Chicken Invaders 2 demo version 2.40

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Introduction

Welcome to Chicken Invaders 2!

Just when you thought it was safe to eat chicken again, the chickens have returned with an organized invasion to take over the entire solar system! Journey to each planet and fight your way through to save the world (again)!

In the first chapter of the Chicken Invaders saga, you defended earth against an invasion of intergalactic chickens seeking revenge for the oppression of their earthly brethren. However, as you were clearing out the last of the chicken invaders and were looking forward to a double chicken burger special at the space burger bar, the true scale of the problem became apparent: the first invasion was simply a precursor to the chicken's main assault! Their master plan now becomes clear: to invade each planet in the solar system and make sure that it is inhabited exclusively by chickens!

The time has now come to don your teflon-coated, egg-repulsing helmet and make the biggest omelette you've ever made as you continue your adventure in the second chapter of Chicken Invaders: The Next Wave. Only you can make a difference. Will you succeed? Will the future of chicken burgers be secure? Or will you end up as part of the menu in a galactic chicken restaurant?

System Requirements

Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP.
Required: DirectX 7.0, Pentium 166
Recommended: Pentium II, Sound card

It is recommended that you set the detail level to "low" through the menu options if your processor is slower than 200MHz. A processor faster than 266MHz is also recommended for two-player games.

Playing the Game

The game is divided into 11 planets, each of which is made up by 10 waves. To advance through each wave, fire your spaceship guns at chickens to destroy them while avoiding falling eggs, asteroids, and other dangerous items. You can increase your spaceship's firepower as well as your chances of staying alive by collecting various bonuses that appear as chickens are killed. The game ends when you successfully complete all 110 waves (wee!), or you lose all your lives (boo!), whichever comes first. Good luck!

Menu Options

There are four main options you can change:

Detail (Low/High)

The "high" setting displays all optional effects. Set this to "low" to speed up the game by removing some fire and smoke effects. The low setting is recommended for processors slower than 200MHz.

Lives (Individual/Shared)

This option applies only to the two-player game. In the "individual" setting, each player has their own separate lives, and if one player loses all lives, the other one continues playing on their own. In the "shared" setting, lives are shared between players, and if a player dies, a life is 'borrowed' from the other player. This setting ensures that both players play together for as long as possible.

Player (Rookie/Veteran)

This option controls the game's difficulty level. The "rookie" setting is easy and is suitable for inexperienced players playing Chicken Invaders for the first time. If you have played Chicken Invaders 1, or have extensive experience of Chicken Invaders 2, the "veteran" setting is the one for you. Things are much harder in this level, chickens take more hits to kill, they fire faster, and some helpful bonuses are disabled. However, if you play at this level you'll be able to score three times as many points as in the "rookie" level, giving you a better chance at the internet high score tables. It's your call.

Cheats (Off/On)

Enables the cheat keys. This feature is only available in the registered version of the game.

Controls

Re-configures the control keys. Each player has keys for moving left, right, up, down, firing the ship's guns and firing the missiles. Note that each key can only be assigned to a single control. Simply click on the control you want to re-define, and then:

To use the keyboard, press the desired keyboard key.
To use a joystick or gamepad, press a joystick button or move the stick in the appropriate direction.
To use the mouse, click a mouse button or move the pointer to the corresponding screen edge. For example, to select "mouseup", move the pointer to the top of the screen.

Although a mouse is not the ideal controller for this type of game, a few tips may help you get the most out of it. Firstly, moving the mouse faster won't make your ship go any faster, it will just make you run out of mouse mat space :). Instead, slowly but steadily move the mouse in the appropriate direction, and your ship will follow. Secondly, you may find it helpful to only bind the mouse to the left and right controls. You'll be at a disadvantage because you won't be able to move up or down, but your ship will be significantly simpler to control.

In addition to the keys you can configure, the following keys may be used:

ESC (escape): Press Esc to cancel options, to return to the previous menu, or to bypass the introductory and cutscene sequences.
PAUSE (break): Press Pause to, well, pause the game. This only has an effect while a game is in progress.

Bonus Guide