Scooby Doo Double Pack (Phantom of the Knight & Showdown in Ghost Town)

• Platform:   Windows 98 / 95
• Media: CD-ROM
• Item Quantity: 1

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

Scooby Doo: Showdown in Ghost Town
Scooby Doo: Showdown in Ghost Town pits Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Greatest-of-all-Danes Scooby against the Faceless Rider, a mysterious spirit (or is it?) haunting the town of Los Burritos. Thankfully, they're all back with the same groovy clothes, lingo and music--plus the goofy humour--that made their 70s TV show so much fun to watch.

To get to the bottom of what's spooking Los Burritos, the group must explore the town and talk to everyone who crosses their path, all the while looking out for clues to help them solve the mystery at hand. To uncover the right information, players must perform semi-educational activities such as setting a clock to the proper time, putting a puzzle together and recalling details from the game itself. There are also fun challenges throughout (Scooby takes on the Faceless Rider in a pie fight to the finish, and later plays a mean game of horseshoes) to earn Scooby Snacks. These prove important when you want Shaggy and Scooby to enter an especially scary area--you'll have to bribe them with Scooby Snacks to get them to cooperate. The fun activities and puzzles, paired with all the crime solving, push children to use problem-solving skills and deductive reasoning. Who knew Scooby could make you smarter?

In addition to being just plain retro fun, the game offers some help in solving each mystery (we found several in our gameplay): click on the Mystery, Inc. van to review the clues you've collected, check your Scooby Snack count or ask Scrappy for help. And to keep the games challenging as kids grow (or perhaps for adults to enjoy), players can select from three "spookiness" levels that increase in difficulty (Ages 5 and up) --Leah Ball

Manufacturer's Description
Solve these spooktacular mystery adventures!

Two complete adventures!

Phantom of the Knight: Lost with Scooby, Shaggy, Fred, Velma and Daphne in the forests of Nova Scotia, you stumble across a medieval castle…
Watch out! The place is haunted! A ghost clad in armour on a fire-breathing dragon. "Jinkies! It's the Phantom Knight!" Has he kidnapped the Princess? Get set for a challenging maze, puzzles and a magical wizard - even test your skills against the unchivalrous Knights of the Snack Table.

Showdown in Ghost Town: Hoping to stop for a nice snack in Los Burritos with Scooby, Shaggy, Fred, Velma and Daphne, you find the town is haunted! A dark-cloaked figure on horseback, green glowing eyes - "Zoinks! It's the Faceless Rider!" Why is this Phantom terrorising Los Burritos?
Help Scooby and the gang in avoiding traps and finding clues. Get ready for wild chases, challenging puzzles and even an outrageous pie-throwing showdown.

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