Blimp chicken
/blɪmp ˈtʃɪk.ən/
noun
- A high-stakes aerial duel in which two adversarial parties commandeer separate airships and engage in combat by hurling projectiles at one another, intentionally maximizing collateral and structural damage to the urban landscape below.
“The rogue pilots locked eyes from their respective cockpits, commencing an anarchic game of blimp chicken over the financial district.”
“Downtown was left in absolute ruins after a frantic match of blimp chicken brought down three skyscrapers and a suspension bridge.”
Synonyms
Airship jousting · Dirigible derby · Sky chicken · Airborne attrition
Antonyms
Air traffic control · Demilitarized airspace · Diplomatic ceasefire
Origin & Etymology
A modern colloquialism compounding blimp (a non-rigid airship) and chicken (the classic psychological game of chicken where two drivers head toward each other on a collision course to see who swerves first). Unlike its terrestrial counterpart, the primary objective of blimp chicken emphasizes structural devastation and projectile warfare over mere chicken-out avoidance.
Features
Survival mode: fly as long as you can while jets, birds, and a shrinking margin for error close in
Destructible buildings: ram skyscrapers to wreck them for points, or fly straight through enemy jets to down them
Drink and smoke: grab a beer from the cooler and hold it to your mouth to heal, at the cost of a woozy screen wobble, or light a cigarette for a temporary speed boost
Local wireless multiplayer: up to 8 players in a battle royale dogfight (requires two or more real DS family consoles, does not work in the browser version)
Emblem editor: paint a custom design and wrap it onto both sides of your blimp's hull
Hull color customization, a fully synthesized soundtrack and sound effects, and a hand drawn opening crawl
Every sound effect and 3D model in this game was generated by custom tools built alongside it, all included in the source.
Controls
D-pad or Y/A/X/B to steer and float. L or R to throttle. Drag from the center of the touch screen and flick to throw a drink or cigarette. START to pause.