It's not going to wow anyone beyond the whole, "wait, this is what a Crazy Frog game looks like?!" comment, but it's certainly a solid looking game. What's really weird about the whole mess is that visually, the game is pretty damn impressive. It is, like the rest of the game, something that you start up and give to a three year old to keep them happy for a few minutes.īuy. Your reward? A tally of how far you went before the sweet, sweet embrace of video game death saves you from this nigh-eternal suffering. There is no more perfect an example of what Crazy Frog Arcade Racer than the Chase Mode, where you continually race around a track - not picking up any weapons or power-ups or anything, just racing endlessly - over and over until the drones placed all over the course hit you enough to whittle your health down to nothing. which, I suppose, is why they called it a mini-game. Although, tapping all four face buttons in various one-, two- and three-button combinations to a bunch of Crazy Frog tunes or guiding a pinball around a course with billiards-style bumpers to hit a bunch of targets barely qualifies as a game. Or mini-games! Yes there are two delightfully simple options for those that just can't seem to rid themselves of their Crazy Frog addiction. Well, unless you absolutely crave the frighteningly well done CG videos for two of the Crazy Frog "songs."ĭon't. A whopping 12 tracks, a dozen racers and the "option" of running through the former with the latter in Time Trial and Single Race Modes is really all that greets here. In the end, it's only the player who suffers.In actuality, Crazy Frog Arcade Racer (also known as Crazy Frog Racer 2, thanks title screen!) is exactly what you think it is: a racer that piggybacks off the baffling success (at least abroad) of one of the most annoying mash-ups of eurobeat backgrounds and, well, something that sounds like a guy doing an impression of an F1 car sped up a bit too much. However, it's hard to see how they could enjoy Crazy Frog Racer 2. How can anyone love a brand that was built to annoy you? Some select few take pleasure in other people's pain, and probably the individuals buying up all the Crazy Frog products to extend that irritation as long as possible. We'll make an infrequent exception in this instance. Usually, you'd never want that for anyone. The game has the hallmarks of trying to milk the franchise one last time before it dies a slow, painful death. Nobody can determine what the developers are trying to achieve here or why publishers would sign off Crazy Frog Racer 2. It's a railed drive to the end - no competitiveness, no cognitive challenges, and level design that's as dull as a blunt spear. That would be a fair statement if the racing mechanics didn't seem to muck up that aspect of it as well. You could argue that Crazy Frog Racer 2 is a game aimed at children and, therefore, has a more simplistic design. And on the lore front, you'll play as characters that are about as interesting as watching paint dry. Mechanically, all you're trying to do is beat your time driving around some inspired-level design. Here, we have a visually lackluster game compared to the current gen game market. You honestly believe that the pioneers of this brand are trying to watch the world burn. It's a copy-paste job of classic racing games but somehow manages to screw them up entirely. However, you'll feel a bit relieved once you enter the race track and realize that the game is just as bad as you thought it would be. Is it even possible to go into Crazy Frog Racer 2 with an open mind? It's tough to get into the game with a degree of impartiality, given the spurning hatred of this brand. If the first game is anything to judge Crazy Frog Racer 2 by, we're in for some hot garbage. What started as an irritating ringtone has now sprawled onto home video game consoles. Anything that comes out of this brand has been less than ideal. But there's a universal agreement for anybody with an IQ past their age. It's not professional to trash a game before you've even played it. So if one game wasn't enough, Crazy Frog Racer 2 returns to exploit the brand even farther than it already has, begging the question, who is buying into this rubbish? Where were you when this ridiculous semi-naked, noise-inducing frog was around? You'll regretfully remember if you're getting PTSD from those obnoxious sounds that somehow turned into a global phenomenon.
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