Our Rating: 7.8/10

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Version Reviewed: 2.0.0
Developer: Konami Digital Entertainment [iTunes Link]
Price as of Review: $1.99
Current iTunes Rating: 3/5
Size: 2.7MB

Konami Entertainment has ported Atari’s classic game, Frogger, to the iPhone – yes that means even more nostalgia for the older gamers out there.  For those of you who never got the chance to play Frogger while it was still around the game is about controlling a frog and guiding it to it’s destination.  No this isn’t a puzzle game where you’ll have to logically figure out a path, instead you must have fast reflexes and timing to avoid all the obstacles that you will encounter.

The unfortunate part of this app is the immense lack of new environments, although there are several levels which each provide a new obstacle or two, it’s the same map over and over again.  None the less, the gameplay is quite enjoyable and provides a great pick-up-and-play addiction.  A game lasts from a mere few minutes to an hour (if you’re really good).  Only a few people I’ve demoed it with have been able to get a score over 20,000 so this is a great challenge too!  The environment can get pretty crazy with all the obstacles, making for an excellent immersing gameplay.

The graphics are quite friendly and smoothly rendered.  I don’t think photo-realistic graphics would suit Frogger and therefore the current ones provide the perfect environment.  Sound is a little dull but nothing annoying (which can be rare for an arcade game).  Konami has done a near-perfect job on the control scheme, you can control the frog via three ways, tap (touch), slide (touch) or tilt (accelerometer).  The touch control schemes are awesome – each have their own personal advantage so whatever suits you best.  However the accelerometer controls are a pretty large bucket of fail.

All in all, Frogger is a highly enjoyable arcade game but won’t entertain for long and is very limited.  For a couple of bucks though, definitely check this one out.

Final Ratings:

Gameplay: 6.9/10  – Frogger provides very immersing gameplay but lacks multiple environments

Enjoyment: 9/10 – Just utterly awesome

Graphics: 8.7/10 – Sets the perfect theme.

Sound: 7/10  – Nothing to complain about…

Technology: 8/10 – Excellent job on touch control schemes, great stability and the only glitch I’ve found is a very small irrelevant animation glitch.

Replay Value: 7.2/10 – This only gets a 7.2 due to the addictiveness, the only competition is a local score board – no online mode – no new maps.

Overall Rating: 7.8/10

Further Improvements: (Note to the developer!)

• More. maps.  Have a whole adventure for our frog!
• Create a better accelerometer control scheme – anybody who’s played with it will know why this needs to be changed.

More screenshots for Frogger on iPhone App Reviewer’s Flickr Page.

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Our Rating: 8.7/10

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Version Reviewed: 2.1.0
Developer: Konami Digital Entertainment [iTunes Link]
Price as of Review: $5.99
Current iTunes Rating: 4/5
Size: 138MB
Lite Version: [iTunes Link]

Yes, we were all excited when the game that was on pretty much all upscale platforms hit the iPhone and iPod Touch.  Hell, we still are; the people who’ve gotten their hands on this jewel have not been disappointed either.  For those of you who haven’t heard of it, Metal Gear Solid Touch is a railgun shooter where you control our hero Snake across battlefields (less across, more so hiding behind walls) shooting and sniping out enemies.  To continue fan warship, as you go about the 20 different missions you’ll unlock 50 wallpapers to put on your iPhone or iPod Touch.  Nothing says addict more than wallpapers.

The gameplay involves aiming and firing with your finger, tap to shoot, release to hide.  Snake will always “cower,” behind enemy gunfire on command (although who wouldn’t, he’s shooting at freaking armoured, walking, robots).  Failure to hide will result in a swift sniper shot or machine gun round to your face, even swifter are the rate of decreasing health.  Luckily you can take cover and gain health.  This may make the gameplay seem boring but trust me, after going through a few different missions, hiding only results in more enemies hiding – you have to take out a certain amount to complete the mission.  Once they’re all piled up for ya, just look up to shoot and watch your back.  If there were blood effects, there would be a lot (hey! Konami!   Where’s the blood, surely Snake is human?).

About the graphics, oh man; absolutely stunning.  Nothing beats the crisp gunfire animations, and of course the satisfying sound of a bullet to the head.  The only thing that brings this game down is the lack of actual movement, if only Snake had controllable legs.  Even just horizontal movement to dodge bullets would be nice (ok maybe that’s too much, I mean Snake isn’t Neo).  Now that the iPhone 3.0 firmware has been released, it’d be nice to see a bluetooth multiplayer mode – that would be freaking awesome.  All in all – if you enjoy great graphics and addicting gameplay, and of course sniping bad guys, pick this up immediately.  $6.99 might be a little steep considering there’s no freeplay mode but maybe we’ll get some updates!

Final Ratings:

Gameplay: 8.7/10 – A railshooter style FPS is generally limited but Konami does a great job.

Enjoyment: 9.5/10 – Loved it.

Graphics: 9.5/10 – Definitely some of the best I’ve seen on the iPhone.

Sound: 8.8/10 – Could be more of a variety of sound effects, but the one’s it has are pretty awesome.

Technology: 7.5/10 – Great stability but unfortunately only touch control.  FPS’ should have some accelerometer action…

Replay Value: 8.2/10 – A great pick up and play style game, but only 20 missions.

Overall Rating: 8.7/10

Further Improvements: (Note to the developer!)

• Bluetooth/Wi-Fi multiplayer mode
• Create an ambiance with sound!
• More missions of course
• Ability to buy weapons

More screenshots on our Flickr page!

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