The game's plot centers about a band of chickens escaping from an egg farm from their evil owners and fighting for freedom.

[3] Gameplay generally consists of the player taking control of either Ginger, Rocky, or Nick and Fetcher, and searching the Tweedys' farm for objects to be used in an escape attempt by the chickens.

The Act 2 boss is a linear platforming level where Rocky has to avoid hazards to get to Ginger in the pie machine.

In the Act 3 boss the chickens fly the 'Old Crate' and have to stop Mrs. Tweedy from reaching the top of the rope hanging from it.

"[30] Four-Eyed Dragon of GamePro said that the same console version "plays as perfectly as the hilarious movie of the same name, but with its frustrating controls, you, too, may feel trapped in a pen.