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By Chris Morris
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Lots of new modes, but the same old game at heart.
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Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition
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What's It About?
Players swipe the screen from side to side and forward and backward to move Frogger across streets and rivers to his home. Other game modes have players \"paint\" a box of onscreen squares using those controls or challenge the CPU to a \"king of the hill\" style match.
Is It Any Good?
Frogger's a great game, but Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition tries a little too hard -- and it shows. The game repackages the original console game in a variety of fashions, but it's easy for players to see through the different coats of paint. There are a few variations on the theme, such as where you have to "paint" a picture and a multiplayer mode (versus the CPU only) that tasks players to cross the road as often as possible.
The problems, though, are just as obvious. The musical options are plentiful, but equally annoying -- and unfortunately, do not offer the standard arcade sounds as an option. And the lack of a true multiplayer mode is an obvious hole that drags the game down.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android , Kindle Fire
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- Release date : July 5, 2012
- Genre : Arcade Games
- Publisher : Konami Digital Entertainment
- Version : 1.0.0
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 5.1 or later; Android 2.2 and up
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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