''Frogger Returns'' is a game for the

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and

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by American developer Hijinx Studios. This game is purchased from the

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, and it was available on the

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before the service ended. The game was also released as

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in North America on May 18, 2010.

Gameplay

The game has four levels: Big City, Subway, Sewers, and Swamp. By collecting power-ups, the player gains the ability to stop and reverse time and make themselves invincible for a short period, among other effects. In the Wii and PlayStation versions, there is a multi-player mode with many different mini-games.

Development

On October 27, 2009,

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announced ''Frogger Returns'' was to be released on

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and

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. A

version was announced in 2010.

Reception

''Frogger Returns'' received negative reviews from critics upon release. On

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, the game holds scores of 44/100 for the PlayStation 3 version based on 5 reviews, and 47/100 for the Wii version based on 5 reviews.

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gave the game a 4.6/10 stating that it is "ugly, forces the player to use a batcrap crazy control scheme, a bad camera angle results in cheap deaths, and it can't go online".

References

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