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Spy Fox

Anthropomorphic fox secret agent in children's adventure games.

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The games follow Spy Fox as he stops global crises through point-and-click puzzle-solving.[1][2]

Making and release

The first adventure game, Spy Fox in: Dry Cereal, was released on October 17, 1997.[3] A second adventure, Spy Fox in: Some Assembly Required, followed on September 28, 1999.[3] The third adventure, Spy Fox in: Operation Ozone, came out on May 1, 2001.[3] Two arcade games also exist: Spy Fox in: Cheese Chase (March 31, 1998) and Spy Fox in: Hold the Mustard (October 19, 1999). Dry Cereal was ported to the Nintendo Wii in 2008, but legal problems limited its availability.[4][5]

The games can be played on Windows, Mac, and Linux when run with ScummVM.[5] Tommo, Humongous Entertainment's parent company, made the Spy Fox series available on Steam in 2014, alongside other classic Humongous titles like Putt-Putt and Freddi Fish.[6][7]

What the cited sources add

Spy Fox's missions feature more action and higher stakes than typical Humongous titles.[1] The same source describes Spy Fox as an angular, stylized character with a long torso, large nose, and white bow-tied tuxedo.[1] Spy Fox's cool demeanor helps diffuse tense situations, and he often narrates as if aware of the player.[1] The game includes randomized gadget choices with no penalty for picking the wrong one.[1]

A Polygon article from 2014 reports that Tommo, the brand's parent company, announced the Steam rollout began with six titles including Spy Fox in: Dry Cereal.[6]

References

  1. Spy Fox in Dry Cereal. http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/spy-fox-in-dry-cereal/. Retrieved May 21, 2024.. facts only, no text reused. hardcoregaming101.net
  2. Wikipedia, "Spy Fox" (CC BY-SA 4.0) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Spy Fox" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "For more information, please contact", 2000-11-18; "Infogrames Press Release", 2001-08-03 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Spy Fox" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Super Duper Arcade Release", 2000-11-18 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Spy Fox" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Cobbett, "How ScummVM is keeping adventure games alive, one old game at a time", PC Gamer, December 22, 2017 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Good, "Freddi Fish, Pajama Sam and Humongous Entertainment return to PC on Steam", Polygon, April 19, 2014. facts only, no text reused. polygon.com
  7. Wikipedia, "Spy Fox" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Good, "Freddi Fish, Pajama Sam and Humongous Entertainment return to PC on Steam", Polygon, April 19, 2014 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Spy Fox (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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