Hail to the Chimp is a strategy developed by Wideload Games, released 24 June 2008 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
What Hail to the Chimp is
Hail to the Chimp is a strategy game developed by Wideload Games and released in 2008. It was published by Gamecock Media Group. It is available on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It runs on Unreal Engine 3.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Since the dawn of time, Man has wondered who would win if a polar bear and jellyfish teamed up to fight an armadillo and yak. Do you have what it takes to learn the shocking truth? When the King of the Animals is forced to resign in disgrace, a motley group of candidates turns out for a bare-knuckle campaign to win the Crown. From Ptolemy, the mighty hippo, to Crackers, the devious monkey, each of the ten candidates has distinct strengths and strategies, but the same hunger for political power. Hail to the Chimp is a party game that delivers exciting gameplay, lush interactive environments, and a comic look at politics. Players use the game’s unique team-up mechanic, mixing cooperation with…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are comedy and party. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
How it was received
Hail to the Chimp holds a critic score of 61 out of 100. That places it above 20% of the 3,250 rated strategy games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 4 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Hail to the Chimp launched on 24 June 2008, within three weeks of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Persona 4, GRID (2008) and Battlefield: Bad Company. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Persona 4, GRID (2008), Battlefield: Bad Company.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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