Franklin: A Birthday Surprise is a party-themed video game for GameCube featuring Franklin the Turtle. Players assist Franklin in planning a surprise birthday party for his friend Bear. The game involves completing various tasks such as preparing food, sending invitations, and decorating while navigating through ten levels filled with puzzles and challenges, all while keeping the surprise a secret from Bear.
Franklin wants to give his best friend, Bear, a surprise birthday party. Franklin is very busy getting ready for the party. He has to prepare the food, send out invitations, get the decorations and do some errands. He also has to get Bear to the party without giving away the secret. Franklin has to progress through 10 different levels to get ready for the party, solving problems and avoiding obstacles. Franklin finds it difficult to concentrate in his errands as his friends wants to play hide-and-seek.