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This game is one which dates back many, many years to the advent of arcade games. This is the original classic version of Frogger - as opposed to the recent modern update - and is a perfect recreation of what must be one of the greatest arcade games of all time.

In 'the old days' (before the Spice Girls) game concepts were very simple. Aliens invading? No problem, erect four small forts, take a tank and blow hell out of them. The story behind Frogger is also a simple one. Five little frogs are a long way from home (a whole screen away to be exact) and they want to get home in time for tea. Or The Simpsons. Or whatever it is that frogs get up to these days.

To deliver the frogs home, you need to hop them across a motorway on which it's perpetually rush hour and then across a wide raging river. Oh sorry, were you labouring under the misapprehension that frogs can swim? Not these frogs. Oh no.

Control of the frog is achieved via the D-pad, and it's remarkably responsive. This is essential because the traffic is heavy from the off and you need to be able to manoeuvre in and out of it quickly. As far as the graphics go, everything in the game is clearly defined, so it's easy to see what's happening, right down to the point where the turtles dive under the water.

Due to the small screen size, everything looks much more cramped than in the arcade version. Combined with the size of your frog, this means that the lanes on the road look too narrow and as a result the game is even more hairy to play than the original - which actually isn't a bad thing.

Motion blur is non-existent, and for a game which has been around as long as this, Frogger has certainly weathered well.

It's basic, it's fun and it can become incredibly engrossing. This is the kind of game that the Game Boy was made for and, like RC Pro-Am, it is perfect for getting your daily fix of Game Boy action.