Frogger: Ancient Shadow

Frogger is Back to His Classic Beginnings. His home of Firefly Swamp is being overrun by Dr. Wani and his evil plans. Join Frogger in his latest adventure as he explores seven different worlds and tries to restore order to his beloved swamp.

Released: 27 September 2005
Platforms: GameCube PlayStation 2 Xbox
Genres: Platformer
Developers: Hudson Soft
Publishers: Konami
Series: Frogger
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Action
Engine: RenderWare
Country: Japan
Age ratings: ESRB E

About

Frogger: Ancient Shadow is a 2005 platform video game developed by Hudson Soft and published by Konami for GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Windows. It is a sequel to 2003's Frogger's Adventures: The Rescue, and is part of the Frogger series.

Keywords

frog
high score
anthropomorphism
protagonist's name in the title

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Story

One sunny morning, Frogger was taking a nap and was woken up by his friend Lily. Lily tells Frogger that something is going on in Firefly Swamp. The insects are frightened, and Lily saw a suspicious shadow lurking in the forest. Lily says she will be fine as long as there are not any last minute script changes.

After the first boss, Lumpy comes and finds Frogger at his fishing spot. When Lumpy is determined to catch the "Big One" and "have a big filet tonight", Frogger confesses "that he had caught the Big One". Frogger then tells Lumpy that weird things have been happening lately around Firefly Swamp, like the insects have been acting strange lately.

Reception

The GameCube and PlayStation 2 versions received "mixed" reviews, while the Xbox version received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.