Spy Fox 3: "Operation Ozone"

Spy Fox 3: "Operation Ozone" is an adventure game developed by Humongous Entertainment and published by Infogrames, part of their "Junior Adventure" line and the final entry in the Spy Fox series of games. The game follows the heroic Spy Fox as he prevents a villainess from opening a massive hole in the ozone layer. The game was released for computers in May 2001.

Plot
Spy Fox goes undercover in the Scottish Highlands, where he receives a message hidden inside a lipstick container from Agent Roger Boar. As Spy Fox escapes a group of thugs, the Spy Chief learns that a giant aerosol can is spraying on the ozone layer. Spy Fox then arrives with the message, which is revealed to be a distress message from rocket scientist Plato Pushpin. The Chief then sends Spy Fox to a tiny town called the "Middle of Nowhere", where Monkey Penny and Professor Quack have set up the Mobile Command Center.

Upon Spy Fox's arrival at the Mobile Command Center, Monkey Penny informs him that Plato Pushpin has been captured by Poodles Galore, the self-appointed Queen of Cosmetics and Pushpin's ex-employer. By disguising as one of Poodles' bowlers, Spy Fox rescues Pushpin, who gives him a list of items needed to create a congeal pill to disarm Poodles' hairspray can, which Poodles plans to use to deplete the ozone layer so everyone will buy her SPF 2001 Sunscreen. Using Pushpin's key card to enter Poodles' cosmetics factory and Professor Quack's Spy Car as a means of transportation, Spy Fox sets out to find and collect these items.

With Spy Fox's help, Pushpin completes the congeal pill and gives it to Fox. Spy Fox then enters the spray can and prepares to toss the pill into the aerosol, only for Poodles to intercept it and trap Fox in a steel net. By using wire cutters that Quack gave him earlier, Fox is able to free himself, take back the congeal pill (without Poodles noticing) and successfully throw the pill into the aerosol. As the can becomes unstable, Spy Fox and Poodles flee, with the latter retreating to her moonbase; if Spy Fox follows her there, a bonus ending will be unlocked.

In the bonus ending, Poodles uses a force field to protect her moonbase from intruders while she plots revenge, but not before Spy Fox sneaks in. Using a fingernail code, Spy Fox deactivates the force field, allowing Monkey Penny and the other Spy Corps. agents to invade the base. Spy Fox confronts Poodles, who easily overtakes him, but he is rescued by Monkey Penny, who incapacitates and arrests Poodles. In the end, Spy Fox talks to the Chief about getting a vacation saying that he's "dog tired".

Reception
The game was the fifth Top Selling Home Education Software for the week of 5/06/2001-5/12/2001, third for 5/13/2001-5/19/2001, fourth for 5/27/2001-6/2/2001, and third for 6/3/2001-6/9/2001, according to PC Data. In North America alone, Spy Fox 3 sold 77,133 copies during the year 2001.

Review Corner gave the game a score of 4.5 stars in addition an Award of Excellence.