One of the weirder updates to be developed by the game’s community, a new mod will seeCounter-Strike: Global Offensiveplayers putting away the guns in order to do battle as chickens instead. The mod is calledChikken, and it turns Valve’s popular shooter into aTekken-based parody where users will compete in 1v1 combat with other chickens.
TheCS:GOmod is in the early days of development at the moment, with the chickens only having access to movement, basic pecks, and the occasional burst of lazer eyes.Chikkenplayers can sit in order to dodge their opponent’s attacks, and it looks like the birds can temporarily hover in the air too, as seen in the video byKnockingOnbelow.
It’s not a fully-fledged fighting game like therecently-releasedTekken 7, but it’s a start and we’re looking forward to seeing where the mod’s developers take it with a little more time. For now, there are five chicken colors to choose from (though the move sets are all the same) and a basic multiplayer looks to be already in place. Granted, chicken fighting might not be the most sensible of choices when it comes to mods, but the fact that this is created in a game meant for tactical military action is pretty impressive.
In other recentCounter-Strikenews, Twitch streamer MissQGemini wascaught cheating the systemusing wall-hacks while broadcasting live to the world. As soon as she began to realize her mistake, the streamer used a series of terribly unconvincing excuses to cover her back. It’s unlikely that we’ll see the same dedication to cheating inChikken, but there will always be players who want an unfair advantage, even when it comes to a chicken-based fighter.
We’re not sure exactly whyCounter-Strikewas the game of choice when it came to making a chicken fighting game, but we’re happy that the mod exists in any form. The PC modding community always seem to find a way to surprise us, and there’s little way of telling what’s going to come next.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensiveis available now for PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.Chikkenis free to download on theSteam Workshop.
