Hail to the Chimp

Hail to the Chimp

North American cover
Developer(s) Wideload Games
Publisher(s) Gamecock Media Group
Engine Unreal Engine 3
Platform(s) Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Release
  • NA: June 30, 2008 (PS3)
  • NA: July 2, 2008 (X360)
  • AU: September 25, 2008
  • EU: July 17, 2009
Genre(s) Party
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Hail to the Chimp is a video game developed by Wideload Games and published by Gamecock Media Group. The game was released in 2008 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Gameplay

In the game, up to four players compete as anthropomorphic animals in a variety of mini-games while vying for the role of "President of the Animal Kingdom".[1]

Development

Released during a United States presidential election year, the game was billed as the "Presidential Party Game" and used campaign-style advertisements meant to blend in with the U.S. presidential campaign ads that were prevalent at the time.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PS3Xbox 360
1UP.comN/AB+[2]
DestructoidN/A4/10[3]
Edge7/10[4]N/A
Game Informer4/10[5]4/10[5]
GamePro[6][6]
GameSpotN/A5.5/10[7]
GameZone6/10[8]N/A
IGN3.5/10[9]3.5/10[10]
OXM (US)N/A7/10[11]
PSM[12]N/A
Maxim6/10[13]6/10[13]
VarietyN/A(unfavorable)[14]
Aggregate score
Metacritic51/100[15]52/100[16]

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[15][16]

References

  1. ↑ Brudvig, Erik (December 14, 2007). "Hail to the Chimp Hands-on". IGN. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ Leone, Matt (June 24, 2008). "Hail to the Chimp Xbox 360 Review". 1UP.com. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ Nicholson, Brad (July 13, 2008). "Destructoid review: Hail to the Chimp (X360)". Destructoid. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ Edge staff (September 2008). "Hail to the Chimp (PS3)". Edge (192): 97.
  5. 1 2 "Hail to the Chimp". Game Informer (183): 86. July 2008.
  6. 1 2 Erickson, Tracy (June 30, 2008). "Review: Hail to the Chimp". GamePro. Archived from the original on July 1, 2008. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  7. ↑ Watters, Chris (July 7, 2008). "Hail to the Chimp Review (X360)". GameSpot. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  8. ↑ Sandoval, Angelina (July 16, 2008). "Hail to the Chimp - PS3 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  9. ↑ Roper, Chris (July 9, 2008). "Hail to the Chimp Review (PS3)". IGN. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  10. ↑ Roper, Chris (July 1, 2008). "Hail to the Chimp Review (X360)". IGN. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  11. ↑ Lewis, Cameron (July 2008). "Hail to the Chimp". Official Xbox Magazine: 73. Archived from the original on July 2, 2008. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Review: Hail to the Chimp". PlayStation: The Official Magazine: 82. October 2008.
  13. 1 2 "Hail to the Chimp". Maxim. July 2008.
  14. ↑ Alexander, Leigh (June 26, 2008). "Review: 'Hail to the Chimp' (X360)". Variety. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  15. 1 2 "Hail to the Chimp for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  16. 1 2 "Hail to the Chimp for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 26, 2012.


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