Chicken Run CD-ROM Fun Pack

Reviewed by Carol Welch
Published by Activision

Age Group: Age 4 to 8, Age 8 and Up, Adults
Type: Computer Toolbox, More Fun
Price: $20

Description:

Chicken Run CD-ROM Fun Pack brings the movie Chicken Run to your PC with games, movie clips and assorted desktop goodies:

  • Spring Chicken - in this game you must move a springboard to help the chickens escape over the fence.
  • Run Chicken Run - another game, but this time you need to cover holes with planks so that the chickens don't fall in as they run to freedom.
  • Egg Savers - 3 screen savers featuring movie stills, escape scenes and plans.
  • Fowl Play - movie clips of Ginger, Rocky and the other chickens along with Tweedy and some clever escape attempts.
  • Chickenizer - wallpaper, icons, cursors and sounds to liven up your PC with Chicken Run fun.
  • Rocky's Radio - plays your favorite music CD's.
  • Clock-A-Doodle-Doo - an animated desktop clock.

Features:

  • Characters from the Chicken Run movie
  • 2 games
  • Desktop themes
  • Movie clips

Technical Aspects:

Installation of this title was simple and problem-free on our Celeron 533. The movie clips played very well with smooth video and audio. The desktop themes worked great for us, too. I did notice a wide variety of support topics at www.activision.com for those who do encounter problems. But, we needed no tech support ourselves - everything ran quite smoothly.

The graphics in the games look slightly different from the movie, but all else is true to form. The voices are the originals as well.

Report and Conclusions:

For those die-hard Chicken Run fans out there, this is the title to own! I would not recommend buying it just for the games - there are only 2 included and they are amusing at best. However, this title does include a wide variety of desktop fun and some delightful movie clips! I just love the eggbeater icon!




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