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Frogger Returns

Based on the timeless arcade game, Frogger Returns delivers the addictive dodge-and-run gameplay fans know and love for a new generation. Players are thrown back into the hustle and bustle of city life to…

12 November 2009

Frogger Returns is an arcade developed by Hijinx Studios, released 12 November 2009 on Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3 and Wii.

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What Frogger Returns is

Frogger Returns is an arcade game developed by Hijinx Studios and released in 2009. It was published by Konami Digital Entertainment. It is available on Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3 and Wii.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Based on the timeless arcade game, Frogger Returns delivers the addictive dodge-and-run gameplay fans know and love for a new generation. Players are thrown back into the hustle and bustle of city life to guide their amphibious friend, Frogger, from the city back to his home marsh. Frogger Returns stays true to the classic arcade gameplay style, but is enhanced with improved graphics, a new camera angle, and new levels. Streets, sewers, subways, and numerous other obstacles and enemies are in play - all for the sake of keeping Frogger away from returning home! But Frogger isn't surrounded by just hurdles -- new power-ups including time reverse, invincibility and time freeze also aid Frogger…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and kids. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Frogger series

Frogger Returns is the 65th of 81 entries we hold in the Frogger series. It arrived a year after Frogger: Beats n' Bounces. The next entry was Konami Classics Vol. 1 in 2009.

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What it launched against

Frogger Returns launched on 12 November 2009, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed II, Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed II, Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

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Frogger Returns — frequently asked questions

When did Frogger Returns come out?
Frogger Returns was released on 12 November 2009 for Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3 and Wii.
Does Frogger Returns have multiplayer?
Yes. Frogger Returns supports multiplayer.

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