On March 4th, 2008, Nintendo’s newest action, puzzle, racing game, Chicken Hunt hit the store shelves. Chicken Hun is a game created with a younger age group in mind. Chicken Hunter has a rating of E 10+ and will be enjoyed by pre-teens.

The Purpose

When playing Chicken Hunt, you purpose is clear, you are to find as many escaped chickens and there are chickens all over the place in Chicken Hunter, some are running, some are flying, some a hiding behind things. Kids will be delighted to find chickens hiding in unusual places, like inside outhouses and fishing in ponds. The chickens offer further enjoyment by indulging in unchicken like behavior such as frying up breakfast, and reading books.

The more chickens you shoot, the more points you earn. Points are handed out based on difficulty, the harder a chicken is to kill, the more points you will collect. You will want to know what you are aiming at when you are playing Chicken Hunt because shooting harmless items, like the barn, will cost you points.

The Look

Chicken Hunter has lots of bright, colorful, and fun graphics. The chickens are a dull yellow/brown color with googley eyes and worried expressions. They are easy to spot against the vividly colored background. Chirping birds in the background add ambiance to the game.

Choose Your Game Mode

Chicken Hunter has not one, not two, not three, but five different game modes players can choose from. The game modes are Classic, Spot the Difference, Gems, Weights, and Hotwire. Playing Chicken Hunter in its classic mode will be similar to playing a Wii game.

Operating Requirements

Chicken Hunter is a single person game that can be played either on a handheld DS or on a personal computer. If you are playing Chicken Hunter on a personal computer, the minimum system operating system is Windows 98.