All through my time with Bouncy Hen from Eastasiasoft I’ve had one overriding thought circling my thoughts – how on earth am I going to have the ability to stretch some overview ideas to first rate numbers? Not less than this opening paragraph has taken up fifty phrases or so. Solely one other few hundred extra to go. How this performs out will probably be anybody’s guess.
Bouncy Hen from Eastasiasoft and YeTa Video games is a single display screen puzzler wherein you’re taking cost of a singular hen. This little man is hungry, on a mission to gobble up all of the corn that has been strewn throughout his farm. It’s as much as you to level the feathered one in a normal route, bouncing them off fences and varied obstacles (a few of that are springy), in hope of filling that hen’s mouth. And usually talking, that’s Bouncy Hen in a nutshell.
The place the ability (it is ability, proper?) is available in is by taking advantage of angles, directing your hen via one piece of corn, onto one other, and one other. With a number of cobs scattered, however solely a set variety of instances mentioned hen might be fired, it’s not lengthy earlier than a smattering of technique involves thoughts. Principally although, that technique and any techniques you may muster up will probably be overcome by sheer persistence and barrels filled with luck. With out that, this little chick will starve to loss of life.
Pushing in a normal route through the left thumbstick allows you to line your hen up, while holding – after which releasing – the A button gives energy, letting them fly. From there, probably the most dodgy of physics comes into play, as your bouncy hen pings this fashion and that. Seize the corn and a brand new stage will want overcoming.
New phases add varied obstacles, some that assist along with your hen’s bounce, others that fireplace them off in all new instructions. By no means do issues really feel fluid although, and while it’s straightforward to come back to phrases with the finicky route and energy controls, what occurs from there on out very a lot appears like it’s within the lap of the gods. The truth is, in lots of ranges of Bouncy Hen you’ll not have a clue how issues will play out, firing that chick off and crossing fingers.
The luck based mostly factor is ok on the sooner ranges, as fewer corns and better hen photographs are current. However as you get to the latter phases of the ninety on supply in Bouncy Hen, it begins to turn out to be a little bit of an ordeal, as a number of makes an attempt are made with little success. We’re pinpointing our lack of enthusiasm for Bouncy Hen at Stage 55 and onwards. Issues felt enjoyable earlier than that. But close to on all the pieces after is irritating. Even holding down the A button after a shot, stopping the hen on a dime fails to actually assist. And actually, we’re undecided if that mechanic is supposed to be a part of the Bouncy Hen expertise. It’s actually not highlighted wherever…
It’s not just like the visuals or audio can assist issues. An earworming backing observe will probably be switched to mute properly earlier than you full Bouncy Hen, while the visible facet of issues is a letdown. It’s all a bit primary, with ranges feeling like they’ve been thrown collectively through inventory property. It will get worse when your little chick is discovered glitching via varied stage constructions too; we’ve misplaced depend of the variety of instances we’ve seen our chook push his manner via a stable planter or rotating fence.
In the end, Bouncy Hen is nothing however Eastasiasoft achievement fodder. Search for something extra from this one apart from the ping of some straightforward Gamerscore and also you’ll be left severely dissatisfied. Even the low worth level and first rate variety of ranges can’t save Bouncy Hen from being a irritating puzzle expertise.
