Ribbit King

"The most fun game I've ever played."

Introduction

Playing golf with frogs. Now that doesn't sound very interesting, unless you think that you're actually whacking the frogs with golf clubs, which you aren't (and that wouldn't be fun anyway). But after a few tries of playing this game, I became obsessed. Totally obsessed.

Gameplay: 9/10

As the title suggests, this game is 100% fun, fun, fun. It's easy to master the controls, aiming and taking shots is easy, but unlike some easy games, it's extremely fun. The little bar that decides how powerful your shot is, is a good idea, even though it's not entirely original. The system of earning points is great, and it's fun to send your frog in different directions to earn more points. For instance, crashing into a tree will loose you points, but actions such as swimming will gain you quite a few. The number of points you earn for getting a 'frog-in' goes down the more shots you take, like real golf, unless you are lucky enough to get a 'frog-in-one'! The choice of characters is quite good and they all have certain little phrases or things that they say.

The gameplay is good, with little improvements to be made.

Graphics/Sound: 9/10

The graphics are quite good, colourful and fun and it's easy to spot where the hole is so you can send your frog in the right direction. The frogs and characters are extremely cute, as are all the living creatures in the game.

It's one of those soundtracks that can either annoy you to pieces or make you adore it, depending on who you are. Personally I like the music, it's fun and it fits in with the game. There are a lot of catchy tunes that I find myself humming along to. The voices of the characters can be illegible sometimes, as they are mainly very high-pitched. It fits them, though, and the little noises they make, etc, are cute and fit with the character.

Play Time/Replayability: 8/10

This totally depends on you. Some people, like me, can keep playing for hours on end, and even when the game has finished, play it over again several times because it's so fun. The VS mode is great, you can play with up to three people or the computer and you have choices of winning objectives. It has limitless replayability, although some people might find it boring since some of the holes are quite repetitive.

Final Recommendation: 10/10

This game is amazingly fun, more so than any other game I've ever played. But, it does depend on you alone. I know that some of you will probably hate this game, I can just feel it. However, I do recommend you buy it, it's totally worth it in my opinion. Worth searching for.

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 09/13/04