A Frog Game
A Frog Game is a PlayStation 4 action game released in 2023 developed by EntwicklerX. It centers on movement and immediate actions, enemy and hazard responses, and stage objectives, with controls and information arranged around the DualShock 4 twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, speaker, light bar, or motion input where the game uses them.
- AI score · out of 10
- 6.2 / 10
About this game
A Frog Game is a PlayStation 4 action game centered on movement and immediate actions, enemy and hazard responses, and stage objectives. Stages build pressure through routes, enemy patterns, and changing objectives, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Animation, hits, camera behavior, and readable hazards determine whether feedback remains dependable, while HD output, HDR or PS4 Pro modes, HDD streaming, surround audio, and television-distance interfaces need to preserve action, state, and text readability together. The genre-specific limitation is that camera behavior, collision rules, input mapping, and repeated ground after failure can raise the entry barrier. Platform conditions also include HDD installs and loading, patch version, storage space, DualShock 4 battery life, PS Camera or PS VR requirements, visual modes, frame rate, and network services affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
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AI review
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Clear catching priorities and cheerful pond artwork support brief competition, with limited movement variety.
A Frog Game builds short contests around catching flies. Faster ordinary insects award more points, time flies extend opportunities, fat flies briefly double scoring, and harmful flies should be avoided. Those effects give a simple goal different priorities. Couch two-player play turns them into a contest with someone nearby, while solo play retains a clear scoring target. However, jump height and flight path cannot be changed, narrowing movement decisions. A native-version owner also reports brief lasting amusement, suggesting that bonuses may not sustain extended replay. Bright blue water, layered green banks, darker forest silhouettes and cartoon frogs create coherent, cheerful scenery. Icon-linked counters sit apart from the arena, but small flies mixed with reeds and foliage require closer attention. It suits occasional score chasing or a brief friendly contest more than players seeking continually expanding controls and content.
Strengths
- Time, double-score and harmful flies give catching clear priorities.
- Couch two-player play turns scoring into nearby competition.
- Layered scenery and coordinated colors create a cheerful cartoon pond.
Weaknesses
- Fixed jump height and trajectory limit movement decisions and sustained variety.
- Small flies mixed with foliage require closer visual attention.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy simple score chasing, accept limited movement choices and want occasional solo runs or brief couch contests.
Play notes: This covers the original PS4 base game with offline one-to-two-player support. Jump paths cannot be adjusted and flies are small. Historical owner remarks and static original pixels do not constitute a current-patch, saving or audio test.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Couch competition and fly bonuses vary repeated catching, but the native owner's brief lasting interest indicates relatively weak support for extended replay. Short runs themselves are not treated as a flaw. | Reviewed | 5.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Time, double-score and harmful flies create clear catching priorities and a functioning short-run goal. Fixed jump height and trajectory narrow movement decisions, keeping its depth relatively modest. | Reviewed | 6.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Bright blue water, layered green banks and darker forest silhouettes form a coherent cartoon pond. Its foreground, background and frogs support the playful catching theme well; music and animation are not inferred from the image. | Reviewed | 7.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Top counters separate information from the arena, and documented offline one-to-two-player support makes access clear. Small flies among reeds and foliage require closer attention, limiting otherwise usable visual guidance. | Reviewed | 6.8 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- EntwicklerX
- Publisher
- THOMAS CLAUS UND FRANK MENZEL
- Release date
- 2023
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genre
- Tags
- Solo-friendly3D GraphicsReal-time CombatMain Story Under 10 HoursReplayableDodgeFast-pacedLinear LevelsPlatformingThird Person
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- PlayStation 4Worldwide2023
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