretarial assistant), Professor Quack (creator of the SPY Corps gadgets), the SPY Corps Chief, and the four-armed, four-sleeved 'tracking bug', Walter Wireless.


There are three [[adventure games]] in the series:
There are three [[adventure games]] in the series:
*''[[Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"|Spy Fox in: Dry Cereal]]'' (October 17, 1997)
* ''[[Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"|Spy Fox in: Dry Cereal]]'' (October 17, 1997)
*''[[Spy Fox 2: "Some Assembly Required"|Spy Fox in: Some Assembly Required]]'' (October 26, 1999)
* ''[[Spy Fox 2: "Some Assembly Required"|Spy Fox in: Some Assembly Required]]'' (September 28, 1999)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-05-19 |title= |url=http://www.humongous.com/ |access-date=2023-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000519222456/http://www.humongous.com/ |archive-date=2000-05-19 }}</ref>
*''[[Spy Fox 3: "Operation Ozone"|Spy Fox in: Operation Ozone]]'' (May 10, 2001)
* ''[[Spy Fox 3: "Operation Ozone"|Spy Fox in: Operation Ozone]]'' (May 1, 2001)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-08-03 |title=Infogrames Press Release |url=http://www.infogrames.net/corporate/press/050101_spyfox.asp |access-date=2024-02-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010803043529/http://www.infogrames.net/corporate/press/050101_spyfox.asp |archive-date=2001-08-03 }}</ref>


Two [[arcade games]] also exist starring Spy Fox:
Two [[arcade games]] also exist starring Spy Fox:
*''[[Spy Fox in: Cheese Chase]]'' (May 12, 1998)
* ''Spy Fox in: Cheese Chase'' (March 31, 1998)
* ''Spy Fox in: Hold the Mustard'' (October 19, 1999)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-05-19 |title= |url=http://www.humongous.com/ |access-date=2023-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000519222456/http://www.humongous.com/ |archive-date=2000-05-19 }}</ref>
*''[[Spy Fox in: Hold the Mustard]]'' (October 26, 1999)


The ''Spy Fox'' games each contain several different game paths randomly determined when the player starts a new game. Each path has its own challenges, which some players find more challenging than others. The main [[protagonist]] of the games, Spy Fox, uses a variety of gadgets to complete his missions. The game allows for second chances on puzzles and tasks, and it is impossible to fail the overall mission.<ref name="Dry Cereal"></ref> Each game has a [[Types of fiction with multiple endings|bonus ending]] wherein the player can catch the villain. The bonus ending is accessible only if the player [[Quick-time event|clicks an option at the right moment]].
The ''Spy Fox'' games each contain several different game paths randomly determined when the player starts a new game. Each path has its own challenges, which some players find more challenging than others. The main [[protagonist]] of the games, Spy Fox, uses a variety of gadgets to complete his missions. The game allows for second chances on puzzles and tasks, and it is impossible to fail the overall mission.<ref name="Dry Cereal"></ref> Each game has a [[Types of fiction with multiple endings|bonus ending]] wherein the player can catch the villain. The bonus ending is accessible only if the player [[Quick-time event|clicks an option at the right moment]].


When running with [[ScummVM]], these games can be played on different operating systems, including [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Macintosh|Mac]] and [[Linux]]. Nearly a decade after its initial release, the first installment of the ''Spy Fox'' trilogy was ported to the [[Nintendo]] [[Wii]] in 2008, but its availability was significantly limited by legal problems concerning the port's development.<ref name="pcgamer history 2017">{{cite web | url = http://www.pcgamer.com/how-scummvm-is-keeping-adventure-games-alive-one-old-game-at-a-time/ | title = How ScummVM is keeping adventure games alive, one old game at a time | first = Richard | last = Cobbett | date = December 22, 2017 | accessdate = December 28, 2017 | work = [[PC Gamer]] }}</ref>
When running with [[ScummVM]], these games can be played on different operating systems, including [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Macintosh|Mac]] and [[Linux]]. Nearly a decade after its initial release, the first installment of the ''Spy Fox'' trilogy was ported to the [[Nintendo]] [[Wii]] in 2008, but its availability was significantly limited by legal problems concerning the port's development.<ref name="pcgamer history 2017">{{cite web | url = http://www.pcgamer.com/how-scummvm-is-keeping-adventure-games-alive-one-old-game-at-a-time/ | title = How ScummVM is keeping adventure games alive, one old game at a time | first = Richard | last = Cobbett | date = December 22, 2017 | accessdate = December 28, 2017 | work = [[PC Gamer]]}}</ref>


In 2014, the ''Spy Fox'' series was released on [[Steam (service)|Steam]], along with the entirety of the Humongous Entertainment game library.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=Humongous%20Entertainment|title=Steam Search|website=store.steampowered.com|language=en|access-date=2019-12-21}}</ref>
In 2014, the ''Spy Fox'' series was released on [[Steam (service)|Steam]], along with the entirety of the Humongous Entertainment game library.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=Humongous%20Entertainment|title=Steam Search|website=store.steampowered.com|language=en|access-date=2019-12-21}}</ref>
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* For [[Steam (service)|Steam]] the games were released individually,<ref name="SpyFoxSingleSteam">{{cite web |url=http://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=Humongous%20Entertainment |title=Spy Fox on Steam |author= |date= |publisher=[[Steam (service)|Steam]] |accessdate=December 19, 2016}}</ref> bundled together in the "Spy Fox Complete Pack"<ref>{{cite web|title=Spy Fox Complete Pack on Steam|url=http://store.steampowered.com/sub/42722/|website=store.steampower ed.com|accessdate=December 19, 2016}}</ref> and packaged with all Humongous Entertainment games in the "Humongous Entertainment Complete Pack".<ref>{{cite web|title=Humongous Entertainment Complete Pack on Steam|url=http://store.steampowered.com/sub/42723/|website=store.steampowered.com|accessdate=December 19, 2016}}</ref>
* For [[Steam (service)|Steam]] the games were released individually,<ref name="SpyFoxSingleSteam">{{cite web |url=http://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=Humongous%20Entertainment |title=Spy Fox on Steam |author= |date= |publisher=[[Steam (service)|Steam]] |accessdate=December 19, 2016}}</ref> bundled together in the "Spy Fox Complete Pack"<ref>{{cite web|title=Spy Fox Complete Pack on Steam|url=http://store.steampowered.com/sub/42722/|website=store.steampower ed.com|accessdate=December 19, 2016}}</ref> and packaged with all Humongous Entertainment games in the "Humongous Entertainment Complete Pack".<ref>{{cite web|title=Humongous Entertainment Complete Pack on Steam|url=http://store.steampowered.com/sub/42723/|website=store.steampowered.com|accessdate=December 19, 2016}}</ref>
* ''Spy Fox in: Cheese Chase'' was released for Windows and Macintosh on a compilation CD titled "Super Duper Arcade 1", along with ''Pajama Sam's Sock Works'', ''Freddi Fish and Luther's Water Worries'' and ''Putt-Putt and Pep's Balloon-O-Rama''.<ref>{{cite web | title=Super Duper Arcade 1 | url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/super-duper-arcade-1 | publisher= | date= | accessdate=December 19, 2016}}</ref>
* ''Spy Fox in: Cheese Chase'' was released for Windows and Macintosh on a compilation CD titled "Super Duper Arcade 1", along with ''Pajama Sam's Sock Works'', ''Freddi Fish and Luther's Water Worries'' and ''Putt-Putt and Pep's Balloon-O-Rama''.<ref>{{cite web | title=Super Duper Arcade 1 | url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/super-duper-arcade-1 | publisher= | date= | accessdate=December 19, 2016}}</ref>
* ''Spy Fox in: Hold the Mustard'' was released for Windows and Macintosh on a compilation CD titled "Super Duper Arcade 2", along with ''Pajama Sam's Lost & Found'', ''Freddi Fish and Luther's Maze Madness'' and ''Putt-Putt and Pep's Dog on a Stick''<ref>{{cite web | title=Super Duper Arcade 2 | url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/super-duper-arcade-2 | publisher= | date= | accessdate=December 19, 2016}}</ref>
* ''Spy Fox in: Hold the Mustard'' was released for Windows and Macintosh on a compilation CD titled "Super Duper Arcade 2", along with ''Pajama Sam's Lost & Found'', ''Freddi Fish and Luther's Maze Madness'' and ''Putt-Putt and Pep's Dog on a Stick''.<ref>{{cite web | title=Super Duper Arcade 2 | url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/super-duper-arcade-2 | publisher= | date= | accessdate=December 19, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Humongous Entertainment]] released a CD titled "Humongous Entertainment Triple Treat 3", which included ''Spy Fox in: Cheese Chase'', ''[[Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse]]'' and ''[[Backyard Baseball]]''.<ref>{{cite web | title=RF Generation:Humongous Entertainment Triple Treat 3 | url=http://www.rfgeneration.com/cgi-bin/getinfo.pl?ID=U-016-S-18130-A | publisher= | date= | accessdate=December 19, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Humongous Entertainment]] released a CD titled "Humongous Entertainment Triple Treat 3", which included ''Spy Fox in: Cheese Chase'', ''[[Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse]]'' and ''[[Backyard Baseball]]''.<ref>{{cite web | title=RF Generation:Humongous Entertainment Triple Treat 3 | url=http://www.rfgeneration.com/cgi-bin/getinfo.pl?ID=U-016-S-18130-A | publisher= | date= | accessdate=December 19, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Encore Software]] released a compilation CD titled "Fun & Skills Pack 1st & 2nd Grade", which included ''[[Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"]]'', ''[[Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective]]'' and ''Crayola Magic 3D Coloring''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdaccess.com/html/quick/tripletrdr.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305000815/http://www.cdaccess.com/html/quick/tripletrdr.htm|website=CDAccess.com|access-date=6 September 2020|archive-date=5 March 2016|title= Humongous Entertainment Triple Treat}}</ref>
* [[Encore Software]] released a compilation CD titled "Fun & Skills Pack 1st & 2nd Grade", which included ''[[Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"]]'', ''[[Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective]]'' and ''Crayola Magic 3D Coloring''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdaccess.com/html/quick/tripletrdr.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305000815/http://www.cdaccess.com/html/quick/tripletrdr.htm|website=CDAccess.com|access-date=6 September 2020|archive-date=5 March 2016|title= Humongous Entertainment Triple Treat}}</ref>
* [[Encore Software]] released a compilation CD titled "Fun & Skills Pack 1st & 2nd Grade 3.0", which included ''[[Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"]]'', ''[[Schoolhouse Rock!]]'', ''[[Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective]]'' and ''Crayola Make a Masterpiece''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Leo W. |url=https://www.amazon.com/Fun-Skills-Pack-1st-Grade/dp/B00005NQBE |title=Fun & Skills Pack 1st & 2nd Grade 3.0 |publisher=Amazon.com |date=2019-05-22 |accessdate=2022-08-07}}</ref>
* [[Encore Software]] released a compilation CD titled "Fun & Skills Pack 1st & 2nd Grade 3.0", which included ''[[Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"]]'', ''[[Schoolhouse Rock!]]'', ''[[Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective]]'' and ''Crayola Make a Masterpiece''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Leo W. |url=https://www.amazon.com/Fun-Skills-Pack-1st-Grade/dp/B00005NQBE |title=Fun & Skills Pack 1st & 2nd Grade 3.0 |website=Amazon |date=2019-05-22 |accessdate=2022-08-07}}</ref>

==Characters==

===Main===
*'''Spy Fox''' (voiced by Bob Zenk from 1997-1998 and Mike Madeoy from 1999-2001) - Spy Fox is suave, sophisticated, ever-cool and on top of things, even when the going gets a little tough. He relies on his wits and various spy gadgets, supplied to him by Quack, found at the Mobile Command Center.
*'''Monkey Penny''' (voiced by Gina Nagy from 1997-1999 and Anita Montgomery in 2001) - Spy Fox's [[monkey|simian]] partner who is stationed at the Spy Corps Mobile Command Center. She sometimes contacts Spy Fox via his Spy Watch. She can also be called using the Spy Watch (although she gets irritated if Spy Fox uses the watch while he's inside the Mobile Command Center). Her name is a parody of [[Miss Moneypenny]] from the [[James Bond]] franchise.
*'''Professor Quack''' (voiced by Ken Boynton) - A [[mallard]] at the Mobile Command Center working on spy gadgets. He'll explain to Spy Fox how each gadget works when the player clicks on them in the Spy Gadget vending machine. He has a habit of eating the gadget's blueprints after explaining the gadget's functions to the player. Quack is a parody of [[Q (James Bond)|Q]] from the [[James Bond]] franchise.

===Recurring===
*'''Walter Wireless''' (voiced by Scott Burns) - A flea who serves as a tracking bug, being able to eavesdrop on various conversations. His name is a reference to [[Walter Cronkite]].
*'''Chief''' (voiced by Ken Boynton) - The chief of Spy Corps who meets Spy Fox after he arrives at Spy Corps., and again when he presents Spy Fox with an award for landing villains in Spy Jail.
*'''Bea Bear''' (voiced by Kathy Levin) - A muscular female [[bear]], who gets a different job every time she makes an appearance. She is almost always helping Spy Fox during his missions.

===Dry Cereal===
*'''Howard Hugh Heifer Udderly III''' (voiced by Scott Burns) - The [[cow]] president and CEO of Amalgamated Moo Juice Incorporated has been cownapped and left dangling under a pool of [[piranha]]s until Spy Fox saves him by freezing the pool. Mr. Udderly is the only one who knows the extent of William the Kid's deranged plan. His name is a combination of [[Howard Hughes]], [[Hugh Hefner]], and the word "heifer".
*'''William the Kid''' (voiced by John Patrick Lowrie) - The villain of the first game, he is the CEO of the Nectar of the [[Goat]]s (N.O.G.) Corporation, and plans on ridding the world of cow's milk and replacing it with goat's milk using his Milky Weapon of Destruction. His name pays homage to notorious outlaw [[Billy the Kid]].
*'''Russian Blue''' (voiced by Shelley Reynolds) - William the Kid's right hand woman. Her life's passion is the [[Tango (dance)|tango]], and she can't resist one. She owns and operates the swank ocean liner, the ''SS Deadweight''. She later appears as the main villain in ''Spy Fox in Cheese Chase''.
*'''Gilbert''' - A rabbit who owns a trinket emporium.
*'''Sal''' - A [[chameleon]] who guards a monitor showing where the S.S. Deadweight went once.
*'''Artimice J. BigPig''' (voiced by John Patrick Lowrie) - A large pig who always sits in the cantina and likes to play Go Fish for trinkets.
*'''Johnny''' (voiced by Mike Shapiro) - A [[gecko]] who plays the tango at the Greek Cantina.
*'''Captain Drydock''' (voiced by David Scully) - A raccoon who owns the S.S. Winaprize.
*'''Mata Hairy''' - A giraffe who intercepts N.O.G. items and gives them to Spy Fox to help him on his mission.
*'''Hong Kong Doodle''' - A huge, muscular rooster who guards William the Kid's secret passageway to the cow stables and knows "Cock-a-Doodle-Fu" and battles Spy Fox.
*'''Bull Clinton''' - The President who awards Spy Fox with the Big Daddy Congressional Cookie of Justice. He is based on then-president, [[Bill Clinton]].

===Some Assembly Required===
*'''Napoleon LeRoach''' (voiced by David Scully) - Villain of the second game and leader of the Society of Meaningless Evil, Larceny, Lying and Yelling (S.M.E.L.L.Y.). LeRoach’s evil plot is to use his Giant Evil Dogbot to take over the world. His agenda stems from the fact that he has been laughed at and scorned for his size (and the fact that he was not tall enough to ride a certain ride at the fair). He is a parody of [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]. According to Doll and Lee, Napoleon LeRoach isn't actually his real name; he used to be called Irving Redbug.
*'''Giant Evil Dogbot''' - Created by the S.M.E.L.L.Y. Toy Division and maximized to a ratio of 1,000 to 1. This villainous weapon posed as a centerpiece at the World’s Fair. The Chateau LeRoach restaurant is located in its collar.
*'''Cooper''' - The wax museum guard.
*'''Madame Ladybug''' - The owner of Plant World, who orders a rose, but gets a mutant Venus Flytrap by LeRoach.
*'''Doll and Lee''' - Twin sheep who clone things. They are based on Dolly, a sheep who was cloned in real life.
*'''The Caped Cod''' - An underappreciated stunt fish.
*'''Elmo''' - The Caped Cod's biggest fan.
*'''Lenny''' - A worm who gives Spy Fox a code for the Venus Flytrap lock.

===Operation Ozone===
*'''Poodles Galore''' (voiced by Anita Montgomery) - The Queen of Cosmetics and the third game's villain. Poodles is not satisfied with being the cosmetics queen of the whole town, she wants to control the entire sunscreen market using her aerosol spraying hairspray space station to deplete the ozone layer in order to sell her new product SPF: 2001. Her name is a parody of [[Bond girl]] [[Pussy Galore]].
*'''Plato Pushpin''' (voiced by Ken Boynton) - The scientist that Galore has forced to build the hairspray satellite of destruction using illegal chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). He is the only one with the knowledge to stop the hairspray satellite with his invention, the Congeal Pill. Galore caught him in the act of trying to finish the Congeal Pill and took him hostage, turning him into a [[bowling pin]] with the intention to bowl him to death, only to have Spy Fox save him. He then tasks Spy Fox to find the four ingredients so the congeal pill can be completed.
* '''Sport''' - A dog who owns the Bowling Arena in the Middle of Nowhere. He likes lemons.
* '''Pia ZaDonut''' - A worker at the Pizza/Donut Shop in the Middle of Nowhere.
* '''Cookie''' - A young female pig who is a cookie scout.
* '''Roger Boar''' - A pig who helps Spy Fox by giving him a rocket -powered skateboard and clues in Poodles Galore's Cosmetics Factory. His name is a play on [[Roger Moore]], an actor who played [[James Bond (literary character)|James Bond]].
* '''Trudy Fruit''' - A beaver in the jungle who studies gum and likes Coconut Curry Crunches.
* '''Stanley Ellington Seagull''' - A seagull on a "permanent safari" who despises tapioca. He speaks with a British accent.
* '''Bobby Llama''' - A former worker at the Donut shop, who left to get into touch with his "inner donut."
* '''Pins''' - A plump hedgehog who gives Spy Fox a digital makeup contact with weird phrase codes. She is disguised as a cactus.
* '''Herman''' - An elderly fisherman.
* '''Wet Eddie''' - A frog who likes [[scuba diving]].

===Hold the Mustard===
*'''King Konglomerate''' - The main villain of the game; he is a [[Mustard (condiment)|mustard]] conglomerate and business owner who does not wish to compete with [[ketchup]], but instead seeks to destroy it. To do so, he unleashes a huge army's worth of [[robots]] to destroy all the world's [[tomatoes]].


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*SuperKids Software Review: [http://www.superkids.com/aweb/pages/reviews/problem/9/ozone/merge.shtml ''Spy Fox Operation Ozone'']
* SuperKids Software Review: [http://www.superkids.com/aweb/pages/reviews/problem/9/ozone/merge.shtml ''Spy Fox Operation Ozone'']
Android release: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tommo.nggpesf1&hl=de
Android release: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tommo.nggpesf1&hl=de
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Spy Fox
Spy Fox
Genre(s)Adventure, Edutainment
Developer(s)Humongous Entertainment
Publisher(s)Humongous Entertainment
Atari
GT Interactive
Infogrames
Creator(s)Bret Barrett
Brad Carlton
Platform(s)Windows, Macintosh, iOS, Linux, Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
First releaseSpy Fox in "Dry Cereal"
October 17, 1997
Latest releaseSpy Fox 3: "Operation Ozone"
May 1, 2001

Spy Fox is a software gaming series from Humongous Entertainment starring a fictional anthropomorphic fox of the same name, intended for children 8 and up.[1] The series follows the eponymous character, an anthropomorphic fox and secret agent tasked with stopping global crises. Many of the game's names and plot elements are spoofs of the James Bond and Get Smart series.[citation needed]

Summary

Spy Fox (voiced by Bob Zenk in Dry Cereal and Cheese Chase and Mike Madeoy in the other three games) works for a spy agency called SPY Corps. His cohorts include Monkey Penny (his secretarial assistant), Professor Quack (creator of the SPY Corps gadgets), the SPY Corps Chief, and the four-armed, four-sleeved 'tracking bug', Walter Wireless.

There are three adventure games in the series:

Two arcade games also exist starring Spy Fox:

  • Spy Fox in: Cheese Chase (March 31, 1998)
  • Spy Fox in: Hold the Mustard (October 19, 1999)[4]

The Spy Fox games each contain several different game paths randomly determined when the player starts a new game. Each path has its own challenges, which some players find more challenging than others. The main protagonist of the games, Spy Fox, uses a variety of gadgets to complete his missions. The game allows for second chances on puzzles and tasks, and it is impossible to fail the overall mission.[1] Each game has a bonus ending wherein the player can catch the villain. The bonus ending is accessible only if the player clicks an option at the right moment.

When running with ScummVM, these games can be played on different operating systems, including Windows, Mac and Linux. Nearly a decade after its initial release, the first installment of the Spy Fox trilogy was ported to the Nintendo Wii in 2008, but its availability was significantly limited by legal problems concerning the port's development.[5]

In 2014, the Spy Fox series was released on Steam, along with the entirety of the Humongous Entertainment game library.[6]

Back in the early 2000s, Humongous published a number of promo materials for the games. These materials include stories featuring new villains that have never appeared in the game series, including Dr. Morrie Arty, Dr. Fu Manch Hugh, and Baron Von Bluefield.[7]

Availability

References

  1. ^ a b Keeley, Joe (October 9, 2009). "Review for Spy Fox in 'Dry Cereal'". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. ^ . 2000-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20000519222456/http://www.humongous.com/. Archived from the original on 2000-05-19. Retrieved 2023-06-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Infogrames Press Release". 2001-08-03. Archived from the original on 2001-08-03. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  4. ^ . 2000-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20000519222456/http://www.humongous.com/. Archived from the original on 2000-05-19. Retrieved 2023-06-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ Cobbett, Richard (December 22, 2017). "How ScummVM is keeping adventure games alive, one old game at a time". PC Gamer. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  6. ^ "Steam Search". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  7. ^ "Spy Fox: Super Top Secret Agents Only Area". humongous.com. Archived from the original on 2002-02-04. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  8. ^ "Spy Fox on Steam". Steam. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  9. ^ "Spy Fox Complete Pack on Steam". store.steampower ed.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  10. ^ "Humongous Entertainment Complete Pack on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  11. ^ "Super Duper Arcade 1". Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  12. ^ "Super Duper Arcade 2". Retrieved December 19, 2016.
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External links

Android release: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tommo.nggpesf1&hl=de