CHICKEN SCREAM

Chicken Scream is an endless “runner” game that tasks you with the most basic of platforming tasks to perform – namely to jump across games and to avoid spikes. And like the vast majority of other such games on Android and iOS, Chicken Scream grants you little control over your character, limiting your movement to walking to the right and jumping. Where the game differs from others, however, is in the way you actually play it – in this case, not by tapping the screen, but by shouting at your phone. Marvelous!
When Nintendo launched the DS over a decade ago, people were concerned by the plethora of microphone gimmicks involved in some games — for example, where you had to blow or scream at the console to make something happen — and rightfully so. It wasn't immersive, or fun, or even remotely appropriate for playing on the go, which is, you know, the main purpose of a portable console, and developers soon learned to avoid such gimmicks.

Chicken Scream, however, takes this idea and runs with it by making a voice control gimmick the core of its gameplay mechanic. It's quite simple, really – to walk forward, talk to your phone gently; to jump, make some noise. It works well enough when you get the hang of it, but this control “scheme” the only thing that makes Chicken Scream unique.

Novel controls notwithstanding, the game is relatively bland, uneventful, and simply not all that fun. Once the screaming gimmick wears off, provided you found it entertaining in the first place, you begin to realize just how basic Chicken Scream is. The game scores you on a per-platform basis, counting each successful jump at the top of the screen, and that's pretty much the only incentive to move forward. Oh yeah, you can also compare your scores on a global ranking that's dominated by people with strained vocal cords

Okay, okay, we get it, the game was meant to be funny and ridiculous. What we don't get, however, is what scenarios the developers were envisioning for their game to be played in once finished. How someone may play this game in the company of others is completely beyond us, unless they are being "random” and purposefully trying to be annoying. We can't see a lot of people playing it alone either, it's simply tiresome.

What this game is good for, we guess, is let's play videos. Since people already enjoy watching other people play video games and shout their heads off in front of a webcam, Chicken Scream should prove perfect for such scenarios. It could even offer more variety, as you can control your kitchen not only by talking, but also by making all sorts of funny noises. It doesn't matter, you can even scat sing to make it walk and spazz out at every gap to jump.

Truth be told, we had a few laughs, here at the office, watching a guy on Facebook play the game for a minute. He did make some surprisingly funny noises.

Yep, this is the appeal of Chicken Scream. At a glance, this game is the same as other games running. With a simple two-dimensional graphical display, we are just told to control the motion of a chicken that acts as a player to pass through obstacles. Well, how to control it is unique and super exciting. Instead of tapping or wiping the screen, we have to use voice commands. Woah!

With a single game play format, Chicken Scream does not have level. We just have to get as far as possible so that the score gets higher. If you want the chicken way, we have to talk softly. When we want the chicken to jump, we have to shout or say words that emphasis and intonasinya high! Sounds easy right?

Eits, that's exactly Chicken Scream's challenge. Although free to say any word, we must ensure the accuracy of timing intonation. This game only ends when the chicken "dies" for failing to pass through obstacles. Usually, this happens because the player is wrong timing.

Although not have a level level, we can purchasing other chickens character. Condition, we must have enough coins from running. Since Chicken Scream does not have an in-app purchase, we can not buy characters with money or credit. But, we can occasionally turn the fortune wheel that helps us add coffers of coins in brief really.

Until now, the ratings and testimonials of Chicken Scream are satisfactory. The majority of downloaders admitted that this game is powerful to relieve stress and boredom. Make the best results, make sure you do not play in a crowded place. Because, the sound around you will reduce the timing accuracy when controlling the chicken. Also make sure you are not addicted and shouted at school. Happy screaming and playing!

Chicken Scream is a relatively self-explanatory name of an Android game that started rolling out on the Google Play Store on Monday. Developed by Perfect Tap Games, Chicken Scream makes you shout at digital poultry in order to get it to move around a 2D level and avoid falling into water, a scenario you want to avoid at all costs seeing how chicken are terrible swimmers and your protagonist is no exception. In order to keep your feathery friend alive, you’ll be required to produce a moderate amount of noise to get it to move forward and shout when you want it to jump, hence the name of the game. The idea may sound ridiculous but it’s actually relatively intuitive in practice, at least until your vocal cords start hurting. There’s no way to make the chicken go backward but you can at least make it stop by staying quiet, though that may not do you much good if you’re supposed to make a bigger jump that requires a run-up.

Apart from the menacing water, you’ll also have to avoid various obstacles and collect coins in order to be successful in Chicken Scream. The game features only a single gameplay mode that’s seemingly endless, i.e. it doesn’t end until the chicken meets its end, though you can keep things interesting by purchasing new poultry using coins you’ve earned. Despite featuring a digital currency, Chicken Scream ships with no in-app purchases so there’s no other way to unlock all characters other than to keep playing the game and revisiting its virtual wheel of fortune that you can spin a few times per day in hopes of netting some extra rewards. On the other hand, the game does feature video ads, some of which are unskippable. While most of your playing sessions likely won’t be too lengthy, Chicken Scream is everything but suitable for playing on the go for obvious reasons. While you’re able to adjust the sensitivity of your microphone, i.e. the level of noise needed to make the chicken walk and jump — even while playing the game without pausing — Chicken Scream doesn’t mix well with background noises and even the sound of distant traffic can make you miss a crucial jump and watch your chicken fall to its death or get impaled on a trap that looks rather similar to the Spikeball from Mario games.

Regardless, Chicken Scream is certainly worth giving ago if only for its novelty effect as the game is bound to score some laughs among a small group of people.