It is a sequel to the 1981 Konami Frogger arcade video game and has similar gameplay.

The goal of Frogger II is to maneuver each frog to a berth at the top of the screen.

A year ago, before the rise of computer action games with their greater emphasis on strategy, this would have been a more exciting release.

"[3] Also writing for Electronic Games, Ted Salamone was impressed that the Atari 2600 version "actually looks, plays, and sounds state of the art, all on the lowly 2600".

He pointed out some flickering and difficult to distinguish objects, but still called the overall package "flawless".