Frogger's Adventures: The Rescue
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Frogger's Adventures: The Rescue is an action-adventure
video game released in 2003 by Konami HWI. It is based on the original 1981 Frogger
arcade game, and contains similar hop-and-dodge style gameplay.
named Frogger is relaxing inside his home in Firefly Swamp when a spaceship
crashes in his yard, injuring his friend and guardian Lumpy. The driver of the ship turns out to be Beauty Frog of F.I.R.S.T. (Frog International Rescue Support Team). Frogger becomes a member of F.I.R.S.T. and goes on missions to exotic locations to rescue many of Beauty Frog's friends, including Doctor Frog, who is needed to heal Lumpy. Finally he rescues his girlfriend Lily, who has been kidnapped by T.R.I.P (Tyrannical Reptiles in Power).
Firefly Swamp is Frogger's home. Enemies include insects such as bees, beetles, and ants, as well as a giant catfish
that appears once in level one and again as the boss. In this world Frogger is trying to rescue Mechanic Frog. (Mechanic Frog is actually a baby, and uses a machine shaped like a frog's head for mobility.)
This world takes place in a busy metropolis
. The enemies consist mainly of robots, but also briefly include cars, when Frogger has to cross a busy street. The first level takes place at ground level, while the next two levels take place inside a building. In the boss level, Frogger uses a moving platform to travel to the top of another building, where he fights a large robot
hovering in the air. At the end of this world, Frogger saves doctor Frog, who was about to be executed by T.R.I.P.
Frogger travels to Molten Island in a F.I.R.S.T. helicopter to save Army Frog. The entire island is nearly covered in molten lava
, which Frogger must stay above by hopping on rocks, platforms, and conveyor belt
s. The enemies include eagles, lava monsters, and balls of fire. The boss for this area is a robotic dragon
. Frogger defeats the dragon by stepping on switches to fill bottles that blast the dragon with water.
When F.I.R.S.T. learns that T.R.I.P. has taken a girl frog as a hostage to the Forgotten Island, they land there to try to find her. The Forgotten Island includes many prehistoric creatures, such as dinosaur
s, ammonite
s, and Pterodactyls. While the creatures of the Forgotten Island are typically enemies to Frogger, Apatosaurus
uses his long neck to lift Frogger into the trees and Pterodactyl allows Frogger to ride on his back. Level 3 contains parts which are similar to the original arcade game except Frogger must dodge velociraptor
s instead of cars. The boss, arguably the most difficult in the game, is a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
T.R.I.P.'s hostage turns out to be Frogger's girlfriend, Lily, who is the key to an Ultimate Weapon. They take Lily to the Egypt
ian pyramids, and F.I.R.S.T. follows. The world begins in ruins beside a pyramid. In the next two levels Frogger ascends an actual pyramid. Enemies include living mummies, scorpions, and moving statues. Puzzles in which Frogger must reflect a beam of light off of mirrors to make it hit a certain spot on the wall reoccur in this area. The boss is the statue of a Pharaoh
, magically brought to life.
T.R.I.P. escapes again with Lily to the Sunken Temple, where the Ultimate Weapon is located. This temple is underwater, yet inside Frogger can hop on ancient ruins with water below him, without being submerged in it. The temple was created by an advanced ancient civilization. Most of the enemies are robotic. The boss is a giant robotic creature with one eye and five arms. Its body remains stationary while its arms move around and shoot projectiles at Frogger.
Once again T.R.I.P escapes with Lily, this time to outer space. The Ultimate Weapon is also launched to space with Lily inside, and T.R.I.P. intends to send it back to earth to cause mass destruction. Frogger sneaks onto a spaceship and makes his way to the Ultimate Weapon. All of the enemies are robots. The boss is a giant robotic Frog
, the main T.R.I.P. robot. Frogger destroys the robot and rescues Lily, who stops the weapon from destroying earth.
Action-adventure game
An action-adventure game is a video game that combines elements of the adventure game genre with various action game elements. It is perhaps the broadest and most diverse genre in gaming, and can include many games which might better be categorized under narrow genres...
video game released in 2003 by Konami HWI. It is based on the original 1981 Frogger
Frogger
Frogger is an arcade game introduced in 1981. It was developed by Konami, and licensed for worldwide distribution by Sega/Gremlin. The object of the game is to direct frogs to their homes one by one. To do this, each frog must avoid cars while crossing a busy road and navigate a river full of...
arcade game, and contains similar hop-and-dodge style gameplay.
Story
A young FrogFrog
Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...
named Frogger is relaxing inside his home in Firefly Swamp when a spaceship
Spacecraft
A spacecraft or spaceship is a craft or machine designed for spaceflight. Spacecraft are used for a variety of purposes, including communications, earth observation, meteorology, navigation, planetary exploration and transportation of humans and cargo....
crashes in his yard, injuring his friend and guardian Lumpy. The driver of the ship turns out to be Beauty Frog of F.I.R.S.T. (Frog International Rescue Support Team). Frogger becomes a member of F.I.R.S.T. and goes on missions to exotic locations to rescue many of Beauty Frog's friends, including Doctor Frog, who is needed to heal Lumpy. Finally he rescues his girlfriend Lily, who has been kidnapped by T.R.I.P (Tyrannical Reptiles in Power).
Gameplay
The game contains hop-and-dodge style gameplay similar to that of the original arcade game. Frogger, however, can perform many moves that he could not in the original. Frogger can perform a "super hop" which allows him to jump over the space in front of him, as well as being able to move footholds and sections of certain walls with his tongue. (This is the first Frogger game to include tongue moves.) Frogger can also rotate left and right.Story Mode
Story mode is the main mode of play, and is for one player only. The player takes control of Frogger and helps him explore challenging levels.Worlds
There are seven different worlds in Story Mode. Each world contains four levels. The first three levels of each world have the simple objective of reaching a goal at the end. In the fourth level of each world, Frogger must defeat a boss. The seven worlds are as follows:Firefly Swamp
Firefly Swamp is Frogger's home. Enemies include insects such as bees, beetles, and ants, as well as a giant catfish
Catfish
Catfishes are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the heaviest and longest, the Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia and the second longest, the wels catfish of Eurasia, to detritivores...
that appears once in level one and again as the boss. In this world Frogger is trying to rescue Mechanic Frog. (Mechanic Frog is actually a baby, and uses a machine shaped like a frog's head for mobility.)
Metro Mayhem
This world takes place in a busy metropolis
Metropolis
A metropolis is a very large city or urban area which is a significant economic, political and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections and communications...
. The enemies consist mainly of robots, but also briefly include cars, when Frogger has to cross a busy street. The first level takes place at ground level, while the next two levels take place inside a building. In the boss level, Frogger uses a moving platform to travel to the top of another building, where he fights a large robot
Robot
A robot is a mechanical or virtual intelligent agent that can perform tasks automatically or with guidance, typically by remote control. In practice a robot is usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by computer and electronic programming. Robots can be autonomous, semi-autonomous or...
hovering in the air. At the end of this world, Frogger saves doctor Frog, who was about to be executed by T.R.I.P.
Molten Island
Frogger travels to Molten Island in a F.I.R.S.T. helicopter to save Army Frog. The entire island is nearly covered in molten lava
Lava
Lava refers both to molten rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption and the resulting rock after solidification and cooling. This molten rock is formed in the interior of some planets, including Earth, and some of their satellites. When first erupted from a volcanic vent, lava is a liquid at...
, which Frogger must stay above by hopping on rocks, platforms, and conveyor belt
Conveyor belt
A conveyor belt consists of two or more pulleys, with a continuous loop of material - the conveyor belt - that rotates about them. One or both of the pulleys are powered, moving the belt and the material on the belt forward. The powered pulley is called the drive pulley while the unpowered pulley...
s. The enemies include eagles, lava monsters, and balls of fire. The boss for this area is a robotic dragon
Dragon
A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits, that feature in the myths of many cultures. There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragon, derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern...
. Frogger defeats the dragon by stepping on switches to fill bottles that blast the dragon with water.
The Forgotten Island
When F.I.R.S.T. learns that T.R.I.P. has taken a girl frog as a hostage to the Forgotten Island, they land there to try to find her. The Forgotten Island includes many prehistoric creatures, such as dinosaur
Dinosaur
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous , when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of...
s, ammonite
Ammonite
Ammonite, as a zoological or paleontological term, refers to any member of the Ammonoidea an extinct subclass within the Molluscan class Cephalopoda which are more closely related to living coleoids Ammonite, as a zoological or paleontological term, refers to any member of the Ammonoidea an extinct...
s, and Pterodactyls. While the creatures of the Forgotten Island are typically enemies to Frogger, Apatosaurus
Apatosaurus
Apatosaurus , also known by the popular but scientifically deprecated synonym Brontosaurus, is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived from about 154 to 150 million years ago, during the Jurassic Period . It was one of the largest land animals that ever existed, with an average length of and a...
uses his long neck to lift Frogger into the trees and Pterodactyl allows Frogger to ride on his back. Level 3 contains parts which are similar to the original arcade game except Frogger must dodge velociraptor
Velociraptor
Velociraptor is a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that existed approximately 75 to 71 million years ago during the later part of the Cretaceous Period. Two species are currently recognized, although others have been assigned in the past. The type species is V. mongoliensis; fossils...
s instead of cars. The boss, arguably the most difficult in the game, is a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Puzzling Pyramid
T.R.I.P.'s hostage turns out to be Frogger's girlfriend, Lily, who is the key to an Ultimate Weapon. They take Lily to the Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian pyramids, and F.I.R.S.T. follows. The world begins in ruins beside a pyramid. In the next two levels Frogger ascends an actual pyramid. Enemies include living mummies, scorpions, and moving statues. Puzzles in which Frogger must reflect a beam of light off of mirrors to make it hit a certain spot on the wall reoccur in this area. The boss is the statue of a Pharaoh
Pharaoh
Pharaoh is a title used in many modern discussions of the ancient Egyptian rulers of all periods. The title originates in the term "pr-aa" which means "great house" and describes the royal palace...
, magically brought to life.
Sunken Temple
T.R.I.P. escapes again with Lily to the Sunken Temple, where the Ultimate Weapon is located. This temple is underwater, yet inside Frogger can hop on ancient ruins with water below him, without being submerged in it. The temple was created by an advanced ancient civilization. Most of the enemies are robotic. The boss is a giant robotic creature with one eye and five arms. Its body remains stationary while its arms move around and shoot projectiles at Frogger.
Nebular Nemesis
Once again T.R.I.P escapes with Lily, this time to outer space. The Ultimate Weapon is also launched to space with Lily inside, and T.R.I.P. intends to send it back to earth to cause mass destruction. Frogger sneaks onto a spaceship and makes his way to the Ultimate Weapon. All of the enemies are robots. The boss is a giant robotic Frog
Frog
Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...
, the main T.R.I.P. robot. Frogger destroys the robot and rescues Lily, who stops the weapon from destroying earth.