Chicken Invaders

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Chicken Invaders is an arcade-like game that parodies Space Invaders. The game was an instant success for its maker, InterAction Studios, and has spawned 2 sequels.

1 Gameplay
2 System requirements
3 Reception
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Gameplay

[edit] Chicken Invaders 1

Chicken Invaders has a simple gameplay, with one or two player capability. The levels consist of ten waves. The waves never differ, keeping in the same order wave after wave, but they do change in difficulty. The waves are as follows:

Waves 1 & 2: These waves parody Space Invaders, where instead of shooting alien spacecrafts one shoots chickens.
Wave 3: This is the first of the Asteroid levels. Asteroids continously come from top-left corner of the screen.
Waves 4 & 5: In these levels Chickens fly around a small model of earth.
Wave 6: In this level asteroids pelt down from the top of screen.
Wave 7: Be Quick or be Dead. Chickens fly to and from the sides of the screen descending towards the player.
Wave 8: Chickens fly down towards you going on a slight diagonal.
Wave 9: Asteroids fly from the top a bit slower, but go slightly diagonal.
Wave 10: In this wave you meet the boss: A large chicken wearing a green shirt with a 'No Sunny-Side up' logo on it.

In all the waves, eggs drop from the top, which have to be dodged, and gifts need to be collected to get points.

Weapons have 8 power levels, and missiles can also be collected.^[1]

[edit] Chicken Invaders 2: The Next Wave

Chicken Invaders 2 (Christmas edition). The weapon is at the 11th power level, which is the maximum.

Chicken Invaders 2 has one or two player capability.^[2]

It has 110 waves (including 10 secret ones), ten each in each of the 11 levels across 11 systems, in the following order:^[2]

In all levels, except in the Asteroid belt, the ninth wave has a bonus (usually a new weapon, or extra firepower); in the asteroid belt, there is no bonus, only a continued onslaught of asteroids. The last wave has a boss in all systems.

The three weapons include:

Red - Ion Blaster
Green - Neutron Gun
Golden - Laser Cannon

Weapons have 10 levels, and a secret 11th level, which can only be reached by an additional 10 powerups after the 10th level powerup.^[2]

In all the waves, eggs drop from the top (Christmas ornaments in the Christmas edition), which have to be dodged, and gifts need to be collected to get points (holly leaves in the Christmas edition).

[edit] Chicken Invaders 3: Revenge of the Yolk

Star map of Chicken Invaders 3 (Christmas edition) showing the spaceship entering the second to last space system - Alpha Centauri.

Chicken Invaders 3 is similar to the second edition (with up to 4 player cooperative play). It has 120 waves, in 12 levels across 12 systems in the galaxy,^[3] namely (in order):

There are also 30 unique bonuses.^[3]

Chicken Invaders 3 (Christmas edition). The weapon is at the 12th power level, which is the maximum.

The weapons are:

Red - Ion Blaster
Green - Neutron Gun
Golden - Laser Cannon
Blue - Vulcan Chaingun
Purple - Plasma Rifle
Light blue - Lightning Frier
Black - Utensil Poker - secret weapon, only available when unlocked after beating the game or in the final confrontation with the Yolk-Star^TM (play on Death Star from Star Wars)

Weapons have 11 power levels, and a secret 12th level, which can only be reached by an additional 10 powerups after the 11th level powerup.^[3]

Seven secret unlockable features include:^[3]

Superstar hero difficulty
Damage indicator
Points indicator
Progress indicator
Secret weapon
Super secret mine bombs
Clupea harengus (red)

Chicken Invaders 3 medals

Thirteen medals include:^[3]

"I Eat Chickens for Breakfast" Campaign Trophy - Awarded for completing a mission on the superstar hero difficulty level
Veteran Chicken Hunter Campaign Trophy - Awarded for completing a mission on the veteran difficulty level
Rookie Hero Campaign Trophy - Awarded for completing a mission on the rookie difficulty level
Greatest Chicken Hunter Of All Time Award - Awarded for completing an entire mission without dying once
Superior Budget Thriftiness Commendation Medal - Awarded for completing an entire mission without using any missiles
Meritorious Marksmanship Award - Awarded for 90% shot accuracy in a single wave
Honourable "Either Brave or Stupid" Achievement Award - awarded for not using any power-ups in a single star system
Chicken Hunter Medal of Excellence - Awarded for 90% kill ratio in a single star system
Medal of Annihilation - Awarded for 100% kill ratio in a single wave
Distinguished Green Greed Award - Awarded for 90% coin collection in a single wave
Recognition Medal of Self-Restraint - Awarded for not using any missiles in a single star system
Order of the Teflon Certificate of Merit - Awarded for no deaths in a single star system
Medal of Great Appetite Achievement - Awarded for 90% food collection in a single wave

[edit] System requirements

[edit] Chicken Invaders 1

Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP
Pentium 166 MHz
32 MB RAM
DirectX 7.0
Languages: English^[1]

[edit] Chicken Invaders 2: The Next Wave

Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP
Supports U3 devices
Pentium 166 MHz
32 MB RAM
DirectX 7.0
Languages: English, German^[2]

[edit] Chicken Invaders 3: Revenge of the Yolk

Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP/Vista
Supports U3 devices
Pentium II 500 MHz
64 MB RAM
DirectX 7.0
3D accelerated graphics card
Languages: English/German^[3]

[edit] Reception

Chicken Invaders has always been popular for its humour and addictiveness. Cnet gave 4 out of 5 stars to Version 1.3.^[4] Though the Gamespot review marked it down the middle, the sequel has had a rather favourable response.^[5] Acid-Play, awarded it a 90% rating.^[6] GameHippo awarded it 10/10.^[7]