Chicken Little (video game)
Chicken Little is a 2005 action-adventure game developed by Avalanche Software for PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, and Microsoft Windows, and by Artificial Mind and Movement for the Game Boy Advance; both were published by Buena Vista Games. Based on the 2005 film of the same name, they were released in October 2005.
Chicken Little | |
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Developer(s) | Bahaa Sarriedine |
Publisher(s) | Buena Vista Games |
Composer(s) | Billy Martin |
Platform(s) | |
Release | Xbox PlayStation 2Game Boy Advance, GameCubeMicrosoft Windows |
Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Plot
The game follows the same plot as the 2005 film of the same name. The game also features the original actors reprising their roles in the game, except for Joan Cusack (Abby) and Don Knotts (Mayor Turkey Lurkey) (who are both replaced by Pamela Adlon and Jeff Bennett respectively).
Gameplay
The game is set as an action-adventure game, in which it's very similar to Tak and the Power of Juju.[1] The player takes control of Chicken Little throughout the entire game, and occasionally the player will be able to play as Abby, Runt, and Fish Out of Water in six different levels and Mayor Turkey Lurkey in one level. The player also has to collect five baseball cards throughout each level of the game, the cards will help unlock special bonus mini-games in multiplayer mode.[1]
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | (PC) 71/100[2] (GBA) 71/100[3] (Xbox) 68/100[4] (GCN) 67/100[5] (PS2) 60/100[6] |
Publication | Score |
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IGN | 7.0/10[1] (GBA) 7.8/10[7] |
Chicken Little received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[2][3][4][5][6][8]
Sequel
A sequel to the game, titled Chicken Little: Ace in Action, was released for the PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, and Wii on November 9 and December 11, 2006, and for Microsoft Windows on February 24, 2015.[9]
References
- Castro, Juan (November 4, 2005). "Disney's Chicken Little". IGN. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- "Disney's Chicken Little Critic Reviews for PC". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- "Disney's Chicken Little Critic Reviews for Game Boy Advance". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- "Disney's Chicken Little Critic Reviews for Xbox". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- "Disney's Chicken Little Critic Reviews for GameCube". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- "Disney's Chicken Little Critic Reviews for PlayStation 2". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- Bozon, Mark (January 12, 2006). "Chicken Little Review". IGN. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- "Disney's Chicken Little (2005)".
- "Billy Martin scores Disney's Chicken Little videogame". The Society of Composers & Lyricists. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2017.