The main character of Zapper is a cricket who must rescue his brother, Zipper, from a pilfering magpie. With a storyline that doesn't go much deeper than that, Zapper very quickly becomes about as exciting as watching real crickets. The goal of the game is to maneuver Zapper through a completely linear 3-D world filled with angry bumblebees, picketing beavers, giant snails, blade-swinging statues, cascading waterfalls, and various other exotic dangers that make you feel like you're in a hybrid version of A Bug's Life and Indiana Jones. There are six worlds and 20 levels to Zapper, and experienced gamers will have little difficulty moving through all of them quickly. Helping Zapper is his ability to zap lightninglike sparks out of his antennae, which causes some bugs to jump and some boxes to open. By freeing enough fireflies, Zapper gains super-zap abilities, which will eliminate certain dangers and open otherwise locked boxes.
Anyone who has played Frogger will immediately recognize the similarity of Zapper. Each level has a grid as its base, which itself is well integrated into the six unique worlds. Zapper jumps and zaps his way from square to square and is able to rotate in place--a very useful feature when trying to avoid a swinging blade to your left, a river to your right, and the void behind you. Early in the game these dangers are easily navigable, though even the most deft gamer will die often before figuring out exactly which obstacles can be traversed. Later in the game these dangers multiply to such an extent that getting past them requires more commitment than the game deserves. And because the game is not much fun, finishing it feels more dutiful than challenging. --Bill Hummel
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16 of 16 found the following review helpful:
A great game cube game!!!Dec 26, 2002
By rationalist
"rational one"
This is fun, breathtaking game cube action. My children, like it, I like it, and everyone likes it. It fits well with the game cube controller, and the graphics especially on canopy heights and the level following are quite impressive. It is somewhat Frogger-like but with a good adaption to game cube. A great game!!
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
GOES BEYOND FROGGER BEYONDFeb 03, 2003
By fleshybanana
"Nairb"
I really liked Frogger Beyond, but I love Zapper. The cool thing about Zapper is you can zap your enemies with a standard zap or a super zap. While playing Frogger Beyond I kept wishing that Frogger had some kinda attack. Well Zapper does and it's a cool additive to Frogger Beyond-type gameplay. The graphics are crisp and clean. There are beautifully designed worlds with challenging levels. A fun game for all ages.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Dissapointment.Mar 17, 2005
By Jessica This title was okay but I thought it could have been much better. I would say its a cheap ripoff of crash bandicoot. Im 20 and am having a very hard time getting into this game enough to play it all the way through. The movement is somewhat hard to adjust to and I find the gameplay itself somewhat boring. The boards are nice looking but thats where I think the ripping off of crash came into play. I spent 7 dollars on this game new and was dissapointed. I guess if you have nothing better to play it might be alright but I would highly recommend something else.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
This Game is Great!.Jul 18, 2006
To the kid who rated this with one star and the title, 'awful game', I have the GBA version of this game, and I give it five stars, and I'm not A, B, or C in your multiple choice. This game is great. You can express your opinion, but don't put others down in doing it
3 of 5 found the following review helpful:
What kind of game is this?Feb 03, 2003
Who would wanna get this game? Its real messed up. The story is dumb and the levels are hardly detailed. The only thing that i like bout this game is the resolution(resolution is like if you slice a tree with a sword it will fall down or you go through bushes and they fall down) this game had real good resolution. If you wanna waste money go ahead and get this game.
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