Spy Muppets: License to Croak

North American cover art for Game Boy Advance, showingKermit the Frogin aJames Bond-themed suit.
Developer(s)	Vicarious Visions
Publisher(s)	TDK Mediactive
Series	The Muppets
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows,Game Boy Advance
Release	November 18, 2003
Genre(s)	Action
Mode(s)	Single-player video game

Spy Muppets: License to Croakis anactionvideo game,part ofThe Muppetsfranchiseand released on November 18, 2003made forMicrosoft WindowsandGame Boy AdvancebyVicarious Visionsand published byTDK Mediactive.It is a spoof of theJames Bond films,the title being a reference toLicence to Kill.The player controlsKermit the Frogthrough several stages in order to stop the bad guys.

The game was released to mostly mixed reviews, with criticism generally aimed at the game's short length.

Plot

Kermit the Frogworks asAgent Frog(who is based onJames Bond) forAgent Patriot(who is based onMand played bySam Eagle) of the spy organization M.U.P.P.E.T. At the start of the game, Agent Patriot debriefs Agent Frog on the suspicious activities undertaken by three villains who must be stopped in their plans.

Agent Frog is then given the opportunity to pursue each of the three villains in succession in whatever order he wishes -King Prawn(played byPepe the King Prawn), leader of S.H.E.L.L. (Secret Hidden Evil League ofLobsters);Piggy Galore(a parody ofPussy Galoreplayed byMiss Piggy), a former top agent with M.U.P.P.E.T. whose warehouse hideout as a rogue has been uncovered; andDr. Nose(a parody ofDr. Julius Noplayed byGonzo), who plans to turn the planetEarthinto a gianteggfrom his frozen wasteland lair.

Each mission consists of four levels - a mechanical tool-selecting construction level in which Agent Frog puts together his mode of transportation (respectively a boat, convertible car and snowmobile), followed by two levels traveling to - and avoiding/defeating - the villain's henchmen (ex. mechanicallobster claws,pigs,chickens). The final mission is a boss fight against one of King Prawn, Piggy Galore or Dr. Nose head-to-head. If at any point Agent Frog runs out of health, he must be saved by Agent Rat, Agent Argh or Agent FFF (respectively played byRizzo the Rat,AnimalandFozzie Bear) depending on the mission (ex. Agent Argh must break down asteeldoor to free Agent Frog; Agent FFF must knock out theSwedish Chefin order to save him from beingcooked).

After defeating a villain, Agent Frog brings one of the villain's gadgets to agentsB and B(played byBunsen HoneydewandBeakerrespectively) upon completion. Once all three villains have been defeated, B and B reveal themselves to beStatler and Waldorf,who wreak havoc using a machine made from the three gadget after kidnapping Piggy Galore; Agent Frog defeats Statler and Waldorf and hands them over to Agent Patriot.

Piggy Galore is revealed to have not only survived the kidnapping but has lost all memory of having gone bad; she and Agent Frog take a cruise on the spy boat toward the sunset as the credits roll.

Reception

The game received mixed to positive reviews upon release, with critics generally praising the game's variety of levels although significant criticism was lobbied at the game's short length.

External links

• Muppet Central review
• Spy Muppets: License to Croakat Muppet Wiki