AbstractHe's still hopping! A beloved character strikes again in this chapter of the ongoing FROGGER series. Making his way to the PS2, Frogger will have to traverse swampy cityscapes, barren deserts, and much more if he's going to keep from getting squashed. A roster of 80 new faces some friendly, some not will be along for the trek, and incredible graphics make the game worthy of the console's capacity. You'll need to be fast on your feet and collect plenty of power-ups if you want to avoid croaking.
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Full descriptionFrogger is back, and he's made his amphibious hide all the way to the PlayStation 2. It's more than just hopping across a road these days, now there is an array of challenging levels and beautiful environments to find your old friend in. Climb cliffs, swing on vines, fill up with air to fly, shoot goobers and jump from platform to platform all in an attempt to save a Princess. Traffic seems like a piece of cake now.
Editorial reviewSource:
AmazonEvery now and then a game is released that redefines genres and raises the bar for the competition.
Frogger: The Great Quest is not one of those games. In fact, it's so bad that it just might set game development back 20 years. While the 1981 arcade game
Frogger was a simple, enjoyable, addictive experience, this title is a banal and uninspired 3-D platform game that preys on the nostalgic feelings of those who enjoyed the arcade original. There are many superior 3-D platformers available on the market, as well as many Frogger games more in tune with the initial title.
The game has Frogger on a quest to find a princess who can transform him into a human through a kiss. The developers attempt to mimic the 3-D platform action of games like Crash Bandicoot and Rayman, but fail to deliver on many fronts: the controls are unresponsive, the camera system is infuriating, and the graphics suffer from clipping and frame-rate problems. Players can beat the game in fewer than five hours, and it would be a lot shorter if the load times weren't so horribly long. One of the few positives is that the game's 15 levels are quite picturesque; that is to say the game looks good when nothing is moving. Players nostalgic for Frogger fun will be better served by the excellent Frogger's Adventures: Temple of the Frog for Game Boy Advance. --Raymond M. Padilla
Pro:
Cons: - Horrible controls and camera
- Lots of clipping and frame-rate slowdown
- Extremely short
Dangerous obstacles; detailed graphics; a classic character; all-new enemies; two-player action
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