Overall, it boils down to whether or not you have a soft spot for Frogger in your heart.
The classic gameplay of the coin-op version is completely intact here. You use the analog stick or the directional pad to make Frogger jump in one of four directions. You need to direct him to all of the ‘frog homes’ to get to the next level, but of course, there is a street teeming with dangerous traffic and a treacherous river to cross on the way. Each level steps it up a bit, either adding more traffic, more devious log patterns in the river, adding wildlife, and so on. It can be a bit tricky to get through some of the levels, but if you’re a dedicated player, it should only take you a couple hours to play through this one.
You’ll also be able to unlock most (if not all) of the achievement points the game offers. There are 12 in all, and they range from just simply beating the levels to filling the frog home slots from right to left. All of them are pretty easy to do, with the possible exception of playing chicken with the traffic until your timer runs red, then darting for home before you time out.
The game’s graphics are re-done from the original, and while they look way better than the originals, they’re not really improved to a degree where redoing them seemed entirely worth it. The game is also presented in its original aspect ratio, equating to a narrow column down the middle of your screen, which is a little jarring. An option to switch on the original graphics is available and recommended. The audio is quite disappointing, as none of the original sound clips made it into this version. There’s not even any music while you’re playing!
Overall, it boils down to whether or not you have a soft spot for Frogger in your heart. If you do, then you’ve probably bought this already. And if not, you probably have no interest in this anyway. It’s a nice balance.