:Frogger Beyond
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{{Short description|2002 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|image=Frogger Beyond.jpg
|caption=PAL region cover art
|developer=Konami Computer Entertainment Hawaii
Konami Software Shanghai
|publisher=Konami
|series=Frogger
|engine = RenderWare
|released=GameCube, Xbox
{{vgrelease|NA|December 10, 2002{{cite web |last=Varanini |first=Giancarlo |date=December 10, 2002 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/konami-ships-two/1100-2901444/ |title=Konami ships two |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |access-date=November 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028173015/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/konami-ships-two/1100-2901444/ |archive-date=October 28, 2021 |url-status=live}}|JP|June 5, 2003 (GC)|PAL|June 27, 2003 (GC)}}Windows
{{vgrelease|NA|March 24, 2003}}PlayStation 2
{{vgrelease|JP|June 26, 2003|PAL|June 27, 2003|JP|July 2004 (Konami Dendou Collection)}}
|genre=Platform
|modes=Single-player
|platforms=GameCube, Xbox, Windows, PlayStation 2
}}
Frogger Beyond, known in Japan as {{nihongo|Frogger|フロッガー|Furoggā}}, is a 2002 video game from Konami, released for GameCube and Xbox in 2002–2003, for Windows in March 2003 in North America, and for PlayStation 2 in June 2003. It is a sequel in the Frogger series of games.
Plot
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The time has come for Frogger to go through his "rite of passage." He has reached an age where every frog must make the transition from boy-frog to teenage-frog. In order to make that transition, Frogger will journey to the Chamber of the Elders on his most significant birthday and stand before the eight venerable members of the Elder Council. Upon meeting the council, Frogger will be asked to enter a magic portal that will warp him into each one of the elder's worlds. These worlds will serve as a personal test for Frogger to prove that he is a teenager. In terms of the Frogger timeline, this title takes place after Frogger's Adventures: Temple of the Frog.
Reception
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| GR_NGC = 60%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/gamecube/561625-frogger-beyond/index.html |title=Frogger Beyond for GameCube |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=November 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505173604/https://www.gamerankings.com/gamecube/561625-frogger-beyond/index.html |archive-date=May 5, 2019 |url-status=dead}}
| MC_NGC = 60/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/frogger-beyond/critic-reviews/?platform=gamecube |title=Frogger Beyond critic reviews (GC) |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom |access-date=November 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106091810/https://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/frogger-beyond |archive-date=November 6, 2021 |url-status=live}}
| GMaster_NGC = 59%{{cite magazine |title=Review: Frogger Beyond (GC) |magazine=GamesMaster |publisher=Future Publishing |year=2003}}
| GMaster_PS2 = 34%{{cite magazine |title=Review: Frogger Beyond (PS2) |magazine=GamesMaster |publisher=Future Publishing |year=2003}}
| GSpy_XBOX = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web |last=Nutt |first=Christian |date=January 13, 2003 |url=http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/frogger-beyond/5514p1.html |title=GameSpy: Frogger Beyond (Xbox) |website=GameSpy |publisher=IGN Entertainment |access-date=November 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609162257/http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/frogger-beyond/5514p1.html |archive-date=June 9, 2007 |url-status=dead}}
| IGN_NGC = 5.8/10{{cite web |last=Mirabella III |first=Fran |date=January 6, 2003 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/01/06/frogger-beyond-2 |title=Frogger Beyond (GCN) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=November 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129225222/https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/01/06/frogger-beyond-2 |archive-date=January 29, 2024 |url-status=live}}
| NP_NGC = 3.1/5{{cite magazine |title=Frogger Beyond |magazine=Nintendo Power |publisher=Nintendo of America |volume=165 |date=February 2003 |page=156}}
| OPMUK_PS2 = 4/10{{cite magazine |title=Frogger Beyond |magazine=Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine |publisher=Future Publishing |year=2003}}
| Play_PS2 = 59%{{cite magazine |title=Review: Frogger Beyond |magazine=Play UK |publisher=Imagine Publishing |year=2003}}
| PSM3_PS2 = 35%{{cite magazine |title=Frogger Beyond |magazine=PSM2 |publisher=Future Publishing |year=2003}}
| XPlay_NGC = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |last=Speer |first=Justin |date=January 24, 2003 |url=http://www.techtv.com/extendedplay/reviews/story/0%2C24330%2C3414653%2C00.html |title='Frogger Beyond' (GCN) Review |website=Extended Play |publisher=TechTV |access-date=November 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030416125433/http://www.techtv.com/extendedplay/reviews/story/0,24330,3414653,00.html |archive-date=April 16, 2003 |url-status=dead}}
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The GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave the GameCube version a score of one seven, one six, one seven, and one five for a total of 25 out of 40.
In the March 2007 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly, Seanbaby listed the game as one of the Official Worst-Selling Games of 2006.{{cite magazine |author=Seanbaby |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/8/8a/EGM_US_213.pdf |title=Official Worst-Selling Games of 2006 |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=213 |date=March 2007 |pages=98–99 |access-date=November 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813190404/https://retrocdn.net/images/8/8a/EGM_US_213.pdf |archive-date=August 13, 2023 |url-status=live}}
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References
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/9254/frogger-beyond/}}
{{Frogger series}}
Category:Single-player video games