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Chicken Little: Ace in Action for PlayStation 2
Chicken Little: Ace in Action for PlayStation 2 turns the little chicken into a muscular space hero. Ace and the crew of the Battle Barn try to stop Foxy Loxy and Goosey Loosey from taking over Earth. You fight robots in space locations and alternate between three protagonists, each with a different way of moving. Ace heads out on foot, Runt drives a tank and Abby takes the controls of a spaceship. The original friends from Chicken Little comment on events in cutscenes along the way.
As Ace, you run and jump while shooting at opponents. With Runt, you steer the vehicle and rotate the turret; as Abby, you also need to account for changes in height. The missions therefore call for a different approach each time to the same battle against robots. You collect Acornium to buy new weapons and upgrades from Mr. Fish. Gadgets also open new routes, so returning to an earlier mission later can reveal other secret places.
You play the story alone. In addition, two players on the same PS2 can play separate tank duels or spaceship battles; you need a second controller for this. You try to score more points than your opponent within the time limit. This action game thus combines a space journey with different vehicles, weapon purchases and short competitive matches.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 2 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Chicken Little: Ace in Action for PlayStation 2 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Chicken Little: Ace in Action
Avalanche Software developed Chicken Little: Ace in Action for PlayStation 2, with Buena Vista Games as publisher. The American launch announcement appeared in November 2006. Earlier that year, the game had been announced as part of Buena Vista's programme for the E3 trade show. There, the company already presented the title as a game about the action film within the animated film Chicken Little. The creators thus chose a different starting point from retelling the entire cinema film.
At the end of Chicken Little, the ordinary protagonists receive exaggerated Hollywood versions of themselves. Avalanche expanded that brief joke into an original space adventure. The heroic Ace, tank commander Runt and pilot Abby divided the action between three roles. At the same time, the little Chicken Little and his friends remained present in the cutscenes. The spectacular heroic story and the original characters' commentary could thus exist alongside each other within the same game.
Avalanche also wrote and created the new comic scenes. The original English-language voice cast included returning actors Adam West as Ace, Zach Braff as Chicken Little and Joan Cusack as Abby. That connection with the film went hand in hand with a self-contained mission system: the Battle Barn provided a starting point for assignments and purchases. Ace in Action thus gave the imaginary film heroes their own game structure centred on combat, vehicles and expanding their equipment.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
Ratchet & Clank for PS2 combines space locations, robots and an arsenal expanded with collected currency, just like Ace in Action. Ratchet jumps and fights with Clank as his constant travelling companion, while Ace in Action divides the action between a soldier, a tank and a spaceship. In Ratchet, Clank's upgrades and other gadgets help you travel across the planets. Ace in Action makes controlling different vehicles a recurring part of the missions.
Jak 3 for PS2 also alternates combat on foot with vehicles. Trips through the Wasteland connect desert areas, races and armed chases. Ace in Action uses three heroes with fixed roles for its variety: Ace walks, Runt drives and Abby flies. Jak remains the main character and also gains Dark and Light Eco powers. You therefore develop one hero with several capabilities there, while the Disney game divides tasks between the crew.
Stitch: Experiment 626 for PS2 also takes a Disney character to alien worlds with shooting and platforming. Stitch uses several plasma blasters, climbs with his claws and flies with a jetpack in certain places. Ace in Action instead connects shooting on foot with separate tank and spaceship missions. Stitch remains the only playable hero throughout his search for DNA; in Ace in Action, three different crew members determine how you approach a mission.
Bionicle Heroes for PS2 lets you shoot, collect parts and buy upgrades, just like Ace in Action. The Toa masks change weapons and abilities, also allowing you to reach other passages. Ace in Action distributes its capabilities between heroes and vehicles, using Acornium as currency. Bionicle sets the action on Voya Nui and uses a golden hero form for special constructions. The Disney game chooses a comic space story and also offers separate local duels for two players.
LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game for PS2 shares the science-fiction setting and the alternation between characters of Ace in Action. Jedi use the Force and droids operate their own panels, so abilities determine how you progress. LEGO retells the first three film episodes and lets two players cooperate locally. Ace in Action expands the film's joke about the Battle Barn into an original single-player story; its two-player competitions are separate from that campaign.
