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Frogger is and will always be an all time classic. I can remember spending hours, no
make that days of my life avoiding cars and jumping on logs. The reason is because of
the addictive gameplay. It was easy to just pick up and learn. Unlike most modern games,
you don’t have to spend the first levels on a tutorial learning the game. Just move
Frogger across the hazards, and make it to the other side.
This is the gameplay with Frogger Returns for the PS3 and Wii. Very little has been
changed from the classic original. The game now has 3D graphics, that bring the world
of Frogger to life. This makes the game look better, but that is not to say the game looks
good. The 3D models are not very detailed. I mean just look at Frogger. It looks like
something is wrong with him. He looks very concerned.
But how can you mess up Frogger? Well, it is very simple. They messed with the camera.
The original had a perfect top-down perspective that left little doubt as to where you were
and what has ahead of you. Now the camera is positioned behind you. Mix this with the
murky 3D graphics, and you will have yourself a very confusing and therefore frustrating
game. With this new perspective, it is very difficult to tell where you are and where
the hazards are. All too often you will find yourself taking an extra step into oncoming
traffic because you don’t realize how close you are.
There are four different levels to hop across. Your classic Frogger street but also the subway,
sewer and swamp. The levels are longer than before, with multiple sections with different
hazards. Some levels are tougher than others.The swamp level can be very tough, with crocodiles
and monkey that will impede your progress. And all the levels are very dark. I remember
Frogger being a bright and colorful game, but I guess Frogger has come down with the
next gen brown disease. This is really becoming an epidemic. To make some areas easier there
are time control switches that freeze things. But it is still the classic Frogger gameplay.
Frogger Returns, only this time with a couple issues. If the camera were to give a better
idea of where you are, the game would be greatly improved. The game can be frustrating but
if you are a big fan of leaping across highways than you might want to check this out.