: The 3D visuals are often described as "ugly" or an "eye sore," with repetitive textures and obstacles.
The game stays faithful to the original's goal: navigate a frog across hazardous environments to five home base slots to advance.
“Frogger Returns is hard. This may be the most difficult game I have ever downloaded... old school in terms of having to defeat levels over and over again.” Family Friendly Gaming Frogger Returns (PSN) Original Frogger (1981) Graphics 3D (generally criticized) 2D Pixel Art (classic) Perspective Angled/Behind-the-frog Levels Infinite (looping difficulty) Power-ups Yes (Freeze, Shield, Reverse) Multiplayer Local only (4 modes) Local Alternating Review of Frogger Returns by merciful84 - TrueTrophies
: Offers infinite lives and no timer, though high scores are not recorded in this mode.
: Includes four local two-player modes (Classic Race, Territories, Collector, and Fly Feast), but notably lacks online play . Critical Shortcomings
“I could not have been more mistaken. This is easily the worst game I've played in years... Whoever decided that the camera should be at an angle deserves to be punched in the face.” Reddit · r/PS3 · 16 years ago
: Classic progression with limited lives and a one-minute timer per frog.
Reviewers from sites like IGN and community members on Reddit highlighted several major flaws:
