
You can return to previous locations on several occasions, to find hidden secrets, meet new characters and gather information about the world and its inhabitants.Ĭhicken Police has a weirdly stunning visual style made with the usage of real photos and photo-realistic 3D backgrounds, inspired by classic film-noir movies and influenced by animated features. There are more than 30 places to visit and some of them will change several times during the story. Collect tons of clues, evidence, and highly sensitive personal information from the shady characters of Clawville to use ruthlessly against them!ĮXPLORE THE CITY OF CLAWVILLE (again, and again.) The game has more than 30 characters to talk to, with some having to be seriously interrogated. Now Sonny and Marty are forced to work together on a case that is weirder than anything they've ever encountered before!Ĭhicken Police is a story-rich and dialogue-heavy game combining elements of the visual novels and classic adventure games. But that was almost a decade ago, and time had ruthlessly passed them by. This review is based on a retail copy of the game provided by the publisher.Sonny Featherland and Marty MacChicken were once a legendary detective-duo, called the Chicken Police. That’s pretty cool (and sad at the same time) to pay homage to animals we may never see again. Interestingly, the developers claim that these creatures are currently extinct.
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The game utilizes full voice acting in every interaction, which is great, considering this is from an indie developer.Īs a side note, the credits at the end shows all the species of animals used to create the cast of Chicken Police. It takes about a couple of hours if you focus just on completing the main story, and an additional two to three more hours if you want to completely immerse yourself in the other things to see in the game. The crime board map mini game specifically summarizes what Sonny and Marty have learned so far and serves as a good break in the story’s chapters.Ĭhicken Police is a relatively short game. It may take an average gamer multiple tries (i.e., replaying the game from the beginning) or even following a walkthrough in order to achieve the optimal solution for the investigations.Īlong with the main interrogation gameplay, Chicken Police also utilizes some mini games such as a shooting game (of course a detective game should have one) to a simple crime board map. While this sort of gameplay may seem like fun, it can be quite a head-scratcher for most who may not get the subtleties when picking which question to ask. For example, a character’s cocky confidence can be utilized in order to drop his guard to the truth. When Sonny’s interrogates these characters, he often gives a hint on that character’s eccentricities in order to ask the right questions. There are certain characters that serves as blocks to the game’s progression, and the only way to get past it is to get a passing grade when you are interrogating them.

The bulk majority of the gameplay of Chicken Police is asking the right questions. I’m talking about owls, dogs, bears, crocodiles…pretty much what makes up a local zoo. In order to investigate Natasha’s crazy situation, Sonny and Marty will have to question an eccentric cast of characters.

Even the game’s secret ending also hints that Sonny’s past may be explored further in a sequel or prequel. You do get bits and pieces of the history, and it involves and intertwines with Sonny’s ex-wife, but it’s not comprehensively fleshed out if you just do the minimum with completing the game.

There is history between the two, but luckily, that doesn’t hinder much in the investigation at hand. Sonny enlists the help of his ex-partner, Marty MacChicken, who both in the past made up the legendary Chicken Police. You can easily see how these two may be the reasons why she is in trouble. When pressed for information, Natasha is not as innocent as she seems not only is she the lover of a mobster boss, the hamster Ibn Wessler, but she also has a mysterious past that she keeps mum about.

In Chicken Police, you take the role of an almost retired rooster named Sonny Featherland who gets enlisted by an elegant catwoman, Natasha Catzekno, to figure out who has been sending her nasty threats. Chicken Police – Paint it RED!, or Chicken Police for short, is a film noir detective story about chickens investigating a cat and her ties with a hamster. Just when I thought I have seen it all…a game utilizing animal heads with human bodies comes and fascinates me.
