Mort the Chicken

Mort the Chicken is a platform game developed by AndNow and published by Crave Entertainment. It was released in the United States on November 30, 2000 for the PlayStation and later released in Europe on January 19, 2001.

Mort the Chicken
Developer(s)AndNow
Publisher(s)Crave Entertainment
Ubi Soft (PAL)
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
  • NA: November 30, 2000[1]
  • EU: January 19, 2001
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)Single-player

Plot

The chickens live peacefully in an alternate universe, where chickens are the dominant species. Mort the Chicken is the star of his own television show. In another universe, cube-like creatures called The Boolyon are spying on the chickens. The leader of the cubes, General Cubicles, notices that the chickens have stacks of hay, and Cubicles mistakes them for kidnapped citizens of their universe. While Mort is filming his own TV show, the cubes reach their universe via a dwell and kidnap all the baby chicks, scattering them across the cube universe. Mort, being the only one brave enough to stop the cubes, jumps down the dwell and starts his adventure to save the baby chicks.[2]

Gameplay

Mort the Chicken is a relatively straightforward platformer. The player controls Mort as he explores his universe, rescuing baby chicks and killing cubes. Mort can destroy the cubes using the comb on his head, which can be used as a whip. Some cubes cannot be killed, and every time Mort takes a hit, the cubes steal a chick from Mort and imprison it. Mort's health bar is shown by two stalks of corn, and when Mort loses health, part of the corn disappears. Each level has up to 10 chicks to rescue. Mort can also gain power-ups. These power-ups include making him jump higher, become giant, attract chicks, extend his neck-whip attack, or have chicks attack enemies. Eggs and chicken food are scattered across the levels, and Mort can peck at these with his beak. Eggs give Mort power-ups and chicken food restores health.

Reception

Mort the Chicken received unfavorable reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[3]

Legacy

Mort is featured in the game Pizza Tower as a power-up, where he will perch atop the head of the main protagonist, a chef named Peppino, and allow him to fly and break blocks. Ed Annunziata, the creator of the character, gave permission for the character to be used in the game.[6]

References
  1. Zdyrko, David (December 1, 2000). "Mort the Chicken". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  2. "Mort the Chicken". AndNow. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  3. "Mort the Chicken for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  4. Woods, Nick. "Mort the Chicken - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  5. Steinman, Gary (February 2001). "Mort the Chicken". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 41. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on April 18, 2001. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rm94zeiCLE&feature=youtu.be&t=71


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