![]() This distinctive collection of characters wouldn't be half as vivid were it not for the brilliant voice acting. So the Chief of Police is Bloodboyle, a grizzled, tired old bloodhound whilst the owner of an exclusive brothel and ex-spy, Madam Zaiwass, is of course a cold-blooded crocodile. ![]() The developers have clearly given a lot of thought to, and had quite a bit of fun with, imagining what kind of animal would suit each personality and role. Whether its Royes, a Scottish porcupine in a punctured rain coat (because of his spikes) or Zip, a skittish racoon who knows how to get out of any rough situation, there's plenty of memorable characters to meet along the way. For the most part, though, it’s time to get chatting to the game’s cast of larger-than-life anthropomorphic animals. This mainly consists of Sonny searching a crime scene for clues to be stored in your inventory, which can be used in conversation as a new line of inquiry and possibly even reveal new locations. Upon arrival at a given location, there might be some detective work to be done. The team have done an excellent job of making you feel like you've instantly been dropped into the 1940s film set of a classic like The Maltese Falcon, where murder or intrigue is bound to be around every corner. Each locale and character is sumptuously brought to life in stylish monochrome by using a mixture of actual photos and realistically rendered backgrounds, and the effect is stunning. ![]() You won't always be able to revisit those limited scenes later on, either. Some locations are “main scenes,” meaning visiting them will progress the story, whilst others are “limited scenes,” meaning you might unlock interesting tidbits about the world and its characters by visiting them, but there won't be anything crucial to the plot there. It's up to a reluctant but intrigued Sonny to find out who's behind the threats, but as the story inevitably gets more and more out of hand, he’s forced to call on his old pal Marty to team up and become the infamous Chicken Police once more.Īfter being unlocked, each area in the game, be it Sonny's room at the near-empty Hotel Atlas or the classy Czar Bar, appears on a map that can be brought up with the click of an icon in the top right-hand corner. Her mistress Natasha Catzenko (naturally, a cat) is being sent threats, in letters at first but now in the form of big red graffiti on the side of her house. But with only a few more weeks left until his retirement as he wallows in his office on paid leave, Sonny gets a mysterious visit from a doe-eyed. You play as Sonny Featherland, a weary semi-alcoholic who once ruled the roost with his former partner Marty MacChicken as the famous detective duo the Chicken Police, before they nearly killed each other on their last case. All that means even a confusing interrogation feature and some tacked-on puzzles aren't enough to clip this game's ambitious wings. Whilst its world is plunged into shades of dark and light, Chicken Police showcases plenty of colour elsewhere in its eccentric cast of characters, each accompanied by some excellent voice acting. And as with all the best examples of that moody genre, though you'll inevitably first be smitten by its visuals – in this case, striking black-and-white scenes of freakish animals with human bodies – there's also a lot of substance to go with the style. Turning point-and-click into point-and-cluck, The Wild Gentlemen’s Chicken Police: Paint It RED! is a delightfully mad love song to film noir.
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