An unofficial sequel to Frogger 2 by the devs of that game, Zapper is a fun and short... platformer? Frogger-like? Something along those lines. Some creative level themes, pretty tight controls (not exactly helped by playing on a gamecube controller), and some good music that you can jam out to with the dedicated antennae movement thumbstick (which serves no gameplay purpose, it's sick). My main complaint is with eggs, the main collectible, sometimes being hidden inside crates or other breakable objects, causing you to have to sometimes backtrack through a level to get them unless you're very meticulous with the locate button. There were also a few times where more natural looking platforming areas that don't adhere to the grid made it confusing where you're supposed to go or if you could make a jump. Also while the music is good most of the time, there are a handful of levels where it's replaced by barely noticeable ambient music. It feels like they ran out of budget for that partway through or something, which would fit with the game overall as it's very short. Still a fun time overall though, an easy recommendation to fans of Frogger 2, and if you haven't played that game you should go check it out as well.

Reviewed on Jun 15, 2022


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