History YMMV / SPYFox

* DemographicallyInappropriateHumour: In ''Dry Cereal'', the number for the Moo Juice headquarters is 8008135 -- which spells out "boobies," a joke much more crass than what is expected from a game for young children.

* PopularWithFurries: The main character is a handsome anthropomorphic fox; it’s inevitable.

** In ''Operation Ozone'', Fox at one point claims he was preforming the “[[Music/LimpBizkit Limp Biscuit Maneuver”, just in case you needed a reminder that the game released in early 2001…

* PolishedPort: The Wii Re-Release of ''Dry Cereal''...
** PortingDisaster: ...which immediately garnered criticism because its much faster frame rate made the point-and-click interface a lot harder to use.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece

** Along with the ''Film/AustinPowers'' movies, these games exist in the waning years of the original campy ''Franchise/JamesBond'' franchise and effectively made it so that nobody could every take them seriously again. The last game was released a year before ''Film/DieAnotherDay'', the last campy Bond film before the series got a DarkerAndEdgier reboot.
** A cut scene in ''Hold the Mustard'' has a shut-down screen that has a black background with orange text that reads "It's now safe to shut off the city." This is a clear parody of Windows 95 and 98's "It's now safe to turn off your computer" screen, something that already was on its way out when the game first released thanks to the rising dominance of the ATX form factor that rendered this screen obsolete, and is now all but an artifact of mid-90s computing.

* ThatOneLevel: ''Cheese Chase'''s Level 75, ''Carnival of Clouds''. It's riddled with narrow pathways that are all [[OneHitPointWonder one hit kills]] as well as plenty of cheese that [[SchmuckBait leads to death traps]].

* FoeYay: Russian Blue, [[TheDragon dragon]] to William the Kid, openly flirts with Spy Fox and dances with him during the tango.

* WhatAnIdiot: In ''Operation: Ozone'', late in the game, Pushpin gives Spy Fox the congeal pill that, when thrown into the pit of aerosol, will effectively destroy Poodles' entire space station and thwart her evil plan.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' For Spy Fox to throw the pill in quietly before saying a word.\\
'''Instead:''' He brags about it first, and ''then'' attempts to throw it in. Since he now has Poodles' attention, she's able to retrieve the congeal pill using one of her own gadgets and stop it from going down. She then traps Spy Fox in a steel net while she continues to finish up her evil plan.\\
'''You'd Then Expect:''' For Poodles to hang onto the pill herself, or better yet, destroy the thing so Spy Fox loses all of his chances at thwarting her.\\
'''Instead:''' She does nothing more but throw it into an empty trash can. In very easy reach of where Spy Fox was ''just standing.'' Apparently she had no forethought that he, a spy who was able to get past ''all her security'' and onto her spaceship, would ''maybe'' find his way out of this one.\\
'''Fortunately:''' He learns his lesson over that first point and keeps quiet when throwing it down a second time.
** Perhaps ''Some Assembly Required'' has the '''BIGGEST''' example with Napoleon Le Roach telling Spy Fox that the Dogbot cannot be stopped since he removed the off switch and hid it in the World's Fair.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' That he ends it at that and imprisons Spy Fox, possibly leading him on a wild goose chase throughout the fair if he escapes.\\
'''Instead:''' He blatantly tells Spy Fox not only about how to use the activation code to turn the switch off, but also how to enter the Dogbot's inner workings via its left ankle.

** Perhaps the '''BIGGEST''' example is in Napoleon Le Roach tells Spy Fox that the Dogbot cannot be stopped since he removed the off switch and hid it in the World's Fair.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' That he ends it at that and imprisons Spy Fox and possibly leave him on a wild goose chase throughout the fair.\\

* PopularWithFurries

* ThatOneSidequest: During the White Water path in ''Dry Cereal'', one of the things mandatory is to beat Big Pig at Go Fish. Not only do you have to deal with RNG mechanics, he's ''very'' good at playing, so expect frustration to ensue as it can be quite common to be stuck playing Go Fish for awhile if the cards don't go your way. Other puzzles also require a strong understanding of math and telling time, two things younger players might not be as familiar with.

'''Fortunately:''' He learns his lesson over that first point and keeps quiet when throwing it down a second time.

** An entire spy network of animal agents? [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb Why does THAT ring a bell]]?
*** [[WesternAnimation/TUFFPuppy It rings TWO bells, actually!]]
*** [[Film/CatsAndDogs Would you believe, three?]]
** With ketchup falling out of popularity in TheNewTens, one could say [[TheBadGuyWins King Konglomerate ultimately won]].

** In an optional conversation with Mr. Udderly after his rescue, he will ask Spy Fox about the fact that he'll be out of his dairy industry job if all the milk is gone. Fox responds by saying that a steer like him could be "worth a lot with the price of beef these days." [[SapientEatSapient That's uh...]]

** The Go Fish game (whenever you get the Lucky Charm after being Big Pig or the Car Chase path) from the first game could also qualify.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
** ''Dry Cereal'' has the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRZ-qXWtmCk Car Chase]], which is a really awesome song but [[LongSongShortScene gets mostly drowned out because of all the noise the car makes.]]

* {{Padding}}: Some have complained that the ''Hold The Mustard''.

** PortingDisaster: ...which most people would criticize because of its fast frame rate.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: When Infogrames re-released the first game, the [[SameLanguageDub British dub]] somehow [[RecursiveImport made it over to the States]]. For some, the new voice acting ruins it.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Monkey Penny doesn't [[TookALevelInBadass take a level in badass]] until the final cutscene of the final game, defeating the bad guy and even ''saving'' Spy Fox himself. The credits also reveal several potential ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget''-like cyborg parts in her paws and tail, enough for an entire other game's worth of CharacterDevelopment.
* ValuesResonance: While it was not unheard of in 2001, ''Operation: Ozone'' becomes a lot more relevant now that global warming and climate change have become more mainstream issues in the proceeding decades since it's release. It helps that it's GreenAesop is fairly subtle (it's mainly about how aerosol is harmful to the ozone), not to mention plot-relevant.

** In ''Some Assembly Required'', Fox has to make a fake ID to get into a restricted area. Before doing so, he reminds the player that only spies can make fake ID's and only when they're on a case.

* FoeYay: Russian Blue, William the Kid's [[TheDragon dragon]], openly flirts with Spy Fox and dances with him during the tango.

** As mentioned under "PunnyName," the Greek island which ''Dry Cereal'' is set on is named Acidophilus, named for the bacteria which changes milk into yogurt. Bonus points for it's being spelled the same way in both Greek and it's original Latin.
** Doll and Lee, the SingleMindedTwins who work the cloning lab in ''Some Assembly Required'', are named after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_(sheep) Dolly]] the first mammal to be cloned.

* MentorShip: If you played the games, you shipped Spy Fox and Monkey Penny.
* SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound: A [[ThemeMusicPowerUp short background music]] appears whenever Spy Fox solved a puzzle.
* NightmareFuel: The DummiedOut [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGAOnZ_95tA death scene]] in ''Some Assembly Required''. It's both very jarring incredibly dark for the setting, which is likely why it was cut. It's too bad, since it's a great ShoutOut to the Dragon's Lair games.
* {{Padding}}: The most common complaint with ''Hold The Mustard''.

* ValuesDissonance: [[WellIntentionedExtremist Questionable methods aside]], [[VillainHasAPoint William the Kid may have had the right idea in taking down the dairy industry]], considering the devastating effects large-scale farming has had on our ecosystem and health. Especially with the [[TechnologyMarchesOn rise of vegan alternatives to meat and dairy products that didn't exist back in 1997]], the loss of bovine based dairy products may do more good than it would do harm.

* SidetrackedByTheGoldenSaucer:

** PortingDisaster: ...which most people would criticize because of it's fast frame rate.

* ThatOneSidequest: During the White Water path in ''Dry Cereal'', one of the things mandatory is to beat Big Pig at Go Fish. He's ''very'' good at playing, so expect frustration to ensue. Other puzzles also require a strong understanding of math and telling time, two things younger players might not be as familiar with.

* ValuesDissonance: [[WellIntentionedExtremist Questionable methods aside]], [[VillainHasAPoint William the Kid may have had the right idea in taking down the dairy industry]], considering the controversial and devastating effects large-scale farming has had on our ecosystem and health. Especially with the [[TechnologyMarchesOn rise of vegan alternatives to meat and dairy products that didn't exist back in 1997]].