Help Flicky to gather all Chickies throughout the game and safely put them in their home. Hop, run, jump in the right moments!
In the very same package that brought us Abrams Battle Tank was a game called Flick}/. You couldn't ask for a greater contrast.
Flicky is about as simple a game as we've seen on the Genesis — or on any other videogame system, for that matter. The character you play is a cute blue bird who jumps and flies over a series of platforms while rescuing a bunch of little yellow birds. The yellow birds automatically follow you once you touch them, and you have to lead them all to the exit to clear the stage. After every third stage is a bonus round in which you try to catch a flock of falling birds in a net.
And that's about it. The reasoning behind this very simple game is probably similar to the reasoning behind Abrams Battle Tank — Sega is trying to broaden its audience. Abrams is intended for older or more experienced players who want something different from the average shooter. Flicky seems to be intended for youngsters.
But there's a problem. While Flicky is so simple in concept that it probably won't hold the interest of older gamers, it also seems too difficult for inexperienced players. The game's tiny characters and constant action will probably frustrate those who aren't very adept with a control pad. As a result, Flicky seems to be stuck somewhere in between.
