Out of the many gaming franchises born in the arcades of the 1980s, few titles became as iconic in gaming’s early days as Konami’sFrogger. The classic game tasking players with navigating the titular frog across busy highways and through treacherous swamps quickly became one of the mostwell-known arcade gamesin the world. The game has seen plenty of different iterations throughout the years withFroggerappearing on most major consoles, most recently in 2019’s Apple Arcade-exclusiveFrogger in Toy Town. Now, Apple has revealed the popular frog will be receiving another new Apple Arcade game.
Frogger in Toy Townsaw the franchise take a new approach to its classic gameplay with a structure optimized for mobile devices. Players could tap and swipe across the screen to move Frogger throughout a variety of top-down 3D levels inspired by children’s toys.Froggereven saw its simple premisetransformed into a game show by NBCwith contestants navigatingFrogger-inspired obstacle courses. Frogger’s newest adventure will come as a follow-up toFrogger in Toy Town, with Apple Arcade officially revealingFrogger and the Rumbling Ruins.
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Apple Arcadeofficially revealed the Konami-developedFrogger and the Rumbling Ruinson Tuesday, with Frogger delving into ancient ruins and hunting for treasure. Screenshots from the game’s App Store page give a glimpse into its gameplay featuring an isometric perspective and potentially revamped controls with one image showing what could be tilt-based mechanics. The description advertisesFroggerand the Rumbling Ruinsas having “more than 100 stages” and teasing boss battles later in the game.
Fans in the replies to Apple’s reveal were quick to compare the newFroggergame to Nintendo’sCaptain Toad: Treasure Tracker.The two games feature isometric camera angles and exploration-based puzzle-solving gameplay, with Frogger’s new outfit also drawing comparisons to Captain Toad. Amobile version ofCaptain Toad: Treasure Trackerhas been a frequent request from Nintendo fans andFrogger and the Rumbling Ruinslooks to capture a similar niche.
A newFroggergame releasing on Apple Arcade comes as Konami has brought several of its most popular franchises to mobile devices. Last year saw Konami bring backthe canceledCastlevania: Grimoire of Soulsas an Apple Arcade exclusive. The developer has also seen success in recent months with the massive success ofYu-Gi-Oh! Master Duelas a mobile version of the popular card game.Frogger and the Rumbling Ruinswill mark the newest adventure of a long and storied history for gaming’s most iconic amphibian.
Frogger and the Rumbling Ruinsis scheduled to release in June 2022 for iOS.
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