is a video game released for PlayStation 2

PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...

 and GameCube

Nintendo GameCube

The , officially abbreviated to NGC in Japan and GCN in other regions, is a sixth generation video game console released by Nintendo on September 15, 2001 in Japan, November 18, 2001 in North America, May 3, 2002 in Europe, and May 17, 2002 in Australia...

. The game is based on the fictional sport of Frolf, which is a golf

Golf

Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

-like game that is played with 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...

s. The frogs sit on catapults, which the player whacks with a mallet to send the frog flying into the air.

Gameplay

The objective is to earn the most points possible by landing the frog in the course's hole in the quickest time possible. Players can also earn points by sending their frogs through various spheres scattered through the level. In addition, they can score points by having their frogs eaten by giant worms, or by having their frogs swim, or by any number of other things.

Ribbit King comes packaged with a bonus disc called Ribbit King Plus, which is an assortment of short CGI films about Scooter and his friends. These films are unlocked during the main game.

The main character of Ribbit King is a construction worker named Scooter. Scooter is trying to become the Frolf Champion, and in doing so win the "Super Ribbinite," a fuel source his planet needs in order to survive. The game also includes such characters as a pile of rocks, a gumball machine, and a kung fu panda named Pan-Pan.

Characters

• Pickwick: A talking picnic basket and Scooter's coach.
• Pan-pan: An alien panda from planet Pow-pow skilled in kung fu.
• Princess Tippi: Her real name is Anistaisia, Princess of planet Tippi toenail.
• Lunk: A rock-like cyclops from planet Rock-n-roll.
• Sluggy: The referee.
• Kosmo: An alien with a ray gun.
• Sir Waddlelot: A wind-up robot penguin.
• Sparky and Whoosh: Two crazy video game fans. They give the tournament divided attention, because Sparky is always focusing on his video game.
• Snork: a pair of alien pigs.
• The Ribbitking: A Gumball machine-like character and the final competitor.