Editing Bomb Chicken

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{{Infobox app
|name=Bomb Chicken 
|image=<gallery>
Bomb Chicken app icon.png|Mobile
Bomb Chicken greenlight icon.gif|Steam
Bomb Chicken Switch Cover.png|Switch
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|developer=[[Nitrome]]
|released='''Switch:''' July 12, 2018<ref name="switch" /><br>
'''Steam:''' April 16, 2019<ref name="steamRelease" /><br>
'''PS4:''' April 30, 2019<ref name="psRelease" /><br />'''App Store and Google Play:''' April 1, 2020
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|platforms=PC, Mac<ref name="release" />, Nintendo Switch<ref name="switch"/>, iOS, Android
|link=[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bomb-chicken/id1153001238 iOS] {{*}} [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nitrome.bombchicken Android] {{*}} [https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/bomb-chicken-switch Switch] {{*}} [https://store.steampowered.com/app/658780/Bomb_Chicken/ Steam]
|genre=Exploration, puzzle, platformer
|awards=
|website=[[Bomb Chicken website]]
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|music='''Menu'''<br />[[File:Bomb Chicken Menu.ogg]]<br />'''Game (BFC v1)'''<br />[[File:Bomb Chicken - BFC v1.ogg]]<br />'''Game (BFC v2)'''<br />[[File:Bomb Chicken - BFC v2.ogg]]<br />'''Chicken Chopper boss/Credits'''<br />[[File:Bomb Chicken - Chicken Chopper.ogg]]<br />'''Game (Jungle v1)'''<br />[[File:Bomb Chicken - Jungle Track 1.ogg]]<br />'''Game (Jungle v2)'''<br />[[File:Bomb Chicken - Jungle Track 2.ogg]]<br />'''Boss (main)'''<br />[[File:Bomb Chicken - Boss main.ogg|100px]]<br />'''Game (Lava v1)'''<br />[[File:Bomb Chicken - Lava v1.ogg|100px]]<br />'''Game (Lava v2)'''<br />[[File:Bomb Chicken - Lava v2.ogg|100px]]
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'''Bomb Chicken''' is a puzzle platformer game that was released for Nintendo Switch on July 12, 2018 in the Americas and Europe<ref name="switch"/>, and in Japan on November 1, 2018. 

==Game description==
<blockquote>''Lay bombs to Destroy, Shield, Climb, Dig, Roll, Bounce and Burn in this explosive exploration platformer. After a freak accident a seemingly ordinary chicken becomes a bomb laying free range hero! Discover the darkest kept secret of the fast food giant known as BFC and their best selling, addictive blue hot sauce and answer the ultimate question which came first the chicken or the bomb?''</blockquote>

==Controls==
===Nintendo Switch===
*'''Analog stick''' - Move chicken
*'''All other buttons''' - Lay bomb

The game can be played with one joy-con. HD rumble is supported. 

===Steam===
====Keyboard====
*{{kbd|left}} {{kbd|right}} '''Left/right arrow keys''' - Move in the respective direction
*{{kbd|space}} '''Space bar''' - Lay bomb
*{{kbd|Esc}} '''Escape''' - Pause game

====Gamepad====
*'''Joystick left/right''' or '''D-Pad left/right''' - Move in the respective direction
*'''X/B/A/Y/LB/LT/RB/RT''' - Lay bomb
*'''Start button''' - Pause game

===Mobile===
*'''Hold and swipe left/right''' - Move in the respective direction
*'''Tap''' - Lay bomb
*'''Tap in the upper right corner''' - Pause game

==Gameplay==
The player plays as a chicken that can lay bombs and lay multiple bombs on top of each other, the chicken moving upwards when doing this. These bombs will explode after a period of time. The player can kick them by touching them, which will cause them to move straight in the direction they were kicked. These bombs can kill enemies and also the player if within the blast radius.

If the player touches a hazard or enemy - with the exception of jumping on enemies that die from such an action - the chicken dies instantly and is respawned into the same room, causing the player to lose one heart. If the chicken dies and all hearts are depleted, the player gets a game over and must start again at the beginning of the level. Hearts are not depleted if the chicken dies in the same room the player starts in. 

==Worlds==
Bomb Chicken has three worlds with a total of twenty-nine levels. The first is set in a BFC factory, the second in a jungle, the third in a lava-filled temple.

In between completing levels, the player enters a checkpoint room with a giant chicken statue and some smaller chickens. Here, the player can acquire additional hearts by laying a bomb in front of the statue once they have the required amount of gems. 

==Enemies==
Enemies are named in the "Staff" and "Bestiary" sections of the BFC handbook. They are either native creatures living inside the temple or workers for the BFC corporation. 

*'''Common snails''' - Make leaps towards the player when approached. They cannot be jumped on, but can be killed if a bomb detonates their bellies. Pushing a bomb into the shell of the snail will cause it to be pushed back. 
*'''Lesser common shield snails''' - Like the common snail, they also leap toward the player when approached. They also cannot be jumped on, however, they cannot be killed with bombs in any manner. A detonating bomb can stop them from pursuing the player for a brief moment.  
*'''Popcorn plants''' - Periodically shoot a series of ten seeds upwards that land on either side of them. 
*'''BFC workers''' - Walk horizontally or are stationary. Can be killed by bombs or landing on their head. They wear certain types of headgear or carry different accessories depending on their job position, but almost all workers share the same moving pattern. 
**'''Security guards''' - Initially stationary, but will dash towards the player upon them appearing in front or behind them. Can be killed by a bomb explosion. 
*'''Turnip troopers''' - Walk back and forth, often in groups. They can be killed by either jumping on their heads or a bomb detonation. When killed, green shoots will appear on the ground and they will respawn after a brief period of time. 
*'''Pig bats''' - Fly horizontally and can be killed by bombs.
*'''Skull torches''' - Fly in a zig-zag pattern. Kills the player on contact. Can be temporarily stunned by bombs.
*'''Masked ghouls''' - Constantly pursue the player once approached and are able to pass through all obstacles and hazards. They can be temporarily stunned if a bomb detonates on them. 
*'''Egglets''' - Fly towards the player when approached. They can be killed either by jumping on their heads or detonating a bomb next to them. Egglets will also detonate bombs automatically upon contact. 

==Bosses==
*'''Big Betty''' - A staff member of the BFC who is a machine. She constantly moves horizontally to the right in pursuit of the player. 
*'''Gigantic beast''' - Encountered sleeping, but wakes when encountered by the player. Roars when awoken, then begins spinning and moves toward the player. Can be stunned, whereupon he can be damaged by bombs.
*'''Chicken god''' - Encountered sleeping, but wakes when encountered by the player. Can shoot blue bombs and fire a blue laser which both kill the player on contact. Has blue gem spots which stun when destroyed. When stunned, it can be damaged and killed by bombs.

==Hazards==
*'''Saws''' - Activated by certain buttons. Moves horizontally and kills player on contact.
*'''Spike squares'''
*'''Turrets''' - Automatically moves on a track. Locks on to the player and fires bullets. 
*'''Lava balls''' - Fired up from lava.
*'''Spikes''' - Kills the player on contact.
*'''Arrow shooting rocks''' - Shoots arrows. Arrows are redirected downwards if they hit a bomb. 
*'''Blue hot sauce''' - Coats platforms and propels up a line of spikes that travels along it. 
*'''Crushers''' - Moves vertically and will kill the player if it crushes them.

==Interactive objects==
*'''Bombs''' - Can be produced in an unlimited amount by the player. They glow and explode after a few seconds. Can kill the player. Can be pushed horizontally pushed by the player and bounced in many directions by screens.
*'''Switches''' - Activate game components.
*'''Conveyor belts''' - Moves entities on it to the left.
*'''One-way chutes''' - Drops the player downwards and cannot be passed from below.
*'''Pipes''' - Takes the player to another room when entered. 
*'''Red doors''' - Takes the player to another room.
*'''Barrels''' - Moves forward when pushed and can destroy blocks.
*'''Screens''' - Placed diagonally at corners. Can bounce bombs in many directions.
*'''Cards''' - Can be collected and used to pass yellow-light gates.

==Pick-ups==
*'''Gems''' - Can be collected and spent at shrines.
*'''Treasure chests''' - Opened with a bomb explosion. Contains gems.
*'''Cards''' - Can be collected and used to pass yellow-light gates.

==Obstacles==
*'''Destructible blocks''' - Can be destroyed by bombs. Some blocks have gems on them, which yield gems when destroyed.
*'''Wooden barriers''' - Can be destroyed by bombs.
*'''Gates''' - Blocks the players path. Red-light gates are lifted by activating a switch while yellow-light gates require the player to have a card.

== Achievements ==
{| class="article-table"
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!Achievement
!Description
|-
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|Graduate
|Finish the tutorial.
|-
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|Poi
|Spin a hanging lamp full circle.
|-
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|It's a Me
|Bounce 2nd boss 5 times.
|-
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|Finisher
|Finish the game.
|-
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|Unstoppable
|Beat the boss in under 2 minutes.
|-
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|Stacked
|Have 20 bombs activate at once.
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|Explorer
|Visit all secret rooms.
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|Gem hunter
|Collect every gem.
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|Graceful
|Finish the 1st world without dying.
|-
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|One Life Left
|Finish the game without upgrading hearts.
|}

==Announcements==
*'''March 16th, 2017''' - Nitrome first announces the game via Twitter with a trailer. A copy of the trailer is also uploaded to their YouTube channel. 
*'''March 18th, 2017''' - Bomb Chicken is 74% of the way to being in the top 100 games on Steam Greenlight. 
*'''March 19th, 2017''' - The game is announced to be 90% of the way to the top 100 games on Steam Greenlight. It later enters the top 100 list and at spot 98.
*'''March 20th, 2017''' - Bomb Chicken reaches spot 56 on the Steam Greenlight rankings.
*'''March 21st, 2017''' - The game climbs to spot 44.
*'''March 22nd, 2017''' - Bomb Chicken reaches spot number 34.
*'''March 23rd, 2017''' - The game ranks 25th on Steam Greenlight.
*'''March 24th, 2017''' - Bomb Chicken reaches spot 20 on Steam Greenlight. 
*'''March 25th, 2017''' - Bomb Chicken climbs to spot 17 on Steam Greenlight.
*'''March 28th, 2017''' - Bomb Chicken is greenlit on Steam Greenlight.
*'''March 20th, 2018''' - Bomb Chicken is announced for Nintendo Switch.
*'''December 20th, 2018''' - Nitrome announces on Twitter plans to port Bomb Chicken to Xbox One and PS4.
*'''March 16, 2019''' - Bomb Chicken is announced a physical release date of March 29th for PS4 and Nintendo Switch.

<gallery captionalign="center" position="center">
Bomb Chicken Teaser
Bomb Chicken Nintendo Switch Trailer
Bomb Chicken on your mobile devices. OUT NOW!|Mobile trailer
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==Development==
Bomb Chicken was originally conceived for mobile, but later shifted to being a PC title as Nitrome felt that the game's gameplay was more suited for that platform and it was also a platform they had been interested in pursuing<ref>{{Citation|type=blog|link=http://www.nitrome.com/comments/?hid=966706&pid=966875&t=2&id=1425&notification_id=|title=Bomb Chicken - Steam! → Comment by Nitrome|name=|excerpt=With regards to mobile it is true that the game was started as a mobile experiment so the controls and tech are fine to work on that platform. Early in development we felt the structure of the game and scope lent itself more as a PC title and as that was an area we have been interested in a while decided to make that our key focus. |publisheddate=21 Jun 17|retrieveddate=27 Mar 18}}</ref>. Bomb Chicken was announced on March 16th, 2017, and was posted to Steam Greenlight on this day<ref>{{Citation|type=twitter|link=https://twitter.com/Nitrome/status/842427180818812928|title=|name=Nitrome|publisheddate=16 Mar 17|retrieveddate=10 Apr 17}}</ref>. On March 19th, the game entered the top 100 Steam Greenlight games<ref name="refname1" />, and from then until March 25th ranked higher and higher in the top 100<ref name="refname1" />. The game was greenlit on March 28th<ref name="refname1" />. On May 16th, Nitrome mentioned that the game was very likely going to be released in 2017<ref>{{Citation|type=twitter|link=https://twitter.com/Nitrome/status/864514193483083776|title=|name=Nitrome|excerpt=<nowiki></nowiki>''?: do you think it'll be ready this year?<br><br>Nitrome: ''Yes it is very far along so something would have to go very wrong to not launch this year|publisheddate=16 May 17|retrieveddate=13 Dec 17}}</ref>, but later in November said that the game would not be meeting this date<ref>{{Citation|type=twitter|link=https://twitter.com/mat_annal/status/932502597143007233|title=|name=Mat Annal|excerpt=<nowiki></nowiki>''NOBODY: Do you still plan to release Bomb Chicken in 2017?<br><br>Mat Annal: ''No but it is still in active development. We don’t want to put a timeframe on it but it’s at an advanced state.|publisheddate=19 Nov 17|retrieveddate=13 Dec 17}}</ref>.

The game was released on Nintendo Switch in the Americas and Europe on July 12, 2018<ref name="switch"/>, and in Japan on November 1, 2018<ref>{{Citation|type=other|link=https://store-jp.nintendo.com/list/software/70010000008565.html|title=Bomb Chicken|name=My Nintendo Store|excerpt=|publisheddate=?|retrieveddate=14 Aug 21}}</ref>. A Steam released followed on April 16th, 2019<ref name="steamRelease" />, and on PlayStation 4 on April 30, 2019<ref name="psRelease" />. The game was released on the App Store and Google Play on April 1st, 2020{{cn}}. A Free-to-Play version of the game was later released in China the same year and published by APPTUTTI<ref>{{Citation|type=other|link=https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/084405/bomb-chicken-is-now-available-for-android-in-mainland-china-through-publisher-apptutti/|title=Bomb Chicken is now available for Android in mainland China through publisher APPTUTTI|name=Pocket Gamer|excerpt=|publisheddate=15 Oct 20|retrieveddate=30 Jul 21}}</ref>.

Before the game had been greenlit, Nitrome had said that Steam trading cards, the game's soundtrack in some form, and leaderboards would likely be added<ref name="features" />, although they never were. Nitrome mentioned that a version of the game for Macintosh computers was likely, but one for the Linux operating system would require consideration<ref>https://twitter.com/Nitrome/status/846739090192175105</ref>. Neither of these were ever released. While an Xbox One release was planned, it was eventually cancelled<ref>https://twitter.com/Nitrome/status/1421268837094264835</ref>.

While Nitrome was open to doing DLC if the game brought in enough revenue to justify it, by December 2020 it had not hit this target and seemed unlikely it ever would<ref>{{Citation|type=twitter|link=https://twitter.com/Nitrome/status/1342937755211493382|title=|name=Nitrome|excerpt=|publisheddate=26 Dec 20|retrieveddate=13 Nov 21}}</ref>. Unrelated to this, Nitrome also mentioned that the game sold poorly on Steam<ref>{{Citation|type=twitter|link=https://twitter.com/Jon_Annal/status/1481558436110340096|title=|name=Jon Annal|excerpt=- We havent{{sic}} seen anywhere near any sort of return on steam before.'' [for any of Nitrome's games released on Steam as of January 2022] ''<nowiki></nowiki>|publisheddate=13 Jan 22|retrieveddate=15 Jan 22}}</ref>.

==Credits==
{{Credits/Start}}
{{Credits|Producers|Jon Annal, Mat Annal}}
{{Credits|Artwork|Gustav Kilman}}
{{Credits|Programming|Tomas Normand,Aaron Steed,Romain Macré}}
{{Credits|Level design|Jon Annal,Gustav Kilman, Romain Macré, Aaron Steed, Tomas Normand}}
{{Credits|Music|Dave Cowen}}
{{Credits|Sound design|Jon Annal, John Kennedy, Romain Macré}}
{{Credits|Concept|Mat Annal}}
{{Credits|Marketing artwork|Gustav Kilman, Markus Heinel}}
{{Credits|Technology|Unity}}
{{Credits/End}}

===Credits notes===
*The final credit is a "special thanks" to "the rest of the Nitrome team and our loyal fans". 

==Physical release==
[[File:Nitrome Bomb Chicken physical copies.jpg|thumb|Nitrome shows off both physical copies and pins at the office.]]
Bomb Chicken had a limited physical release for PS4 and Switch via Limited Run Games in [[2019]]. This was first announced on Limited Run Games' Twitter on March 15th<ref>{{cite tweet|name=Limited Run Games|url=https://twitter.com/LimitedRunGames/status/1106642504768802816|published=March 15, 2019|retrieved=April 1, 2020}}</ref>, although Nitrome had previously expressed interest in working with Limited Run Games in [[2018]].<ref>{{cite tweet|name=Nitrome|url=https://twitter.com/Nitrome/status/1009493086253305856|published=June 20, 2018|retrieved=April 1, 2020}}</ref> Pre-orders went live on March 29th and closed on April 12th. Each physical copy came with a Bomb Chicken Limited Run trading card and a full-colour ten page booklet labelled as the "BFC handbook", which included details on how to play the game, a bestiary, a story on Bomb Chicken's conception and content that was cut from the final product. The PS4 disc was also decorated to look like a bomb. 

Limited Run Games also offered an enamel pin set, which was sold separately from the physical releases. Each set consisted of a chicken and bomb pin. Only 400 of the pins were made available.<ref>{{Citation|link=https://limitedrungames.com/products/bomb-chicken-enamel-pin-set?_pos=1&_sid=a60d60532&_ss=r|title=Bomb Chicken Enamel Pin Set|type=Limited Run Games|retrieveddate=April 1, 2020}}</ref>

== Trivia ==
* BFC (Blue Fried Chicken) is a parody of KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken).
* The achievement ''Poi'', is a play on pi. Pi is actually the ratio of a circle's perimeter to the diameter. Moreover, the achievement requires the player to spin a hanging lamp in a full circle.
** Another achievement ''It's A Me'', is a nod to the ''Mario'' franchise. Moreover, the achievement requires the player to jump on the game's second boss. 
* This is the first game to be exported to consoles, then Steam and even as a premium game on mobile.

==References==
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<ref name="switch">{{Citation|type=other|link=https://www.dropbox.com/sh/trijhxp3oado7w9/AAAXAkRbrIRmPqqUPkSqj9Mya?dl=0&preview=Bomb+Chicken+Fact+Sheet.pdf|title=Bomb+Chicken+Fact+Sheet.pdf|name=Nitrome on Dropbox|excerpt=|publisheddate=|retrieveddate=10 Apr 18}}</ref>
<ref name="staff">https://twitter.com/Helm_ll/status/842432771175919625</ref>
<ref name="release">http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=884620027</ref>
<ref name="features">http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/884620027/133259956007385378/#c133259956011812841</ref>
<ref name="refname1">{{Citation|type=other|link=https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=bomb%2C%20chicken%2C%20from%3Anitrome%20since%3A2017-03-17%20until%3A2017-03-29&src=typd|title=Bomb Chicken tweets from Nitrome from March 18th to 28th|name=Twitter|excerpt=|publisheddate=|retrieveddate=29 Aug 17}}</ref>
<ref name="refname2">{{Citation|type=twitter|link=https://twitter.com/Nitrome/status/989599730253606913|title=|name=Nitrome|excerpt=Its coming to #NintendoSwitch first this summer (date tbc).|publisheddate=26 Apr 18|retrieveddate=26 Apr 18}}</ref>
<ref name="teaser">{{Citation|type=youtube|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQtRP2VIcF0|title=Bomb Chicken Teaser|name=Nitrome|excerpt=|publisheddate=16 Mar 17|retrieveddate=25 Mar 18}}</ref>
<ref name="switchtrailer">{{Citation|type=youtube|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndpq8X-UYy8|title=Bomb Chicken Nintendo Switch Trailer|name=Nitrome|excerpt=|publisheddate=20 Mar 18|retrieveddate=25 Mar 18}}</ref>
<ref name="nindies">{{Citation|type=youtube|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj_3ZJMg3vA|title=Bomb Chicken (Switch) Trailer - Nindies Showcase March 2018|name=Ninty Videos|excerpt=|publisheddate=20 Mar 18|retrieveddate=25 Mar 18}}</ref>
<ref name="gdcdemo">{{Citation|type=youtube|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSF_XGDie5g|title=5 Minutes of Bomb Chicken at GDC 2018 (Nintendo Switch Direct Feed)|name=Nintendo World Report TV|excerpt=|publisheddate=22 Mar 18|retrieveddate=25 Mar 18}}</ref>
<ref name="gamexplain">{{Citation|type=youtube|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA0isroJeGo&feature=youtu.be&t=21m35s|title=Switch Nindie Games Galore! - Hands-On DISCUSSION (Travis, Chickens, Messengers, & More! GDC 2018)|name=GameXplain|excerpt=|publisheddate=25 Mar 18|retrieveddate=25 Mar 18}}</ref>
<ref name="steamRelease">{{Citation|type=twitter|link=https://twitter.com/Nitrome/status/1118093296646139904|title=|name=Nitrome|excerpt=#BombChicken is out n Steam. Get it now for a limited discount of 10% OFF|publisheddate=16 Apr 2019|retrieveddate=01 May 19}}</ref>
<ref name="psRelease">{{Citation|type=twitter|link=https://twitter.com/Nitrome/status/1123266934303334400|title=|name=Nitrome|excerpt=BombChicken is available digitally on PS4 store NOW!.|publisheddate=30 Apr 19|retrieveddate=01 May 19}}</ref>
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