Chicken Run

"Great Escape, but with Chickens"

Despite being a rip-off of The Great Escape, this game is actually quite fun to play. After all, how many games do you know of that let you play as a chicken? I thought so, they are somewhat of a rarity. And when you add in the puzzle and strategy elements that Chicken Run possesses, you get a game that is fun to play over and over again.

You play as a chicken determined to get out of the Chicken Farm. You have failed many attempts, most of which are foolish. One day, an escaped Rooster from the circus gets into the Farm and helps the chickens. Unfortunately, he doesn't do the work for nothing; he wants you to do tasks for him. Such as getting grain, or giving him a sponge bath. All of these require careful thought whilst doing them as they are quite hard.

This game isn't too hard, but then again, it isn't too easy. There are puzzles scattered about that require a lot of thought to do, as I said before. It doesn't matter if you do not complete them right away, you can come back to them. But if you do not complete them, you cannot advance.

And there is an added bonus to these mini games, you can earn medals from them. And with the medals, you can unlock more at the end of the game. And if you get all gold medals, you get a very special movie clip.

Speaking of which, there are quite a lot of movie clips in this game. Complete a task and you will be treated to a short movie clip from the Chicken Run film. They are very grainy though, and hard to watch properly as they do not look good at all.

The sound in this game is almost non existent. There is no background noise, and no clucking from the chickens, in fact, the only noises in this game are machinery, voices and dogs barking. This isn't good as you would expect chickens to cluck wouldn't you?

With the exception of the sound, this is quite a good game to get. The difficulty level is just right, and it is quite fun to play. You can also pick it up cheap from most stores, and it is not hard to find at all. So I recommend you get this game, as it is a fun play, and it is The Great Escape with Chickens.

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 03/10/06