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Chicken Shoot

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5.0 User Score:

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Based on 9 critic reviews
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Game Info

Publisher: Destination Software, Inc.

Developer: Frontline

Genre(s): Hunting, Action

Players: 4

ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older)

Release Date: July 3, 2007

Summary

Climb behind the trigger and help our distressed farmer friend obliterate hordes of no good cluckers! Great comic sound effects, and catchy original songs to fashion a world where hunting fowl is a blast! Brilliant animation takes you through forests and villages, through deserts and mountains, winging winged adversaries and piling up points. [DSI Games]

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What The Critics Said

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Game Almighty

It’s an accessible and easy-to-master Wii game, providing simplistic gameplay and a neat art style. It’s certainly not "Call of Duty," but on the Wii that may be a good thing.

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Cheat Code Central

Hint: There are many good flash-based games out there that you can play for free; just go to their website through the Wii's Internet browser!

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Nintendojo

The problem is that Chicken Shoot isn’t $5.

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GameZone

As a Virtual Console release or a tech demo for a bigger project, Chicken Shoot might’ve been iffy – possibly Ok, if it were a buck or two. But as a full title on a Wii disc, it can barely compete with games released 10 years ago, let alone what we have today.

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Gamers' Temple

Chicken Shoot doesn’t have anything going for it that would make it remotely recommendable to anyone. Avoid it like you would a chicken carrying SARS.

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GameSpot

Chicken Shoot is like Duck Hunt for idiots.

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IGN

It's got less meat than any McNugget and it doesn't even taste good – plus, it'll cost you about $30, which equates to about a dollar for every minute you'll spend with it.

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Console Gameworld

Wii owners should avoid this game like chickens avoid Col. Sanders.

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NGamer UK

The target game in Wii Play is miles better and more challenging. [Oct 2007, p.69]

What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 5.0 (out of 10) based on 21 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

[Anonymous] gave it a0:
Ryan W., Prol M., and John S. must be this game's developers, because nobody in their right mind could give this game a 10/10. Online flash shooting galleries made in a middle school tech class are better. If you want a shooting-gallery type game, get Wii Play or Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicals.

[Anonymous] gave it a1:
Ugh, I can't believe anybody gave this game a 10. Like others have said, the shooting game included in Wii Play is significantly better, and that's not saying much. I played this at my girlfriend's house, and quite frankly, if I had bought it, I would've demanded a refund and an apology from the store for ever stocking this crap. Not only is it just a 2-d shooting gallery which costs $30, it's not even a good 2-d shooting gallery. Weapon powerups are actually worse than the default, every level is just a cartoon picture which appears to have been made by a 10 year old, and each level is populated by the same 5 chicken drawings. Some games are so bad, you might want them just to laugh at how bad they are. This is not one of those games - it is beyond just bad. I gave it a 1 because it runs and doesn't seem to do any permanent damage to your console. Your mind, however, is another story. Avoid at all costs.

Ryan W. gave it a10:
A great game hidden within bad box art.

Porl M. gave it a10:
Its actually a good game when used with a large projecter.

John S. gave it a10:
It does what it does well. Money well spent if you ask me.

Joseph E. gave it a3:
I was hoping this game would be a Point Blank or Duck Hunt. Sadly, it fails to even provide a captivating gameplay for even one level. The controls are awkward, especially the panning of the screen, and the shooting is often unresponsive and nonsensical - the fully automatic gun is a joke. Duck Hunt on Wiiplay is much better than this sad game, and that's not really saying much as I gave away my copy of Wiiplay to a friend.

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