Chuckie Egg 2

Copyright : A&F Software | Reviewed by : Malc Jennings

Our intrepid hero "Hen House Harry" of "Chuckie Egg" fame, has been called in to help a "Chocolate Egg" manufacturer sort out his automated factory, which has gone haywire. Harry, using all the skills he aquired working in the Hen House must get the wheels of industry moving.

Not only does Harry have to collect the ingredients to mix the eggs, but he will also have to collect the parts of the toys that go inside them.

Graphics

Those that have played the original game would have instantly noticed the massive differences in Chuckie Egg 2, no longer is this a simple little platformer as there is much more to do and think about on your journey through the game.

Chuckie Egg 2 resembles the classic Jet Set Willy and Manic Miner games from Software Projects in just about every single way (right down to the colours) but there are a few changes here and there, i.e. you cannot easily wander from room to room and your enemy is a little easier to overcome.

It has been said in the past and no doubt I will be picked apart by the ZX Spectrum fans but this sequel looks like it has simply been ported from machine to machine without any enhancement from hardware to hardware. It?s not bad but as far as we are concerned it?s a long way from home.

Sound

Sound makes much less of an impact than the first game which combined some cool music with just the right amount of sound. Chuckie Egg 2 is rather quiet during gameplay but once you kill yourself or get eaten by a giant crocodile or something, the music will make you reach for the volume control within mili-seconds. While the music is much the same as the original we couldn?t help but feel cheated with the overall gameplay sound, you can either play at high volume and quickly turn it down if you get killed or simply switch the sound off altogether.

Sadly this is a bit of a let down.

Gameplay

The idea of the game sounds simple enough and sure it can be picked up by just about everyone and their pets without much of a problem. After playing the original game for a while however you might feel a little cheated with this sequel, it is not the same formula as the first outing and with so many dramatic changes it almost doesn?t belong to the Chuckie Egg family, other than the fact that Harry is starring in the sequel.

Controls are nice as you can either use your joystick and the pre-defined controls or if for some reason you don?t get along with joysticks you can redefine the keys to match your choice. The game is very responsive and there are no serious bugs that would prevent you from playing the game in it?s entire form.

While Chuckie Egg 2 is not quite as gripping nor as addictive as the first game it is worth checking out if you are a JSW fan.