Chicken Little Demo

Disney managed to hit the jackpot with Chicken Little, especially since it scored big in the opening week and the public loved it. Naturally, the success spawned a few spinoffs as well, including a lot of merchandise and even a video game, which aims to portray the events of the movie and let you personally experience the adventures of the crafty little chicken.

In essence, Chicken Little is an action-adventure game with heavy platformer elements and a cozy third-person point of view to go along with all of this. Basically, your goal throughout the main campaign is to get to the other side of the levels and navigate through a variety of traps and dangerous enemies along the way. You might also have to solve a challenging puzzle from time to time, although they are not really as difficult as one may think.

As previously mentioned, the story follows the events from the movie, in the sense that everything still revolves around the alien invasion and the small town that has to deal with it. Using wits and a fair amount of luck, Chicken Little must avoid getting pulverized as he tries to bring the aliens their child back, or rescue him from various other sticky situations.

Although most of the environments are inspired from scenes present in the animated movie, there are some original ideas included as well, even if they are somewhat rare. Regardless of whether you've seen them before or not, however, the landscapes are still pretty well done and you can really enjoy having a stroll through the city, especially if you are a fan of the motion picture.

The gameplay itself is quite simple and easy-to-grasp, although you should pay additional attention to the platforming levels, since they can get very frustrating if you lose your calm. Plenty of other gadgets are available as well, including hover boards and jet packs that can be used to navigate the stages faster and avoid certain obstacles. Unfortunately, these missions do not hold too much replay value, since they lose their appeal the first time around.

Taken by itself, Chicken Little does not impress too much and it would quickly fade into obscurity. However, the huge fan base of the movie should keep it alive for a bit longer, especially since it accurately portrays the same story and most of the same environments as well.