Engage in intergalactic battles with quirky humor and expanded gameplay features in this arcade-style shooter
Engage in intergalactic battles with quirky humor and expanded gameplay features in this arcade-style shooter
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Program license Trial version
Developer InterAction Studios
Version 5
Works under Windows
Vote
(158 votes)
Developer
InterAction Studios
Works under
Windows
Program license
Trial version
Version
5
Pros
- Simply great fun to play
- High and lasting playability, with a caveat (see below)
- Good variety of weapons, upgrades and bonus levels
Cons
- Larger differences between the difficulty levels would have been nice
- Might be too simple for some tastes
Classic Shoot 'Em Up Featuring Invading Intergalactic Chickens
The 5th instalment of this series, subtitled 'Cluck of the Dark Side', sees our hero tucking into an outer-space chicken dinner when suddenly the sun goes dark - the nefarious intergalactic chickens are back with a plot to take over the entire solar system by blocking out the sun and freezing the Earth. So that's the fairly spurious plot line out of the way - what about the game?
Chicken Invaders 5 is a classic Space Invaders / Galaxian type game featuring fun gameplay and quirky, whimsical graphics, with a sense of humour strongly present (although you might recognise many of the jokes if you've played previous games in the series). The gameplay is expanded somewhat by more weapons, power ups, upgrades, and other collectible items than in previous CI games. The 120 waves of invading poultry are further varied with 3 difficulty levels where the same invaders become more able to resist your weapons - this extends the replaying attraction to some extent, although more differences between the difficulty levels might have helped more for this. It is also possible to customise your ship more, and the game includes plenty of unlockable sections to further increase the long term attractiveness.
The graphics are decent if not outstanding, and the game runs smoothly enough, while there are separate volume controls for the music and sound effects which is a good feature to have if the music doesn't float your boat. If you use the keyboard for play, the sensitivity is adjustable to your liking, although in all honesty most players will opt for mouse or joystick. There are plenty of graphics options to get the game running smoothly on your set up, although as the graphics are overall fairly simple there shouldn't be much trouble with the game struggling except on the oldest of machines.
So what's the conclusion? If you're a fan of the first 4 Chicken Invader games you won't be disappointed as it's broadly more of the same with added shiny bits. The gameplay is simple and fun, and won't require hours of practive to get the hang of. If however you're new to the series and might be used to more complicated, immersive games then you might be underwhelmed by its simplicity.
Pros
- Simply great fun to play
- High and lasting playability, with a caveat (see below)
- Good variety of weapons, upgrades and bonus levels
Cons
- Larger differences between the difficulty levels would have been nice
- Might be too simple for some tastes
Pros
- Fast-paced action
- Colorful game
- Four players can play at once
Cons
- Hard to detect where to shoot at times
- Music can be annoying
Try to save the human race against space chickens in Chicken Invaders 5.
This is a fun game for those who like cartoon images and fast action. The chickens are trying to defeat the humans on Earth, so it's your job to destroy them. In this game of the Chicken Invaders series, the animals want to block out the sun so that Earth is frozen, killing everyone and everything on the planet.
Your goal in the game is to fly around the galaxy to try to get all of the pieces of an ancient artifact that need to be put back together. If you can put the artifact together, then you save the day from the chickens. Once the item is in one piece, the chickens will fly away. There will still be a few feathers that are burning up in space, but these are easy to get around compared to the chickens that you have to deal with.
There are chickens of all sizes in the game, some of them dressed like military chickens with hats and artillery. This is a first-person game, so it's like you're looking from the scope of your gun while shooting. It's one of the downfalls of the game as it can become confusing as to where you're shooting in space. The chickens fly around in a circle, which can make it difficult to lock in on a target, but if you keep shooting, you'll eventually kill all of them or make them leave when you are able to get the artifact put back together. They attack you with food that includes chicken drumsticks and hamburgers.
Pros
- Fast-paced action
- Colorful game
- Four players can play at once
Cons
- Hard to detect where to shoot at times
- Music can be annoying
