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Food is a game mechanic used in the Chicken Invaders franchise since Chicken Invaders (DX Version). It also existed in the DOS version, but it wasn't collectible.

Episodes

Food, when collected, will give you a certain amount of points and food units, depending on the variant collected. When you collect 50 food units in Revenge of the Yolk, Ultimate Omelette and Cluck of the Dark Side, (100 with one of the Scoring unlockables), or 25 in the first two games, you gain a Missile, and the food counter resets to zero. In the flash versions, they're used as a way to get extra lives. There, you obtain them every 100 food units collected.

Universe

In Universe, food still gives points and food units, but it's no longer used to obtain Missiles. Instead, it can be sold at Space Burger stores in exchange for Keys.

Obtaining

Food is dropped most of the time when Chickens are killed. Ordinary Chicks are only able to drop twin legs. Another way to obtain food is from destroying Space Burger Corporation's convoys in Ultimate Omelette.

In certain waves in Cluck of the Dark Side, another type of food appears - popcorn. It can be obtained from cooking Corncobs (Wave 18) or shooting them (Wave 48 and Hen House boss fight).

Types of Food

Drumstick

Most common type of food, appearing in all Chicken Invaders games. Gives 1 food unit and 200 points (in Chicken Invaders (DX Version)), 250 points (in The Next Wave), or 100 points (in the games following it). In Chicken Invaders (DOS Version), it's purely cosmetic, as it can't be collected.

Four variants of it exist, and they don't differ in the amount of points/food units they give. Those variants are:

  • MistletoeLeaf
    Mistletoe Leaf (The Next Wave Christmas)
  • Pumpkin
    Pumpkin (Ultimate Omelette Thanksgiving)

Roast

Introduced in The Next Wave, this food item drops less often. Gives 10 food units (12 in The Next Wave before version 2.30), which is the highest amount you can get from the food items. In the game it debuted in, it gave the Appetite bonus. In its sequels, it gives 1000 points. It has two variants, and those are:

  • CI3Roast
    Regular (every edition/game it appeared in other than The Next Wave Christmas)
  • Mistletoe
    Mistletoe (The Next Wave Christmas)

Twin Legs

TwinLegs

Uncommon, exclusive to Chicks. Gives 3 food units and 1000 points. Introduced in Ultimate Omelette.

Single Chicken Burger

Common, gives a different amount of points and food units depending on the variant collected. Introduced in Revenge of the Yolk. It has four variants:

  • PlainBurger
    Plain - 1 food unit and 200 points
  • CheeseBurger
    Cheese - 1 food unit and 400 points
  • TomatoCheeseBurger
    Cheese and Tomato - 1 food unit and 800 points
  • TLCBurger
    Cheese, Tomato, Lettuce and Olive - 2 food units and 1600 points

Double Chicken Burger with Olive

DoubleBurger

Uncommon, gives 3 food units and 3200 points. Introduced in Revenge of the Yolk.

Triple Chicken Burger with two Olives

TripleBurger

Uncommon, gives 4 food units and 6400 points. Introduced in Revenge of the Yolk.

Quad Chicken Burger with three Olives

QuadBurger

Rare, gives 5 food units, 12800 points and the Super Size Me bonus. Introduced in Revenge of the Yolk.

Popcorn

Obtainable from Corncobs. It's unique in that it doesn't bounce around the bottom of the screen, like other food types do. Gives 1 food unit and either 1000 points (in regular waves) or no food units and 1 point (in boss waves), regardless of the variant. Introduced in Cluck of the Dark Side.

There are three variants:

  • PopcornTypes

    All of the different variations of popcorn.

    Popcorn (Cluck of the Dark Side regular)
  • Corny2
    Raw corn (Cluck of the Dark Side Halloween)
  • Corny1
    Candy (Cluck of the Dark Side Christmas)

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