TAP THE FROG
It's not that there's anything particularly revelatory about Tap The Frog 2. In fact, it's a distinctly familiar collection of inconsequential mini-games, albeit one with an amphibian-themed twist.
One moment you're hopping on lily pads, and the next you're rocketing to the stars. Over the course of the game you'll smack frogs, paint frogs, skate frogs, feed frogs, stack frogs, and even - for some reason - prod asteroids in space.
You'll have seen most of these mini-games before in other guises, but they're all impeccably constructed here. Rules are simple, making the whole thing absurdly accessible, and there's enough subtle variation in each challenge to keep you on your toes.
Once you hop, you can't stop
Tap the Frog, based on the app of the same name, is a collection of games in which players bounce balls on the table and try to have them land in particular cells in a grid that lies in the bottom of the box.
•In "Froschball", players take turns bouncing a ball off the table while trying to have it land on frogs within the grid. If a ball doesn't land in the box after three tries, remove it from the game. Once all the balls are thrown, players score two points for each ball on a frog of the same color, 1 point for a ball on a frog of different color, 0 points for a ball on water, and -2 points for a ball on a pirate.
It's Tap The Frog 2's finely honed scoring system that makes the whole thing so hellishly addictive, though. While you'll never have much trouble earning two or three stars in each stage, those four- and five-star prizes can be real doozies.
It's a reward system that's been polished to the point of cruelty - that elusive next star is seemingly always just out of reach, and a host of achievements keeps you diving back in for another try.
Tap The Frog 2 scores big on presentation, too, with bright, breezy visuals packed full of personality and lovely incidental details.
It might not be the most original mini-game collection out there, but unless you've played the others to death you'll probably be far too preoccupied to care.
The graphics is cute and adorable. If you played the game Cut the Rope before, the main character would remind you of Om Nom. Even the colors used are a lot similar to the game, although they are two different genres. The latter is a puzzle game, while this one is a casual game. There are different settings on each of the mini games so you would not be bored seeing the same thing over and over. The graphics is neat and colors work well. Overall, it’s an eye candy. It’s free to download but it comes with advertisement. You need to make an in-app purchase if you would like to remove the ads.
Simple But Fun
Tap the Frog has 27 mini games that you could play, which has their varying goals. They are not rocket science. In fact, the games are easy to learn. However, they are difficult to master and you would want to top your previous score and earn more stars, so it’s more likely that you would keep on playing them. What’s good about it is that it’s a general game that anyone could play. Kids would be occupied and adults would forget about their boredom with this app.
What makes a game more interesting and exciting is when you do not just compete against your own score, but when you compete against others. There are mini-games with multiplayer options allowing you to play with other family members or friends. This is a great way to engage or bond together and have fun. There’s also a ranking system that would motivate you to do better and get on top of the list.
The Good
There are several good things about this game. First, it’s free to play. It’s also easy to understand, but it is still challenging enough that it would make you want to play it repeatedly. You may also compete with your friends and get on top of the ranks.
The Bad
Tap the Frog comes with advertisements, which can be intrusive. You would need to make an in-app purchase to remove the ads.
The Verdict
Aside from the fact that Tap the Frog has advertisements, which is usually normal on free to play games, there are no other drawbacks that we could see in this game. It’s a nice and fun casual game that would keep you busy so it’s recommended that you give it a try.
Tap the Frog 2 enters the player into a number of mini games that all revolve around tapping frogs to make them perform actions. While clearly aimed at the younger end of the market, the game has enough good qualities to keep older gamers amused as well.
The premise of Tap the Frog is simple. Each level sets the player a task to do and marks them out of five stars, with five being the highest rank achievable. These stars are used as currency, with certain levels only opening up once the star target has been met. The interesting thing about these levels is that the mini game within, no matter what it is, only requires the player to tap the screen to control it.
Yes, this does sound rather simple, but the mini games are all reflex based. The first one the player comes across is a great example, as they are asked to pop as many frogs as possible within a certain time. It starts easy enough, with a simple tap popping the frog, but very quickly the frogs kit themselves out in protective outfits that require additional taps to break. Popping 20 frogs will earn the player one star, but popping 150 will earn five.
The mini games on offer show a pleasing amount of variety, and the player can expect to be popping frogs, launching frogs, feeding frogs and even flying them! The collection of stars really does add to the replay value of the game, as there is always the sense that perhaps one more go might earn full marks.
