Ribbit King

"King of the Kiddy Games!"

When I first saw this game I was very confused. Looked a little like Animal Crossing but with a twist. So I read the back, which doesn't help at all. If you want to know what in the world the game is about, they make you play it first. Now don't get me wrong, I liked Animal Crossing, but this game is just way to childish. Anyway, after you play the game you might come to the confusion that it is sort of like golf.

GAMEPLAY
For me this is what the game is all about. Not the graphics or the sound but how the game plays. Let me describe the game for you. You pick a character then hit a frog into a hole. Like golf but it doesn't really matter who makes it in first. There are a couple of characters and levels to choose from which makes it more exciting. You will probably die if you play the game alone. The multiplayer spices it up a little but if you were to rent or buy the game, you would get laughed at. So the gameplay isn't that of a Zelda game, but still above that of Pong.

STORY
Now the story was pretty good. By that I mean it was funny to watch and laugh at. To save your planet you must play golf! There are a lot of cut screens and other stuff that distracts you from the terrible game play.

SOUND
The sound wasn't that bad, I could stand to listen to it for at least five minutes. After that you'd want to mute it. Any time you hit the frog it would hit at least ten other things which all had to make their own noise. Although there was one character who sounded a little fruity so I always listened to him/it.

GRAPHICS
The graphics were pretty good. They were colorful and full of life. The character models will look a lot like those of Animal Crossing. The environment is also very good. The graphics may just be too colorful and happy that they make you wanna puke.

OVERALL
The game does not look that bad from the cover. The sound isn't half bad and the graphics are really good. But the gameplay is just way to bad. Not to mention they make you hit a frog which is animal abuse. So that is why this gets a 3.

Reviewer's Score: 3/10, Originally Posted: 08/15/04