Frogger: Ancient Shadow PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Konami
  • Release Date: Sep 27, 2005
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54 out of 100

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4.0 out of 10

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  • Summary: Frogger is Back to His Classic Beginnings. His home of Firefly Swamp is being overrun by Dr. Wani and his evil plans. Join Frogger in his latest adventure as he explores seven different worlds and tries to restore order to his beloved swamp. Features classic, addictive "hop and dodge" gameplay. Mini games with up to 4 players on all platforms. Over 30 levels of play. Wide range of character moves, such as the double jump, tongue grab, and more. Special bonus - orignial 1981 Frogger arcade game included on all platforms. [Konami]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 17
  3. Negative: 4 out of 17
  1. GamingTrend
    87
    This is a clean, simple, and fun platform game that has plenty to offer gamers of all ages. Kids can enjoy it for the cartoonish nature and silly comedy, while elder gamers can use it to de-stress after the latest round of "Call of Duty" or "F.E.A.R."
  2. Worth Playing
    72
    The inability to skip through movie cinematics hinders the enjoyment a bit, especially since so much of the gameplay involves trial and error.
  3. PSM Magazine
    65
    Surprisingly, this latest Frogger adventure is quite solid. [Nov 2005, p.82]
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  4. Gaming Horizon
    48
    An uninspiring platformer with unintuitive controls, bland gameplay, repetitive environments, and a missed target audience – kids aren’t going to have neither the skill nor the patience to play this game, if they even have the desire to.

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  3. Negative: 2 out of 3
  1. Karl
    6
    Solid game. It provides a challenge.
  2. tinyleviathan
    2
    While it tries to be a laid back platformer, Frogger: Ancient Shadow is a frustrating exercise in awkward controls. It tries to maintain the one tap = one unit of movement mechanics that the original Frogger used. It fails at this greatly, spreading out every little movement over all the gamepad buttons. For example, there are two different jump buttons. to rotate the character you have to use the shoulder buttons. Tapping the directional pad will cause the poor frog to jump into the water and drown. Yes, the frog can't swim. THE FROG CAN'T SWIM.… Expand
  3. ChrisE.
    0
    Frogger should never ever have a story line ever!