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C'mon everybody - let's get out there and squash those frogs! We'll show those Egyptians that 20th Century videogamers know how to handle plagues of frogs! Plagues? Wll, it seems that way with Parker converting their arcade superstar to every video game and computer system imaginable.

ColecoVision and Atari Home computer owners are the latest groups to get versions of the game-that-spawned-a-thousand-tadpoles. Frogger, for those of who who've been vacationing in Belgium for the last two years, involves stopping frogs getting across a road and a river to safety by running them under as many vehicles as possible.

Of the two versions on offer here, the ColecoVision Frogger takes the trophy. Excellent sound, graphics and colour combine to make great gameplay that is only let down by the system's naff hand controllers. Extra touches include creepy-looking snakes and a most pleasing effect whenever a frog gets trashed in the road. (I hate frogs - had you noticed?)

Atari's edition is also graphically good and has the edge in the sound department. Game action is great and benefits from the large variety of joystick controllers that can fit the Atari system.