You’ll realise early on which players have a natural ability when it comes to platforming. When you’ve got a few people playing together, the strategies begin. The depth of the game isn’t apparent from its colourful levels, but it’s there. It’s simple and it’s silly but it absolutely works. It’s all presented in such a cartoony way that once the inevitable dogpile has started on the floor, you’ll look at the screen and question whether a cartoon sheep being the winner is worth breaking furniture for. All of the characters are simple, animated animals. In fact, that makes it all the more daft. The shame only lasts until the next “good friend” sends you and your allies down the toilet with last night’s kebab.Īlthough the game may cause you to paint the air blue, it’s actually quite a cute little thing. Don’t bow into the pressure of being the social outcast. Put your chainsaw in the path of an easy route, however, and you’ll find yourself reviled amongst your peers. If you decide to place your plank in an easy to reach location that aids in getting from start to finish, you’re a hero and everyone will give you an approving, manly nod. In giving the players the task of placing obstacles and helpful platforms, the developers have created a monster in all of us. Either way, whatever you’ve got needs to be placed on the map, and depending on where you place your item, it may make life difficult for everyone – yourself included. It may be a harmless yet useful plank of wood, or it could be a deadly chainsaw. It sounds simple but I haven’t finished explaining yet.
At the start of the game each player has an object which they must place somewhere between the start and the finish line. Rather than race your opponents to the finish, Ultimate Chicken Horse has you actively hindering them by way of the level design. Not by the long shot of the beer bottle being flung across the room. First one there wins! Oh but it’s not as simple as that.
Here you and your cohorts will attempt to make it from one end of the screen to the other. The game’s best and most-frequented mode is Party. It’ll all good fun and, at least in my experience, it doesn’t cause long-term damage. Rather than the game tell you that you’re competing against your fellow players, you and your controller wielding posse are left to decide for yourself. Most party games tend to be of the platforming variety, either that or endless quizzes, but this oddly-named oddity is a whole lot different. So if you’re a Billy-no-mates and your family detests you, you’re probably best off trying to make nice with people rather than play this social special. Ultimate Chicken Horse is a party game first and foremost. I mean that in the best possible way, of course, and if you sit your arse down and keep away from clicking through one terrible YouTube video after another, I’ll tell you why in this review.
#Ultimate chicken horse ps4 release date update#
For a more detailed list including minor patches and bug fixes, go to the official steam update log.Ultimate Chicken Horse is madness. This is a short list of the most important updates/versions and their main features. The game was last updated on September 20th 2021 and is currently on version 1.8. Ultimate Chicken Horse was first released to steam on March 4th 2016 and later came to the following consoles: