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Frogger Beyond

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Frogger Beyond
North American Gamecube box art
Developer(s)Konami Computer Entertainment Hawaii
Konami Software Shanghai
Publisher(s)Konami
Producer(s)Will Shen
Shosen Cho
Jeff Greenhut
Robert Parnell
Programmer(s)Bin Wang
Jiong Chen
Composer(s)Jun Funahashi
Koichi Ohata
SeriesFrogger
EngineRenderWare
Platform(s)GameCube, Xbox, Windows, PlayStation 2
Release
December 10, 2002
  • GameCube
    • NA: December 10, 2002[1]
    • JP: June 5, 2003
    • PAL: June 27, 2003
    Xbox
    Windows
    • NA: March 24, 2003
    PlayStation 2
    • JP: June 26, 2003
    • PAL: June 27, 2003
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)Single-player

Frogger Beyond,[a] is a 2002 platform game developed and published by Konami for the GameCube, Xbox, Windows and PlayStation 2. It follows Frogger, a young anthropomorphic frog, as he goes through a coming of age ritual to become a teenager. Like previous Frogger titles, the gameplay is based around twitch based tile platforming viewed from an overhead perspective, however it also incorporates on-rails sections that require the player to dodge obstacles while constantly moving forward. Frogger can utilize an array of abilities as well as power-ups when traversing stages to find items and further progression.

The game has received mixed reception from critics.

Gameplay

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Alongside the twitch based tile platforming found in prior Frogger titles (left), the game has occasional on rails sections that require the player to dodge obstacles while constantly moving forward (right).

Frogger Beyond is a platform game played from an overhead perspective. The plot follows Frogger, a young anthropomorphic frog, who must go through a coming of age ritual in order to become a teenager.[2]: 12  Over the course of the game, Frogger traverses 31 levels spread across nine worlds.[2]: 13–19  Like its predecessors, the game is based around twitch based tile-hopping from platform to platform in order to reach a goal, dodging any enemies and obstacles along the way.[3] This is occasionally broken up by either a boss fight or an on-rails section, which sees Frogger moving forward automatically in a vehicle, such as a minecart or snowboard, as they attempt to dodge obstacles in their way.

Frogger has a variety of abilities at his disposal. He can use his tongue or high jump to collect coins and can long jump to hop over gaps and enemies respectively.[4] Coins can be used to buy power-ups which allow Frogger to temporarily eat enemies, move faster or become invincible depending on the one used.[5] Frogger starts the game with three lives and if he is hit by an enemy or obstacle he loses one life. When Frogger loses all his lives the game is over and the player must restart the level they were on from the beginning. Extra lives can be obtained by licking up bugs found throughout levels.

Reception

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Frogger Beyond received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[10][11][12] In Japan, Famitsu gave the GameCube version a score of one seven, one six, one seven, and one five for a total of 25 out of 40.[13]

In the March 2007 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly, Seanbaby listed the game as one of the Official Worst-Selling Games of 2006.[23]

Notes

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  1. ^ Known in Japan as Frogger (Japanese language: フロッガー, Hepburn romanization: Furoggā)

References

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  1. ^ a b Varanini, Giancarlo (December 10, 2002). "Konami ships two". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Frogger Beyond Instruction Booklet (Gamecube).
  3. ^ a b Mirabella III, Fran (January 7, 2003). "Frogger Beyond (Xbox)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Nutt, Christian (January 13, 2003). "GameSpy: Frogger Beyond (Xbox)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 9, 2007. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Davis, Ryan (February 12, 2003). "Frogger Beyond Review (GC)". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "Frogger Beyond for GameCube". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  7. ^ "Frogger Beyond for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  8. ^ "Frogger Beyond for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  9. ^ "Frogger Beyond for Xbox". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Frogger Beyond critic reviews (GC)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Frogger Beyond (ps2: 2003): Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Frogger Beyond critic reviews (XB)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on May 22, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  13. ^ a b "June 11, 2003". The Magic Box. June 11, 2003. Archived from the original on October 8, 2003. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  14. ^ "Review: Frogger Beyond (GC)". GamesMaster. Future Publishing. 2003.
  15. ^ "Review: Frogger Beyond (PS2)". GamesMaster. Future Publishing. 2003.
  16. ^ Mirabella III, Fran (January 6, 2003). "Frogger Beyond (GCN)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  17. ^ Mirabella III, Fran; Sulic, Ivan (April 23, 2003). "Frogger Beyond Review (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  18. ^ "Frogger Beyond". Nintendo Power. Vol. 165. Nintendo of America. February 2003. p. 156.
  19. ^ "Frogger Beyond". Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine. Future Publishing. 2003.
  20. ^ "Review: Frogger Beyond". Play UK. Imagine Publishing. 2003.
  21. ^ "Frogger Beyond". PSM2. Future Publishing. 2003.
  22. ^ Speer, Justin (January 24, 2003). "'Frogger Beyond' (GCN) Review". Extended Play. TechTV. Archived from the original on April 16, 2003. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  23. ^ Seanbaby (March 2007). "Official Worst-Selling Games of 2006" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 213. Ziff Davis. pp. 98–99. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
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