Spy Fox 3: "Operation Ozone"

Two years following the release of Spy Fox 2: “Some Assembly Required” in 1999, as well as a spin-off game called Spy Fox in: “Hold the Mustard” within the same year, Humongous Entertainment would release the inevitable third game, Spy Fox 3: “Operation Ozone”, in 2001. This would turn out to be the final game in the main Spy Fox series, with Humongous Entertainment itself going defunct in 2006. Upon getting to play Spy Fox 3, I found this state of affairs unfortunate, as it introduced a number of gameplay concepts that improved over Spy Fox 2 that contributed to a rather interesting experience.

Spy Fox 2: "Some Assembly Required"

Following the success of Spy Fox in: “Dry Cereal”, Humongous Entertainment began releasing follow-up games on a mostly-annual basis, as they have done with some of their other popular titles. After a spin-off arcade-style game called Spy Fox in: ”Cheese Chase”, the next true follow-up to the original Spy Fox would come two years later in the form of Spy Fox 2: “Some Assembly Required”. Though I wasn’t sure what to expect from Spy Fox’s second outing, I overall found it had greatly improved on some things over the previous main game and still made for an enjoyable experience.

Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"

If you grew up during the ‘90s and early ‘00s, there’s a good chance you were either aware of Humongous Entertainment or have played one of their games. This developer specialized in edutainment games, however their particular brand of it is what makes their games more beloved to this day. As a kid, I was one of those people that was aware of their games, though I had always been mildly curious about them when seeing their box arts at my local CompUSA (which is now defunct). I didn’t get the urge to actually play one of their games until I had seen a couple YouTubers I watch play them, and I finally got my chance through a recent Humble Bundle that contained most of their catalog. I wanted to play the Spy Fox series in particular, so I began with the first entry, Spy Fox in “Dry Cereal”, originally released in 1997. Though the game is over 20 years old by now, I thought it actually held up pretty well and I enjoyed it for what it was.