Incentives are always given when eating a box of cereal. Prizes vary depending on the kind of thing going on at the specific time. Ralston Foods wanted a video game put in boxes of Chex cereals and the result was Chex Quest in 1996. It was huge hit and did very well as one of the first games to be put in cereal boxes. To describe this is that it is very quirky. You are on the planet Bazoik and must save the planet from the Flemoids. A very cheesy story, but kids might get some enjoyment.
Put forth, this is a non-violent answer to Doom. It's a first person shooter and you are eradicating aliens rather than monsters. There is no references to Hell or any of that. You go through the five levels, running through corridors and passages to find colored keys and find the exit. Weaponry is science fiction at its finest and function like Doom's weaponry. The same can be said for the powerups, which more or less function the same way.
Graphically, it may imitate Doom in a way, but it's not too shabby. There is definitely its own style, and everything is very cartoonish. It has a distinct charm to it and the visuals show that off very well. It's audio is not the worst I've heard. The music is there, but it's pretty forgettable. Sound effects are vintage sci-fi and they give you that impression of being on an alien planet. Developer Digital Cafe got it nailed down somewhat in both facets.
Since it is Doom, (it's running on Id Tech 1, Doom's engine) you can alter a lot of the same things there in Chex Quest. Difficulty is less aliens on the easiest and more on the hardest. There's an equivalency of Nightmare on here. It gives you the ability to save and load files. The controls can modified anyway. Even the screen size and graphic details can be altered. After all, this is Windows 95. There are a number of secrets to find and the levels are decent in size and rather complex for being only five levels. It seemed like there was a bit of care put into the development, something certain Doom wannabes did not try back then.
It's not the easiest game out there, but not too difficult. Whether you think it's too short or long enough is up to you. Overall, the package is what it is for being in millions of cereal boxes. Check out Chex Quest. A unique twist of the first person shooter that you can have kids play.
Score: 7 out of 10.
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