We haven't heard of a really crazy Japanese RPG for quite a while, so it's with due relish that we bring to your attention the wacky The Tale of Frog for PlayStation. You start out as a frog that has been magically coaxed into human form. Your goal is to get chummy with other humans, thereby learning to live just like them. The game appears to be part RPG and part breeding simulation. Victor Interactive will release The Tale of Frog in Japan on October 21. We very much want to play it.

CRI have responded to gamers' bloodlust by developing a new version of Aero Dancing. Aero Dancing F for Dreamcast will feature all manner of weaponry as the series evolves into an air combat simulation, much like Namco's Ace Combat. So why on earth is it still called Aero Dancing? The title of the first game made perfect sense, as you tried to emulate the aerial ballet of Blue Impulse (that's the Japanese Red Arrows types). But Aero Dancing F? Why not Aero Fighting or Aero Combat? Suggestions on a virtual postcard to the usual address. It sounds like fun though, and boasts improved graphics over its predecessor. And guns.

It's true! The next Tomb Raider features a training level where you get to play as a 16-year-old Lara. The level is a flashback to the summer of 1984, when Lara was on an expedition with the famous German archaeologist, Professor Werner Von Croy. Integral to The Last Revelation, the training level is set in Cambodia and aims to make players old and new aware of Lara's enviable skills. The fledgling polygonal minx sports twin ponytails (ooh!) and is dressed in a white crop-top (wow!), long shorts (boo!) and a waistcoat (very Status Quo). More importantly, Lara will have no weapons during this mini-quest and will have to rely on Von Croy to deal with any baddies. So does this mean that the delectable Lara Weller will get the elbow in favour of a younger model?