Chewy: Esc from F5

Chewy: Esc from F5
DeveloperNew Generation Software
PublisherPlay Byte
DirectorCarsten Wieland
ProgrammersHelmut Theuerkauf
Alexander Diessner
ArtistsCarsten Wieland
Nihat Keesen
Stefan Frank
WritersHelmut Theuerkauf
Alexander Diessner
Carsten Wieland
Wolfgang Walk
ComposersCarsten Wieland
Stelter Studios
PlatformsMS-DOS, Windows
Release1995: MS-DOS
1997: Windows
GenreAdventure

Chewy: Esc from F5 (German: Chewy: Esc von F5) is a 1995 point-and-click adventure released for MS-DOS compatible operating systems in 1995. A Microsoft Windows version followed in 1997.

Plot

The game is about a cute pink alien called Chewy, who along with his partner Clint goes on a mission to break into the Borxian high security zone called F5, to steal the powerful "Red Glump" so that the Borx can't use it for their evil plans. Chewy's partner Clint manages to steal the glump and escapes with it from the pursuing Borkian starships, but his spaceship gets caught in a wormhole during the chase and crashes on a planet called Earth.

Gameplay

The game is a point-and-click adventure which sees player handle items, interact with characters, and solve puzzles to advance through the story.[1][2][3]

Reception

Tap-Repeatedly/Four Fat Chicks gave the game 80/100, writing "There's nothing groundbreaking here, no radical new interface or slick engine, no strikingly addictive gaming paradigms. Just a cool old-school adventure with good puzzles, fun characters and lots of eye candy."[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Chewy: Esc from F5 - Klassiker-Test - Adventure Corner".
  2. ↑ "Chewy: ESC from F5 – Hardcore Gaming 101". Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  3. ↑ "Chewy: Esc from F5". www.sentex.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  4. ↑ "Four Fat Chicks -- Chewy Esc from F5 Review". www.tap-repeatedly.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05.