A Frog’s Job Review!

I’m back again with another game that will offer up an easy 1000g for all you achievement hunters out there. A Frog’s job is developed by 9Ratones and of course, as always with this smaller achievement focused games is published by Ratalaika Games.

On your hunt to claim the 1000G, you’re going to have to listen to The Frog God, as he’s known. He’s promising you the gift of reincarnation, all that is required is to save the souls of 40 lost frogs, which could seem to prove a difficult task, luckily this god is generous and has granted you the ability to suspend and resume time as and when you please!

That’s as deep as the story gets in this 2D platformer. We’re not here for an encapsulating story, however.

The Gameplay

A Frog’s Job serves up relaxed, easy to pick up & go kind of experience. The main ability you will have at your disposal here, is the ability to control time, which you need to use across all 40 levels in one way or another.

As you play your way through the game, you’ll have a throw-able goo chucked your way too, that you’ll have to get the hang of quickly. Using this goo alongside your ability to control time, will prove very handy as you attempt to reach the platforms that are just out of reach. Think of the goo as your own personal hoverboard, that you control with time.

Along with these you’ll be faced with a red switch, that drops crates to use as you please, and a yellow switch that controls the transparency of certain blocks within each level.

Whilst nothing here is all that groundbreaking or innovative, it does work well, especially once you reach the later levels, and you have to contend with all these variables at once. Like I said at the start, it’s a simple game that’s easy to pick up and play.

As you progress through each level, you will find yourself reaching different biomes ranging from a swamp, a snow biome and a desert. Each, accompanied by a rather catchy soundtrack that at points made me want to just set the controller down and appreciate the jam session. Of course, with each biome comes a new threat or cool new thing to use, so, be sure to watch out for those spikes, especially when there’s hostile turtles roaming around!

Final Thoughts

A Frog’s Job isn’t too easy to a point where it isn’t worth your time, but it also isn’t all that challenging either. Yes, you will be given more to deal with as you progress, but I found myself only getting stuck for a couple minutes at on one or two levels. For the most part you should be able to breeze through each level on the first attempt.

I think it’s safe to assume a fair portion of people interested in this game is due to the offer of easy achievements. These can be obtained easily within a half hour, maybe even under an hour if you get stuck (which is unlikely). I managed to tick off each achievement in 30 minutes, without the need to a reference guide. So, if you’re going into this one based solely off the achievement list, the good news is you won’t have to waste much time cleaning this one up.

There isn’t anything in the way of options in the game either, you can turn the music and sounds on/off and that’s about it and just in case you were wondering, yes, it is optimized for the Xbox Series X & S consoles.

It’s currently sat on the Xbox Store with an RRP of £4.99. However, it’s currently on sale for the next twelve days or so for £3.99. Sure, not much of a saving but you take the small wins where you can. For the price it’s certainly worth a go if you want a palette cleanser, or just want to play something that allows you to switch off.

With that in mind, if you want an easy 1000G or just an easy little platformer to dive into, it’s worth a go. Wouldn’t go a miss to have some more diversity in the enemy/threat department but, for what this is, it works, albeit lacking replay-ability.

DISCLAIMER: Reviewer played for 30-60 mins and obatined all 11/11 achievements for a total of 1000G.