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Game #5183
Hall of Belated Fame Inductee  Silence of the Chicks    View all Top Dogs in this genre
Puzzle   Third person

Rating: 8.25 (12 votes)

Silence of the Chicks box cover

Silence of the Chicks screenshot
Silence of the Chicks is a superb puzzle game by Oren Bartal, maker of Ultimate Super Stack, a classic QBASIC game reviewed elsewhere on this site. The goal is simple: as a sheep, you must catch the required number of chicks before exiting each level. You basically use only the arrow keys to play the game: left and right to move, and up to jump. The graphics are simplistic – amateurish, even. Everything looks like paper cutouts rather than proper animals, actually ;)

But don't let the simple graphics or easy controls fool you: SOTC is one of the most clever puzzlers I have come across in some time. The levels start out easy – in fact, the first few are nicely-designed tutorial levels that teach you how to play the game and offer some tips – but after level eight or so, you will start having to think carefully. Since you don't need to catch all the chicks you see to exit the level (only the required number), it is important to differentiate between "red herring chicks" (i.e. chicks in impossible places that you can never catch) and the real victims. Timing and reflexes also become important in later levels, but the precision required is not so maddeningly impossible as to discourage non-action gamers. If you are interested in a refreshing puzzler that is easy to learn but will take hours to finish all of its fifty levels, SOTC is well worth your time. It may not be original or unique, but it is a good example of how addictive puzzle games can get with devious level designs and an intuitive interface.

Reviewed by: Underdogs
Designer: Oren Bartal
Developer: Freeware
Publisher: Freeware
Year: 2005
Software Copyright: Oren Bartal
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If you like this game, try: Boppin Deluxe, Ultimate Super Stack, Essence Child

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