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Developer(s) |
Rovio Entertainment |
Publisher(s) |
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Designer |
Jaakko Iisalo |
Programmer(s) |
Tuomo Lehtinen (lead programmer), Miika Virtanen, Antti Laitinen, Atte Järvinen, Mika Rahko, Marco Rapino, Kari Kuvaja |
Engine |
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Version |
5.0.0 (Windows Phone) 4.0.0 (Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X) 1.6.0 (Symbian^3) 1.5.3 (WebOS) 1.5.2 (Maemo) 1.5.0 (PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3) 1.1.4 (WebGL) |
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Release Date |
December 11, 2009 |
Genre |
Puzzle |
Rating |
4+ |
Angry Birds is a strategy puzzle video game developed by Finnish computer game developer Rovio Entertainment. Inspired primarily by a sketch of stylized wingless birds, the game was first released for Apple's iOS in December 2009. Since that time, over 12 million copies of the game have been purchased from Apple's App Store, which has prompted the company to design versions for other touchscreen-based smartphones, such as those using the Android operating system, among others. Angry Birds has been praised for its successful combination of addictive gameplay, comical style, and low price. Its popularity led to versions of Angry Birds being created for personal computers and gaming consoles, a market for merchandise featuring its characters and even long-term plans for a feature film or television series. With a combined 1 billion downloads across all platforms and including both regular and special editions, the game has been called "one of the most mainstream games out right now", "one of the great runaway hits of 2010", and "the largest mobile app success the world has seen so far".
Gameplay[]
The first level in each set begins with a cutscene of the green pigs stealing the Angry Bird's Eggs from their nest. The game involves launching birds, each with special abilities, at the structres containing pigs. In the game, players use a slingshot to launch birds at pigs stationed on or within various structures, with the intent of destroying all the pigs on the playing field. As players advance through the game, new birds appear, some with special abilities that can be activated by the player. Rovio Mobile has supported Angry Birds with numerous free updates that add additional game content, and the company has also released stand-alone holiday and promotional versions of the game.
Birds[]
Each bird has its own ability which are effective against certain types of structure.
Bird | Ability | Effective Against | Image |
Red | None | All | |
The Blues | Splits into 3 Birds | Glass Obstacles | |
Chuck | Speed Boost | Wooden Obstacles | |
Bomb | Explodes after hitting an object. | All | |
Matilda | Drops an explosive egg. | All | |
Hal | Coming back like a boomerang | Wooden Obstacles | |
Terence | Can smash through anything he hits. | All | |
Bubbles | Inflates into a large size. | All | |
Stella | Blows bubbles to lift herself, nearby objects and pigs up. | All |
Variations[]
- Angry Birds Lite (replaced with Angry Birds Free)
- Angry Birds Free
- Angry Birds Seasons
- Angry Birds Rio
- Angry Birds Space
- Angry Birds Star Wars
- Angry Birds Star Wars II
Read More[]
- Angry Birds Classic on the Angry Birds Wiki.