Chicken Shoot X-Mas 2003 Demo

There are plenty of ways to have fun with a video game, not all of which need to include state-of-the-art graphics engines, solid storylines, or ingenious new gameplay mechanics. In fact, a simple little arcade game can be enough to keep you occupied for hours at end, especially if you can gather points and score better with every try.

Chicken Shoot X-Mas 2003 is a spin-off of the largely successful original release, although it functions on the very same mechanics and there are barely any differences between the two, except for the environments of course. On the other hand, the arctic landscapes did spawn some new gimmicks as well, all of which are designed to make your life harder and high scores that much more difficult to achieve.

There are multiple ways to play this time as well, which means that you get to choose between Arcade and Classic, depending on how much time you are willing to put into the session. However, the differences are not that great between the modes and you definitely can apply the same techniques in both of them, even if you might stumble into a few discrepancies.

Multiple types of chickens means that each kind provides you with a different amount of points if you manage to shoot it. Moreover, there are those that carry certain bonuses for you to use, such as more powerful weapons. Speaking of which, you can use anything from the basic pistol, all the way to shotguns and flamethrowers, although you must manage the ammo carefully for all the other ones, since only the pistol has unlimited bullets.

Reloading must come natural after you get used to the gameplay, otherwise you will never be able to split your attention between the number of bullets left in the chamber and the fast chickens that fly across the screen. It is also of capital importance to avoid shooting certain things, since points can be subtracted if you pulverize the wrong kind of bird, or a hot air balloon.

In the end, Chicken Shoot X-Mas 2003 is definitely worth a try of you enjoyed the original release, although it may only feel right if played during the winter months. Other than that, the gameplay is the same and it requires just as much skill to master as the initial release.