Who says chickens can't be badass?

One of the PlayStation Network’s most visually stunning games of 2011, Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken, is set to arrive on the PlayStation Vita later this year. While Ratloop Asia hasn’t given much detail on what additional features the Vita version will have, we do know that RocketBirds will be a digital-only release and will support cooperative gameplay for up to two players.

If you’re one of the many who hasn’t played Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken yet, the game is an independent 2D sidescrolling action game that meshes on-foot and on-rocketpack flight gameplay. Rocketbirds casts players as Hardboiled Chicken (dubbed the original Co** of War.) as he goes on a mission to assassinate the leader of a totalitarian penguin regime.

It’s 15 chapters of full-on mayhem with a separate 10 chapter co-op campaign for those who want to play with their friends. It also features a badass soundtrack performed by the indie rock group New World Revolution.

It’s one of my favorite PSN games and was hoping to get a sequel soon, but given its visually striking presentation and lightning fast 2D side-scrolling action, I’ll be glad to play the entire thing again on my Vita.

Check out the full trailer after the break.

Discuss:

If you missed its original release for PS3, will you play Rocketbirds on the Vita?