<s>
Ribbit	B-Application
King	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2003	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Infinity	O
and	O
Jamsworks	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
fictional	O
sport	O
of	O
Frolf	O
( ケロフ	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
golf-like	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
played	O
with	O
frogs	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
frogs	B-Algorithm
sit	O
on	O
catapults	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
whacks	O
with	O
a	O
hammer	O
to	O
send	O
the	O
frog	B-Algorithm
flying	O
into	O
the	O
air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Kero	O
Kero	O
King	O
,	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2000	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
earn	O
the	O
most	O
points	O
possible	O
by	O
landing	O
the	O
frog	B-Algorithm
in	O
the	O
course	O
's	O
hole	O
in	O
the	O
quickest	O
time	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
earn	O
points	O
by	O
sending	O
their	O
frogs	B-Algorithm
through	O
various	O
spheres	O
scattered	O
through	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
score	O
points	O
by	O
having	O
their	O
frogs	B-Algorithm
eaten	O
by	O
giant	O
snakes	O
,	O
by	O
having	O
their	O
frogs	B-Algorithm
swim	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
any	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
things	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
North	O
American	O
versions	O
of	O
Ribbit	B-Application
King	I-Application
come	O
packaged	O
with	O
a	O
bonus	O
disc	O
called	O
Ribbit	B-Application
King	I-Application
Plus	O
!,	O
which	O
is	O
an	O
assortment	O
of	O
28	O
short	O
CGI	O
films	O
about	O
Scooter	O
and	O
his	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
character	O
of	O
Ribbit	B-Application
King	I-Application
is	O
a	O
young	O
carpenter	O
named	O
Scooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ribbit	B-Application
King	I-Application
Plus	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
transmitted	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
a	O
30-episode	O
series	O
of	O
shorts	O
on	O
the	O
TV	O
Tokyo	O
weekday	O
morning	O
children	O
's	O
show	O
Oha	O
Suta	O
from	O
16	O
June	O
to	O
25	O
July	O
2003	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
separate	O
DVD	O
at	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
shorts	O
were	O
dropped	O
from	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
the	O
predecessor	O
to	O
Ribbit	B-Application
King	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Amedio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Media	O
Factory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
10th	O
2000	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
follows	O
a	O
very	O
similar	O
formula	O
as	O
its	O
sequel	O
Ribbit	B-Application
King	I-Application
as	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
golf	B-Application
based	O
game	O
but	O
uses	O
a	O
frog	B-Algorithm
instead	O
of	O
the	O
ball	O
,	O
allowing	O
you	O
to	O
tweak	O
the	O
direction	O
and	O
height	O
of	O
the	O
frog	B-Algorithm
while	O
also	O
collection	O
points	O
throughout	O
the	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
frog	B-Algorithm
is	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
jump	O
off	O
spider	O
webs	O
and	O
jump	O
to	O
flies	O
adding	O
variance	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
especially	O
in	O
versus	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
websites	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
63.07	O
%	O
and	O
60/100	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
63.64	O
%	O
and	O
58/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
GameSpot	O
journalist	O
Ryan	O
Davis	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
5.9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
focused	O
more	O
on	O
the	O
bizarre	O
storyline	O
than	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
while	O
Mary	O
Jane	O
Irwin	O
of	O
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
five	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
.	O
</s>
