Here's what happens when you design a game ground up for an iPhone. The best way to describe Ancient Frog is frog rock climbing. Each level is a puzzle (getting to a zone so the frog can feast on a fly) the gives you a goal to complete with the least amount of moves possible. The frogs, as flexible and nimble are they can only stretch in certain ways and can only stick there pads on desinated areas. With the biological mechanics, the frogs legs can move greater distance meaning often creatively reposition the frog to make it across gaps. It's a fun laid back game that'll get the mental cogs turning accompanied with absolutely gorgeous graphics. It looks better while playing as frog figits and glides across the screen. The levels vary as difficult puzzles are often followed by easier ones, suggesting that pacing and accomplishment were primary concerns of the developer, James Brown. If you want make your friends even more "green" with envy, get this game. It may lack on replay value but you'll get your money's worth with 100 levels. I look forward to what else Mr Brown has planned...

Please don't shun me for my title. Let me explain my alliteration. I love puzzle games, especially casual ones like this. PuzzleQuest is one of my favorite games of all time, so how could I be so upset with this game? The puzzle depends on the elasticity of the frog and it makes me want to rip his legs off when it seems like he should be able to stretch and bend just a little further than he should. It's basically one big trial and error game, but because it's such an abstract way of display a puzzle, I found myself making the same mistake over and over which just frustrated me. When I finally beat a puzzle I would move onto the next with little to no satisfaction, only a small bit of relief. Some people will find this game gratifying and enjoyable, but I didn't.

I bought this game because of all the great reviews but found it lacking for the price. The premise is to move a frog, one foot at a time, into proper position to eat a fly. While this is interesting and gets harder as you progress it fails to really entice you for more than a few minutes. The reviews boast the beauty and mechanics of the frog, which are impressive, but this should not be the main selling point at this price. This would be a great game at $2.99 tops. Why complain about the extra $2? Because you can easily find 2 other games at 99 cents with much more replay value. I'll gladly revise my review with a price drop and encourage looking up youtube videos before buying any game.

This game is one of the most polished, graphically beatiful games in the app store. After a few session playing this wonderful game, it has become one of my favorite games for the iphone/ipod touch. It evens ranks pretty high on my favorite video games ever. The game doesn't have extravagent menus, overwhelming options, or online scores like many other games. No, this game prizes its simplicity yet beauty. The menu is simply a field of flowers. Select a flower, and you can go to the puzzle. Here you are presented with one of the many species of frogs in one of the many environments, such as a leaf or bark. You then must navigate this amazingly rendered frog across many droplets, or stepping places, so that each of his legs are situated on the correct, foot-print like droplets so that he can eat his lunch, a fly. There isn't really music, but the nature sounds really add to the relaxing feel of the game. The puzzles gently challenge, never overwhelming, but never overly easy. Really hard puzzles are usually followed by easier ones, providing a very good balance. This game is calming, fun, and simply beautiful.

Wow, this game has everything! Beautiful graphics and animations, nice sound, great controls, and original gameplay. Maneuvering the frog around is a kind of geometric puzzle based on the limitations of how the frog's limbs can move and stretch. It is a little bit like some "climbing puzzle" games. It's a relaxing and meditative game, but challenging. The price is a bit more than I'd expect to pay for an average puzzle game, but this game is completely worth the money.

The description for this app really doesn´t do it justice. Basically you move the frog from point a to point b in as few moves as possible. Graphics are top notch, movements of the frog seems realistic and the sounds are ambient and soothing. The first app that combines the stillness of Koi Pond with a goaloriented puzzlegame. Get this if you are interested in the upcoming Zen Bound that is in the same genre.

A relaxing puzzle, true enjoyment, one of those must haves.

I feel I was very misinformed by the reviews of this game. Though it is as said, a puzzle game requiring you to move your frog from one side of the map to the next, all to get your lunch (a fly). But this is a tedious and very repetitive task that has no music or to back it up. It also does not utilize the Ipod as well as everyone says (the graphics are decent at best). A decent idea, but not all that appealing. There is nothing about this game that is must have, Zen Bound is the way to go for a puzzle game.

This game is absolutely beautiful!

Stunning from the moment it starts up. Best visuals that I have seen so far - realistic animations, glorious light/shadow effects, immediately stunning. Wonderfully relaxing, ambient environmental sounds add to this interactive escape. What a wonderful app!!!! Worth every penny w/out a doubt. Simply Magical.

Beautiful, brilliant, and very challenging! Very much worth the price!!!!

This game looks amazing and it is very enjoyable to play. The sound effects are perfect and the puzzles are varied and challenging. If you like puzzle games, you will love this game!

It's indeed a fun game but given the lack of variety in the gameplay, I say $4.99 is just too expensive. IMO, this app should cost $2.99 at the most.

this puzzler has juststunnig graphics!!! great job. Please update descriptionto include gameplay.

This game is as relaxing as it is fun. The only downside is the expensiveness. if it was 3 dollars it would be right on the top of itunes. but i would buy this game no matter how much it is.

It's okay. Clever idea but gets boring a little too quickly. Some movement is unrealistic and needs to be updated. Definitely not worth $5.

Simply awe provoking. A must buy.

The game looks fantastic and the sounds are pleasing but it's really just a guessing game. Save your money or get Zen Bound.

Beautiful game, perfectly executed.

i love this game the graphics are clean the puzzles are complex and the sounds are relaxing, great job!

Game is beautiful and fun. Perfect for a quick play.

I absolutely love this game.

Best game ever lv fifteen is hard

Worth every penny, great graphics, sounds, easy controls, hard levels... Just relaxing.. AwesomE

i love it :*