ANN: Alawar engages in fowl play!

[DadTimesTwo]

With the holidays approaching, poultry is seeing a spike in popularity. You’ll think twice before having bird for dinner, though, after playing Revenge of the Chicken, a new game from Alawar Entertainment. Drawing inspiration from the arcade classic, Centipede, Revenge of the Chicken challenges players to mow down hordes of ravenous beasts.

Players control a humble hen who takes up arms when fork-wielding creatures attack her home. Equipped with a simple pea shooter, and later fortified with a chain gun and rocket propelled grenades, the hen shoots down enemies while moving along the bottom of the screen. When a bullet hits home, the creature turns into a green cactus.

While each wave of enemies is tougher than the last, shooting a yellow cactus exposes a bonus that gives the hen the upper wing. Pickups include a bulletproof vest, coins, a points multiplier and more.

One of the highlights of Revenge of the Chicken is its cel shaded 3D animation. The artists used the technology to give life to such goofy creatures as the Roller, which reels a spike-ridden bulldozer onto the screen, and the Jumper, which hops along the bottom of the display on a coil of spring. Players will also enjoy the hen’s silly victory animations.

Additional features include three difficulty levels, the option to play in a window, boss battles and a special Timed Mode. The full version of Revenge of the Chicken contains 25 levels, each with multiple waves of enemies.

Screenshots: 1 2 3

Demo: http://www.alawar.com/download/RevengeOfTheChicken.exe

CONTACT INFORMATION:
David Laprad
Alawar Entertainment
615-597-8128
david@alawar.com
http://www.alawar.com

[Sirrus]

Being a vegetarian....sweet revenge. :-D

[tolik]

INTENIUM makes awesome games.

[stan]

I know this isn't a RFC, but... These screenshots look a bit cluttered and confusing to me. There's a lot of small elements (the cactus and characters), and the score isn't clearly distinct from the rest (maybe add a "shadow glow" under the digits?).

Anyway I'm downloading it to see this cell-shading thing .

[Dan MacDonald]

Kudos on the title of this thread... it ROX :P

(hey even Admins can have one-liners every now and then!)

[cliffski]

hmmm. havent played it yet, but Im not sure i gave this game permission to dump some other shortcuts on my desktop to 'other great games'.
saying you want a desktop shortcut to the game is one thing but lets not spam peoples dekstops eh?

[tolik]

I can imagine the desktop exploding and alawar logo flying onto you plus some nice sound like "IT'S A ME, ALAWAR!"

[Andy]

The game brings the funniest graphics I've seen in last times.
Great job INTENIUM!
And great job Alawar with publishing it!

Good luck with the game!

[Kaos]

Still waiting for Chicken Attack!

Supposed to be a zany cartoon like Arcanoid-like game.