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Product summary
It's all funny and little fun in this politics-themed party game.
Specifications: ESRB: Teen; Genre: Action; Number of players: 1-4 Players See full specs
Price range: $19.99 - $38.99
Gamespot editors' review
- Reviewed on: 07/07/2008
- Released on: 07/02/2008
When you first see the box art featuring a big-eared primate with a goofy smile jumping over a cartoon White House, it's clear that Hail to the Chimp, "The Presidential Party Game," is all about satire. What's not clear is exactly what sort of game you can expect, and this disparity is a good metaphor for the game itself. Hail to the Chimp is so keenly focused on delivering humor that it seems quite unconcerned with offering entertaining gameplay. After a few hours with the game, you'll wonder if they should have just nixed the playable parts entirely.
The humor that was so clearly the focus of developer Wideload's efforts is Hail to the Chimp's only redeeming feature. The title screen is a "live" broadcast of GRR news, the animal kingdom's version of CNN, complete with scrolling headlines and hosted by the jaded, Cronkite-esque Woodchuck Chumley. The stories and occasional advertisements that "air" on GRR skewer a wide range of American institutions, including the government, the press, and all facets of pop culture. The breadth of topics is impressive, despite the ostensible focus on politics, and jokes run the gamut from barely groanworthy to incisively witty, though the scales definitely tip toward the former. GRR delivers Hail to the Chimp's humor in a polished, varied way, and hearing headlines like "The Internet: What is it and how is it ruining your children's lives?" and watching ads sponsored by The Plankton Council is quite entertaining, at least until the content starts to repeat.
Teleports, treasure turtles, and tentacles will soon make things much more hectic.
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