Frog on Ice – a chilly tongue-slinging side scroller’s adventure
by Paul Wilks
Oct 5, 2012 9:14 AM –
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Frog on Ice is a stunning little game where you have to guide a cute frog through frosty environments collecting coins, bonus items, and health. Various baddies will attempt to stop you and at the end of each level there’s a tough boss to defeat. It’s a side-scrolling adventure where you jump and use your reptilian tongue to kill enemies and move forward. Simple and fun, the graphics are impressive and gameplay is challenging from the first leap!
Price: Free
Tested on: HTC One X
Content Rating: Everyone
Pros & Cons:
Pros
- Gorgeous graphics!
- Cool bonus items!
- Challenging and fun!
Cons
- Controls take a little getting used to.
Features:
Spin Fall’s Frog on Ice is a chilly adventure through freezing surroundings and menacing enemies that attack Frog at every opportunity. You have to guide him towards the end of each level via jumping and shooting his tongue out to move forward. The tongue can also be used to attack and destroy baddies.
The game is slightly 3D in that while you scroll across the screen in a relatively linear fashion but there’s depth to the gameplay area. You find yourself being able to either attack or move around the enemy if you choose to. There are also pools of water which will lose you a life and blocks of ice which block your way. This all makes for a challenging game as the controls, while responsive, aren’t quite as intuitive as you might expect and it takes a little practice to get used to it. This doesn’t detract from the awesome design and fun of the game, but you might need some patience at first as you get used to it.
At the end of each level is a boss, who takes more skill and wit to defeat. There are various bonus items to either find or buy via in-app purchases (either through collected coins or direct purchases) and these add some nice features. It’s an enjoyable game I would recommend anyone to try out. While gameplay is relatively simple, the visuals are great and it’s a fun way to kill some time.
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Frog on Ice
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Frog on Ice – Collect health
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Frog on Ice – Avoid pools of water
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Frog on Ice – Avoid being crushed by the first boss!
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Frog on Ice – Collect coins to buy bonus items
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Frog on Ice – Bosses like to introduce themselves
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Frog on Ice – Level complete
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Frog on Ice – Continue screen
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Frog on Ice – Menu
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Frog on Ice – Tutorial
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Frog on Ice – Store, in-app purchasing
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Frog on Ice – Store, bonus items
Fun Factor:
Frog on Ice is a fun and relaxed game to play. It’s a little mindless, requires little in the way of thought, so it’s pretty fun to unwind to.
Addictive:
I think once you get used to the controls, it’s definitely got a pull factor that will keep you playing. It’s not an Angry Birds but it’s engaging and addictive in its own way.
Graphics:
The graphics are remarkably crisp and visually pretty impressive. I like the fluidity of the game and the way Frog realistically slides across the ice. These little animations and effects are great and really work with the gameplay.
Accelerometer, Vibration & Sound:
The music and sound are both excellently done throughout the game and really give it a polished feel. The music doesn’t annoy and the effects are rich and well created.
Tags:
3D,
3D Games,
Android App,
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Frog on Ice,
side-scroller,
Side-scrolling
Categorised in: Arcade & Action
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