Software:My Frogger Toy Trials

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Short description: 2006 video game
My Frogger Toy Trials
North American box art
Developer(s)Konami Computer Entertainment Hawaii
Publisher(s)Konami
Composer(s)Stephen Geering
SeriesFrogger
Platform(s)Nintendo DS
Release
  • NA: November 7, 2006[1]
  • EU: February 23, 2007
  • AU: March 2, 2007[2]
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Single player, Multiplayer

My Frogger Toy Trials is an action video game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Hawaii and published by Konami for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. It was first released in North America on November 7, 2006, in Europe on February 23, 2007, and in Australia on March 2, 2007.

Gameplay

My Frogger Toy Trials has three types of gameplay. The first is the hub, where the player moves the protagonist (named Kyle by default) around various areas to participate in levels and mini-games. The next is the main game, where the player controls Frogger instead. In it, Frogger is put on a level covered in a grid, which Frogger must get through. The final gameplay type are all of the various mini-games. Some mini-games can be played in the hub area, while all of them are playable in the Mini-game and Multiplayer modes.

Plot

My Frogger Toy Trials begins with a young boy named Kyle, who is watching an advertisement for Toy Pets (a toy meant to be used in a tournament consisting of several worlds with several levels each) anticipating the arrival of his. Eventually, he meets a cloaked man named Shadow, who delivers his Toy Pet egg to him.

One month later, on the day of the tournament, Kyle is disappointed that after all that time, his egg still hasn't hatched yet. He meets up with his friend Lucy, who is also participating in the tournament. After talking with his mother and Lucy, Kyle and Lucy leave for the tournament. On their way, Kyle discusses with Lucy that he hopes that his Toy Pet turns out to be a dragon. Soon after arriving, Kyle's egg begins to hatch. However, instead of the dragon he asked for, from the egg emerges a frog. Kyle seems to hate him at the start, because of his lack of abilities, to the point of Kyle insulting the frog, nicknamed "Froggy" by Lucy. Disheartened, Froggy jumps into the sewer, but is saved by a Toy Pet frog named Lumpy, who is owned by the mysterious "Agent T". Afterwards Kyle names him Frogger and the two agree to work together from here on out.

Audio

My Frogger Toy Trials' soundtrack was composed by Stephen Geering, with the exception of the Frogger Theme Music, which was composed by Mutato Muzika.[3]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic66/100[4]
Review scores
PublicationScore
GameZone7.8/10[6]
IGN7.5/10[7]
Jeuxvideo.com13/20[8]
NGamer45%[9]

The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Konami Ships My Frogger Toy Trials to Retail". November 7, 2006. Archived from the original on February 11, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070211061444/http://nds.gamezone.com/news/11_07_06_02_20PM.htm. Retrieved September 5, 2024. 
  2. ↑ Jastrzab, Jeremy (February 5, 2007). "Updated Australian release list, 5/02/07". PAL Gaming Network. Archived from the original on February 13, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070213172227/http://www.palgn.com.au/article.php?id=6594&sid=ad0dabf4b3cc2768fc3cd2512c1df32f&title=Updated+Australian+release+list%2C+5%2F02%2F07. Retrieved September 5, 2024. 
  3. ↑ "My Frogger Toy Trials - Credits". All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141115110321/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=49973&tab=credits. Retrieved March 6, 2019. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "My Frogger: Toy Trials". Fandom. Archived from the original on April 18, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240418031622/https://www.metacritic.com/game/my-frogger-toy-trials/. Retrieved September 5, 2024. 
  5. ↑ Méreur, Thomas (March 7, 2007). "Test : My Frogger : come-back batracien" (in fr). TF1 Group. Archived from the original on June 2, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220602225445/https://www.gamekult.com/jeux/my-frogger-toy-trials-77669/test.html. Retrieved September 5, 2024. 
  6. ↑ Hollingshead, Anise (December 8, 2006). "My Frogger Toy Trials - NDS - Review". Archived from the original on December 26, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081226125010/http://nds.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r29720.htm. Retrieved March 6, 2019. 
  7. ↑ Harris, Craig (November 9, 2006). "My Frogger Toy Trials Review". Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211207224345/https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/11/09/my-frogger-toy-trials-review. Retrieved September 5, 2024. 
  8. ↑ hiro (March 1, 2007). "Test: My Frogger Toy Trials" (in fr). Webedia. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210501211518/https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00007412-my-frogger-toy-trials-test.htm. Retrieved September 5, 2024. 
  9. ↑ "Review: My Frogger Toy Trials". NGamer (Future plc): 61. March 2007. 
  • MobyGames is a commercial database website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes over 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms.[1] Founded in 1999, ownership of the site has changed hands several times. It has been owned by Atari SA since 2022.

Features

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History

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See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
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