Scooby-Doo! First Frights
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Scooby-Doo! First Frights is the latest Scooby-Doo game. It is developed by Torus Games
. First Frights was published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, and released on September 22, 2009. The game tied in with the release of Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
on DVD. This is the fourth Scooby-Doo game to use a laugh track
.
The game divides in to four episodes from here.
s attack them. They make their way to the locked door of the school. On the roof above, Daphne shimmies on a pole and meets up with Scooby at the end of the vent he went through to find food. They make their way in the school, facing off against some musketeer
ghosts and six witches so they can open the door for the gang to look for clues inside.
). To find the Dagwood Dogs, they take a "shortcut" through the sewers. Along the way, they are attacked by some living rag dolls! They go clue hunting and find a tag of a man wearing a top hat and a bow tie and end up having to deal with jack-in-the-box
es that throw exploding teddy bear
s. After fighting off toys that look like pumpkin-headed Grim Reapers on roller skates and a clown
in the big top, they make a sandwich, but their treat is interrupted by Pete Smithers. Shaggy and Scooby decide to make Pete a sandwich as well (just so they don't get busted). Enjoying their meal, Mr. Smithers suggests visiting the haunted house for clues.
called Numbers. A machine on his belt starts flashing; suddenly, some big juggling clowns attack. Numbers claims he'll save them before falling off the big ferris wheel he was standing on and ends up hanging onto it for dear life, leaving the girls to deal with the monsters. After that, Velma and Daphne go to the haunted house and find the toy-detecting device that Numbers was using.
Episode 3:Captain Bluebeard sees a ship sink and then is attacked by a "the deep one" a giant lobster.
Level 1:The gang arrive at Rocky Bay and find out that the village is deserted. Velma suggests they do a little investigating. Daphne and Fred are then ambushed by sea crabs, and fisherman holding anchors and crab cannons. They soon contact Velma about a crab bait box they found. They find Bluebeard and talk to him and diving instructor Seth Angler abou where to find clues. Captain suggests they should find Willy the Whaler down by the pier.
Level 2:After fighting urchinmen, Freddie and Daphne found the whaler and are heading towards the lighthouse to see a better view of the bay. After that, they bump into Seth again and tell Shaggy and Scooby to go onto the ghostly cruise ship and look for clues. They find a bag of pearls in Seth's workshop. Fred rings the bell and he and Daphne set sail for the cursed ship.
Level 3:Shaggy and Scooby Doo arrive on the cruise ship. First avoiding enemies then finding a bank check that says "for boat recovery" on the back. They faced deep sea divers along the way too.
Chase: The two cowerds are terrorized by the giant sea monster across the ship. To escape they jump below deck.
Level 4:Velma and Scooby find the final clue inside the storage rooms of the ship. Willy's boat plate. They decided to go to the middle of the creepy ship to face the Lobster MKLV.
Boss:Shaggy and Velma face their fears and use all their fighting skills to defeat the monster. Willy and Seth teamed up to recover Willy's boat.
Episode 4: In the final episode the gang arrive at their destination: Keystone Castle. But the food festival is over.
Level 1: Velma and Fred find their way through the castle. Costington, the castle butler, talks about the curse of the castle. They also met Lady Azarni Von Richinstoof, the baron's sister. They could not believe what they found in the courtyard: gold! They find the baron in the courtyard too.
Level 2: Shaggy and Scooby are lost in the woods. Freddie tells them to find Cal Perkins, the huntsman. When they find him they are spooked by werewolves. Then the huntsman tells them they could find Creepy Cabin by the lake and look for clues. The clue they find are Cal's keys to the castle.
Level 3: Daphne and Velma search the secret gold mine for evidence. The mine is next to a lava river. They tell Fred that they find Azarni's slippers in the mine shaft. They will meet back at the castle.
Chase: Shag and Scoob are chased by a werewolf through the mines.
Level 4: Daphne and Freddie are working their way through the castle in search of the witch queen. The mystery is getting more confusing by the minute. But in the library, they find the final clue. They found the Von Richenstoof family photo album and Lady Azarni is not in it once.
Boss: After a long fight, Shaggy and his pal managed to defeat the monster, but they didn't get a chance to unmask the witch queen before the castle fell. The baron thanked Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby Doo for saving the day, and the food festival is served.
The gameplay and interface are highly reminiscent of TT Games
Lego game series.
was released on September 14, 2010. Available on PS2, NDS and WII.
Torus Games
Torus Games Pty. Ltd. is a video games developer founded in 1994, and is subsequently one of the oldest and most consistently stable game development studios in Australia....
. First Frights was published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, and released on September 22, 2009. The game tied in with the release of Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins is the prequel of Scooby-Doo that was first aired on September 13, 2009, the fortieth anniversary of Scooby-Doo...
on DVD. This is the fourth Scooby-Doo game to use a laugh track
Laugh track
A laugh track is a separate soundtrack invented by Charles "Charley" Douglass, with the artificial sound of audience laughter, made to be inserted into television programming of comedy shows and sitcoms.The term "laugh track" does not apply to the genuine audience laughter on shows that shoot in...
.
Story
The game begins with the Mystery, Inc. gang at their "incorporation" (really just a small house in a swamp, as seen in Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed). Velma arrives with a newspaper, announcing to the gang that there will be a food festival at Keystone Castle. Scooby and Shaggy like the idea of going, but Daphne reminds them that they promised to help her cousin Anna at the St. Louis High School Musical. Scooby and Shaggy want to help her, but they plan to get it done quickly so they can go to the food festival.The game divides in to four episodes from here.
Episode 1
Anna is working on the musical with the drama teacher: Ms. Hillkin. As Anna works on her lines for the talent show, Ms. Hillkin mysteriously vanishes. Her disappearance is partially due to The Phantom of the high school musical. Laughing maniacally, he attacks Anna and scares her. She barely escapes. The gang then head to the high school. Episode 1 serves as a tutorial, guiding the player through the mechanics of the game.Level 1
Scooby and Shaggy make their way towards the cafeteria and are informed by Anna that there is a Phantom trying to ruin the musical. Anna tells them where the cafeteria is, so that they can "fuel up" to help Anna in the contest. When they reach the roof, Scooby crawls through a vent leading to the cafeteria, leaving Shaggy deserted. Later, Fred and Velma are looking for clues. They come upon a baseball field, but the lights are off. With quick use of her technological know-how, Velma turns on the lights. They gather clues and find the Phantom's glove on the field. Then the school football coach, Coach Hayes, runs by and tells of a way to get in the school and suggests talking with Ms. Hillkin, seeing as she disappears every time the Phantom is around. After the coach leaves, many skeletonSkeleton
The skeleton is the body part that forms the supporting structure of an organism. There are two different skeletal types: the exoskeleton, which is the stable outer shell of an organism, and the endoskeleton, which forms the support structure inside the body.In a figurative sense, skeleton can...
s attack them. They make their way to the locked door of the school. On the roof above, Daphne shimmies on a pole and meets up with Scooby at the end of the vent he went through to find food. They make their way in the school, facing off against some musketeer
Musketeer
A musketeer was an early modern type of infantry soldier equipped with a musket. Musketeers were an important part of early modern armies, particularly in Europe. They sometimes could fight on horseback, like a dragoon or a cavalryman...
ghosts and six witches so they can open the door for the gang to look for clues inside.
Chase
Scooby and Shaggy are chased by the Phantom and narrowly escape, avoiding skeletons, electrified floors, pitfalls and falling lockers as they run through the hallways.Level 2
Fred and Daphne go searching for clues in the library, finding a coach's whistle in the library, suggesting the identity of the culprit. They go to the theater and talk to Ms. Hillkin. The Phantom is heard and Ms. Hillkin mysteriously disappears yet again. Daphne recalls that Ms. Hillkin was a famous actress at one point, having won a "Golden Square" award. Fighting past musketeer ghosts and a headless ghost of Shakespeare, Mystery Inc. makes their way to the stage, ready to stop the Phantom.Boss
Fred and Velma face the Phantom, who sings through the whole first portion of the fight. In Stage 1 of the fight, Velma must hack two controls to shut off the lights and coax the Phantom off of his perch. During Stage 2, the Phantom flies around with the help of 4 skeletons that are holding him up. The skeletons must be knocked down to commence Stage 3 of the fight. With his flying ability stopped, the Phantom makes one final stand, as he fights Velma and Freddy. After being beaten, he is pinned underneath a pile of loose lighting fixtures. He is unmasked and is revealed to be Coach Hayes. His star player was in the show, which was on the week of the big game, so he tried to get the show sabotaged to get his star player back.Episode 2
Pete Smithers, a fairground security guard, is busy making his rounds in a local amusement park when he is attacked by a giant Toy Robot! Frightened, he naturally runs away.Level 1
The gang stops outside the park, finding that the place isn't open. Velma is shocked, saying this place is never closed. A scream is heard coming from inside the park. Fred, Velma and Daphne decide to investigate while Shaggy and Scooby decide to "investigate" some Dagwood Dogs (which are a type of hot dogHot dog
A hot dog is a sausage served in a sliced bun. It is very often garnished with mustard, ketchup, onions, mayonnaise, relish and/or sauerkraut.-History:...
). To find the Dagwood Dogs, they take a "shortcut" through the sewers. Along the way, they are attacked by some living rag dolls! They go clue hunting and find a tag of a man wearing a top hat and a bow tie and end up having to deal with jack-in-the-box
Jack-in-the-box
A jack-in-the-box is a children's toy that outwardly consists of a box with a crank. When the crank is turned, it plays a melody, often "Pop Goes the Weasel". At the end of the tune there is a "surprise", the lid pops open and a figure, usually a clown or jester, pops out of the box...
es that throw exploding teddy bear
Teddy bear
The teddy bear is a stuffed toy bear. They are usually stuffed with soft, white cotton and have smooth and soft fur. It is an enduring form of a stuffed animal in many countries, often serving the purpose of entertaining children. In recent times, some teddy bears have become collector's items...
s. After fighting off toys that look like pumpkin-headed Grim Reapers on roller skates and a clown
Clown
Clowns are comic performers stereotypically characterized by the grotesque image of the circus clown's colored wigs, stylistic makeup, outlandish costumes, unusually large footwear, and red nose, which evolved to project their actions to large audiences. Other less grotesque styles have also...
in the big top, they make a sandwich, but their treat is interrupted by Pete Smithers. Shaggy and Scooby decide to make Pete a sandwich as well (just so they don't get busted). Enjoying their meal, Mr. Smithers suggests visiting the haunted house for clues.
Level 2
Daphne and Velma battle the rag dolls and some more Teddy bears. During their trek to the Haunted House, they meet a boy vigilanteVigilante
A vigilante is a private individual who legally or illegally punishes an alleged lawbreaker, or participates in a group which metes out extralegal punishment to an alleged lawbreaker....
called Numbers. A machine on his belt starts flashing; suddenly, some big juggling clowns attack. Numbers claims he'll save them before falling off the big ferris wheel he was standing on and ends up hanging onto it for dear life, leaving the girls to deal with the monsters. After that, Velma and Daphne go to the haunted house and find the toy-detecting device that Numbers was using.
Chase
Shaggy and Scooby are chased by the Toy Robot through the sewers, as they jump over pitfalls in the walkway to escape the beast. They finally lose him when they jump into the runoff of the sewer.Level 3
Fred and Daphne find a catalogue full of the toys that they've been fighting and, while en route to the toy factory where all the toys are coming from, they meet a strange man named Tim Toiler. He seems oddly pleased with the park being shut down. He claims he knows who the Toymaker (the head of the factory) is and he plans to take them to him until Numbers shows up. Numbers fires a small explosive, scaring off Tim Toiler and blowing up an arch. Before he can be questioned, however, he disappears. They both head for the factory.Level 4
While going through the factory, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo find a top hat, like the one Tim Toiler was wearing.Boss
Velma and Daphne take on the Toy Robot, after Velma uses a power box to turn the thing on. In Stage 1, the girls must wait until the robot swings one of its arms down; after which, the girls can pound on it. After smashing all four arms, Stage 2 begins. The robot pulls a laser beam out of its chest and begins firing. When the laser cools down, the girls must strike it. In Stage 3, since the robot lost its laser, it activates two missile launchers in its eyes. When the girls destroy the robot's head, the mystery is over. After the fight, the gang finds that Tim "The Toyman" Toiler was behind this mystery. With the amusement park open, nobody wanted to play with the toys he made. In retaliation, he crafted evil toys to scare business away from the park.Episode 3:Captain Bluebeard sees a ship sink and then is attacked by a "the deep one" a giant lobster.
Level 1:The gang arrive at Rocky Bay and find out that the village is deserted. Velma suggests they do a little investigating. Daphne and Fred are then ambushed by sea crabs, and fisherman holding anchors and crab cannons. They soon contact Velma about a crab bait box they found. They find Bluebeard and talk to him and diving instructor Seth Angler abou where to find clues. Captain suggests they should find Willy the Whaler down by the pier.
Level 2:After fighting urchinmen, Freddie and Daphne found the whaler and are heading towards the lighthouse to see a better view of the bay. After that, they bump into Seth again and tell Shaggy and Scooby to go onto the ghostly cruise ship and look for clues. They find a bag of pearls in Seth's workshop. Fred rings the bell and he and Daphne set sail for the cursed ship.
Level 3:Shaggy and Scooby Doo arrive on the cruise ship. First avoiding enemies then finding a bank check that says "for boat recovery" on the back. They faced deep sea divers along the way too.
Chase: The two cowerds are terrorized by the giant sea monster across the ship. To escape they jump below deck.
Level 4:Velma and Scooby find the final clue inside the storage rooms of the ship. Willy's boat plate. They decided to go to the middle of the creepy ship to face the Lobster MKLV.
Boss:Shaggy and Velma face their fears and use all their fighting skills to defeat the monster. Willy and Seth teamed up to recover Willy's boat.
Episode 4: In the final episode the gang arrive at their destination: Keystone Castle. But the food festival is over.
Level 1: Velma and Fred find their way through the castle. Costington, the castle butler, talks about the curse of the castle. They also met Lady Azarni Von Richinstoof, the baron's sister. They could not believe what they found in the courtyard: gold! They find the baron in the courtyard too.
Level 2: Shaggy and Scooby are lost in the woods. Freddie tells them to find Cal Perkins, the huntsman. When they find him they are spooked by werewolves. Then the huntsman tells them they could find Creepy Cabin by the lake and look for clues. The clue they find are Cal's keys to the castle.
Level 3: Daphne and Velma search the secret gold mine for evidence. The mine is next to a lava river. They tell Fred that they find Azarni's slippers in the mine shaft. They will meet back at the castle.
Chase: Shag and Scoob are chased by a werewolf through the mines.
Level 4: Daphne and Freddie are working their way through the castle in search of the witch queen. The mystery is getting more confusing by the minute. But in the library, they find the final clue. They found the Von Richenstoof family photo album and Lady Azarni is not in it once.
Boss: After a long fight, Shaggy and his pal managed to defeat the monster, but they didn't get a chance to unmask the witch queen before the castle fell. The baron thanked Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby Doo for saving the day, and the food festival is served.
Gameplay
The gameplay is straightforward, with 22 levels and 4 episodes. You can play as Scooby Doo, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne, or Fred. Scooby Doo has a sausage string to hit with, blocking capability, and the ability to crawl into vents. Shaggy shoots with a slingshot, has blocking capability, and carries a yo-yo to grapple with. Velma throws books, blocks, and can activate machines. Daphne has hand to hand combat, flying kick, and can climb up poles. Fred has hand to hand combat, stun bombs, and super strength to push crates. Each character has 2 costumes unique to each episode with different powers and weapons. Each level has a clue, and at the end of each episode you choose who you think the villain is, based on the evidence you have gathered . You can get trophies for doing certain tasks. You can unlock costumes for each of the 4 villains. You can also play with a friend in co-op.The gameplay and interface are highly reminiscent of TT Games
TT Games
TT Games group is a British video game developer and publisher. It is made up of three divisions, Traveller's Tales, TT Fusion and publisher TT Games Publishing...
Lego game series.
Voices
- Frank WelkerFrank WelkerFranklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:...
- Fred, Scooby-Doo - Scott InnesScott InnesScott Innes is an American author, songwriter, voice actor, and radio personality.He became known as the new voice of Scooby-Doo in the Scooby-Doo direct-to-video movies made between 1998 and 2001. From 1999 to 2001, he also voiced Scooby's best friend and owner Norville "Shaggy" Rogers...
- Shaggy - Grey DeLisleGrey DeLisleGrey DeLisle is an American voice actress, singer-songwriter, and comedienne. To date, she has released four solo albums and has featured on the tribute album Anchored in Love: A Tribute to June Carter Cash and film soundtrack of Loggerheads...
- Daphne - Mindy CohnMindy CohnMindy Heather Cohn is an American actress, comedian known for her role as Natalie Green, the smart, overweight student of Edna Garrett , on the TV show The Facts of Life, and also being the current voice for Velma Dinkley in the Scooby-Doo franchise, which she has held since 2002.She currently...
- Velma
Sequel
The sequel called Scooby-Doo! And the Spooky SwampScooby-Doo! And the Spooky Swamp
Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp is the latest Scooby-Doo game, released on September 14, 2010. It is developed by Torus Games and is the sequel to Scooby-Doo! First Frights published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment on September 22, 2009...
was released on September 14, 2010. Available on PS2, NDS and WII.