▁are ▁sent ient ▁and ▁attempt ▁to ▁escape ▁his ▁p antry , ▁en abling ▁his ▁quest ▁to ▁re - capt ure ▁them . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Chris ▁St am per ▁with ▁graphics ▁by ▁Tim ▁St am per . ▁It ▁received ▁mixed ▁reviews ▁upon ▁release , ▁with ▁critics ▁pra ising ▁the ▁graphics , ▁but ▁critic ising ▁the ▁hard ▁difficulty ▁and ▁its ▁similar ities ▁to ▁P ss st . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁Cra zy ▁K itchen ▁in ▁Italian ▁mark ets ▁and ▁as ▁Che f , ▁Lo ▁in ▁Cro atia . ▁ ▁Game play ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁is ▁presented ▁from ▁a ▁ 2 D ▁perspective , ▁and ▁the ▁main ▁objective ▁involves ▁Charlie ▁the ▁Che f ▁b aking ▁a ▁c ake ▁from ▁evil , ▁sent ient ▁ing red ients . ▁The ▁five ▁ing red ients ▁vary ▁from ▁M ixed ▁Pe el , ▁Ch unk y ▁Ch oc olate , ▁Cra fty ▁Che ese , ▁S ne ak y ▁Sug ar ▁and ▁Colonel ▁C ust ard , ▁who ▁will ▁all ▁jump ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁p antry ▁and ▁try ▁and ▁avoid ▁the ▁player ▁whenever ▁possible . ▁ ▁The ▁player ▁starts ▁the ▁game ▁with ▁three ▁lives . ▁Several ▁ing red ients ▁will ▁fly ▁around ▁the ▁screen ▁simultaneously , ▁and ▁if ▁the ▁player ▁touch es ▁an ▁ing red ient ▁with ▁their ▁body , ▁a ▁life ▁will ▁be ▁dedu cted . ▁The ▁player ' s ▁objective ▁is ▁to ▁put ▁the ▁ing red ients ▁into ▁the ▁cook ing ▁bow l ▁before ▁they ▁either ▁fall ▁into ▁the ▁dust b ins