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A satisfying round of 'frolf' wouldn't be complete without a range of different courses along which to send your own frog, Kero, hurtling. Bring the hammer down on the frog launcher and instantly give Kero a bird's eye view of whichever planet you're playing on, be it the shimmering blue ice-scapes of Planet Frosticle, Planet Lavatron's lava rivers, or the green green grass of Ribbetopia. On landing, Kero will give a few helpful hops, but it's not that easy. There's plenty of strange and wonderful obstacles between Kero and your goal. Some can be a big help; a good rebound off a spider's web is worth its weight in frogs for example. A broadside straight into an elephant, however, is unlikely to increase your chances of topping the leader board.
"Ribbit King is a fantastic fun game for novice gamers, or those who want to get to grips with a console for the first time," said Martin Spiess, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Atari Europe. "It's packed full of amazing creatures and vivid worlds, and is great fun to pick up and play. And of course there's no arguing with the concept of hitting frogs at a target with a great big mallet!"
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As well as the main story mode the game offers a versus mode with stroke or match play options. The multiplayer mode allows up to four players to join in the battle to be the first to sink their frog.
Ribbit King for the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube is scheduled for European release in September 2004.