Software Review: Croaka-Crawla

Croaka Crawla is not just another “FROGGER” imitation. This is THE best I’ve seen. It is fast, and the graphics are very good. It is also very difficult. I have not yet been able to reach the 3rd level. The 6-7-8-9 keys are used (I don’t know why. It sure is a weird combination), and the response is very quick. The cars look like cars (not just little blips or bleeps like on other FROGGER imitations), and the water is different from the street. There are diving turtles, alligators, and flies. They are hard to recognize (the flies and alligators), but are thoroughly explained in the program. The play is all on one screen, not two like the Timex version of FROGGER. There are also on screen scoring and the bonus points. ‘The frog could have been done a little better (he is a “$” and the female frog is a “+”) Overall, the game is well done and is very fun to play. The auto-repeat on each direction is very helpful (it is not bullet fast like on other games; it’s a nice medium speed).