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The Angry Birds games listed below are a line of official video games developed by Rovio Mobile. They include Angry Birds Classic, Angry Birds Seasons and Angry Birds Rio, which was first developed for Apple's iOS but have since been ported over to other platforms. A special version unique to Nokia's NFC-enabled Symbian devices was also made.

Angry Birds Classic

Angry Birds
Angry Birds app logo
Developer(s)Rovio Mobile
Publisher(s)Chillingo/Clickgamer (iOS, PSP/PlayStation 3, Nintendo 3DS)
Rovio Mobile (Maemo, Symbian^3, Android, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X)
Producer(s)Raine Mäki, Harro Grönberg, Mikko Häkkinen
Designer(s)Jaakko Iisalo (lead designer)
Programmer(s)Tuomo Lehtinen (lead programmer), Miika Virtanen, Antti Laitinen, Atte Järvinen, Mika Rahko, Marco Rapino, Kari Kuvaja
Artist(s)Tuomas Erikoinen (lead artist), Miisa Lopperi, Joonas Mäkilä
Composer(s)Ari Pulkkinen
EngineSDL[2], Box2D
Platform(s)iOS, Maemo, HP webOS, Android, Symbian^3, Series 40, PSP/PlayStation 3, Mac OS X, Windows, WebGL, Windows Phone 7, Google Plus, Google Chrome (Chrome Web Store), Nintendo 3DS, BlackBerry Tablet OS
ReleaseDecember 10, 2009[1]
Genre(s)Puzzle
Mode(s)Single player

Angry Birds is a puzzle video game developed by Finnish computer game developer Rovio Mobile. Inspired primarily by a sketch of stylized wingless birds, the game was first released for Apple's iOS in December 2009.[1] Since that time, over 12 million copies of the game have been purchased from Apple's App Store,[4] which has prompted the company to design versions for other touchscreen-based smartphones, such as those using the Android operating system, among others.

Gameplay

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 playfield. 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 even released stand-alone holiday and promotional versions of the game.

Release

The initial iOS version of the game included a single episode entitled "Poached Eggs", which contained three themed chapters, each with 21 levels. From time to time, Rovio has released free upgrades that include additional content, such as new levels, new in-game objects and even new birds. As updates have been released, they have been incorporated into the game's full version offered for download from each platform's application store.[5]

The first update, released in February 2010, added a new episode called "Mighty Hoax", containing two new chapters with 21 levels each. Updates released in April 2010 added the "Golden Eggs" feature, which placed hidden golden eggs throughout the game that would unlock bonus content when found, and a new episode called "Danger Above", which initially contained a single chapter of 15 levels. Two later updates added two more chapters to "Danger Above", each with 15 levels. "The Big Setup" episode, released in June 2010, added a new chapter with 15 levels and additional Golden Egg levels.[6] "The Big Setup" was later given two more chapters of 15 levels each.

A fifth episode, called "Ham 'Em High", launched in December 2010, in celebration of the game's first year in the iOS App Store.[5][7] "Ham 'Em High" contained 15 Wild West-themed levels in a single chapter,[8] with updates in February 2011 and March 2011 each adding one new 15-level chapter.[9][10] "Ham 'Em High" also introduced the Mighty Eagle, a new bird that may be used once per hour to clear any uncompleted levels.[8] The Mighty Eagle can also be used in previously completed levels, without the once-per-hour limit, to play a mini-game called "Total Destruction" in which the player attempts to destroy as much of the scenery as possible, both with the standard birds and the Mighty Eagle; achieving 100% destruction earns the player a Mighty Eagle feather for the level.[8]

The Mighty Eagle is offered as a one-time, in-game purchase,[5] and is currently available only for iOS, as its App Store customers have iTunes accounts with pre-linked credit cards.[11] Rovio has begun testing an Android update called the "Bad Piggy Bank" with the Elisa wireless service in Finland, which allows users to charge in-app purchases, such as the Mighty Eagle, to their mobile phone bills; the service is expected to become available to other Android users in the second quarter of 2011.[11]

The sixth episode, "Mine and Dine", was released on June 16, 2011 with 15 new mining-themed levels and a new Golden Egg.[12] An August 2011 update expanded "Mine and Dine" with two more 15-level chapters.[13]

The seventh update, "Birdday Party", was released on December 11, 2011 to commemorate the second anniversary of the first release of the iOS version into the iTunes App Store.[14] It included 15 new birthday cake-theme levels, as well as updated graphics and the addition of elements from the spin-off games, such as the scoring graphic seen in Angry Birds Rio and the introduction of the orange bird that first appeared in Angry Bird Seasons.[15] The update was later released for Android and Microsoft Windows.

Reception

Angry Birds became the top-selling paid application on Apple's UK App Store in February 2010, and reached the top spot on the US App Store a few weeks later,[16] where it remained until October 2010.[17] Since release, the free, limited version of Angry Birds has been downloaded more than 11 million times for Apple's iOS, and the full-featured paid version has been downloaded nearly 7 million times as of September 2010.[18] The Android version of the game was downloaded more than 1 million times within the first 24 hours of release,[19] even though the site crashed at one point due to the load,[20] and over 2 million downloads in its first weekend.[21] Rovio receives approximately US$1 million per month in revenue from the advertising that appears in the free Android version.[4]

Angry Birds Seasons

Angry Birds Seasons
File:AB Seasons Xmas 2011 logo.jpg
Logo for the Wreck the Halls update
Developer(s)Rovio Mobile
Publisher(s)Rovio Mobile
Platform(s)iOS, Android, Symbian^3, webOS, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, BlackBerry Tablet OS
ReleaseOctober 21, 2010[22]

Angry Birds Seasons is a puzzle video game developed by Rovio Mobile. Based on the wildly successful Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons was released for devices using Apple's iOS in October 2010. Ports to other devices were developed soon after.

Release

In October 2010, Rovio released a special Halloween edition of game.[22] Angry Birds Halloween, exclusive to iOS at the time and a separate application from the main game, included new levels with Halloween-themed music and graphics.[22] In December 2010, Rovio released Angry Birds Seasons to iOS, Android and Symbian^3 devices.[23][24] Seasons introduced 25 Christmas-themed levels, one for each day leading to the holiday, similar to an Advent calendar.[23][24] All versions include the previously-exclusive Halloween levels and are offered as separate, stand-alone paid applications, with the exception of the free, ad-supported Android version;[25] Angry Birds Halloween users on iOS received the Seasons levels as a free upgrade.[23] The Halloween version was given the episode title "Trick or Treat", while the Christmas episode was entitled "Season's Greedings". In February 2011, Rovio released a new Valentine's Day update to Angry Birds Seasons, entitled "Hogs and Kisses", complete with new themed levels and graphics, as well as the option to send Angry Birds-themed Valentine's Day messages through Facebook.[26] In March 2011, Rovio released a new St. Patrick's Day update, entitled "Go Green, Get Lucky",[27] followed by an Easter update, entitled "Easter Eggs", in April 2011[28] and a summer update, "Summer Pignic", in June 2011.[29] In September 2011, "Mooncake Festival" was released in conjunction with the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival.[30] In October 2011, "Ham'O'Ween" was released and introduced a new orange bird, known as the globe bird.[31] In December 2011, "Wreck the Halls" was released with 25 Christmas-theme levels also arranged in an Advent calendar setting.

Angry Birds Rio

Angry Birds Rio
File:E787d Angry-Birds-Rio iPhone.jpg
Angry Birds Rio logo
Developer(s)Rovio Mobile
Publisher(s)Rovio Mobile
Platform(s)iOS, Android, Mac OS X, Windows, Symbian^3, HP webOS, BlackBerry Tablet OS
ReleaseMarch 22, 2011

Angry Birds Rio is a puzzle video game developed by Rovio Mobile. Based on the wildly successful Angry Birds, Angry Birds Rio was released for devices using Apple's iOS, Google's Android and Mac OS X in March 2011.[32] The game was released as a marketing tie-in with the 20th Century Fox animated film Rio, and was promoted along with the movie.[33] While utilizing the same basic gameplay as the original game, Angry Birds Rio added a number of new elements, most notably the first use of boss levels. The game is consistently one of the top downloaded applications on both the App Store and the Android Market.

Gameplay

In Rio, the familiar Angry Birds have been kidnapped and taken to Rio de Janeiro.[32] Just as in the original Angry Birds, players use a slingshot to launch birds at nearby structures, with the intent of hitting targets located on or within them. Instead of evil pigs that have stolen eggs, players must now rescue caged exotic birds or defeat evil marmosets, depending on the level being played. Certain levels allow players to use Blu and Jewel, the two lead characters from Rio. The game also includes the first boss fights to appear in the series, when the player uses the birds to attack Nigel, the main antagonist from the film,[34] as well as new hidden items to collect as the player progresses through the game.[35]

Release

Angry Birds Rio initially included two chapters, "Smugglers' Den" and "Jungle Escape", each with 30 levels.[36] Since then, the game has been expanded with three additional 30-level chapters—"Beach Volley" (released in May 2011), "Carnival Upheaval" (released in June 2011), and "Airfield Chase" (released in August 2011)—along with a 15-level chapter, "Golden Beachball", which is unlocked by finding a hidden item in "Beach Volley" (iOS,Android) or by entering a redeem code from Rio DVD (PC,Mac). A final named "Smugglers' Plane" (released in November 2011) came out with 15 levels, with the final 15 coming soon. Each chapter has a special fruit that may be rarely found as gold. "Smugglers' Den" has pineapples, "Jungle Escape" has bananas, "Beach Volley" has watermelons, "Carnival Upheaval" has papayas, "Airfield Chase" has apples, and "Smugglers' Plane" has mangos.

Reception

The reception of Angry Birds Rio has been positive, with Ryan Rigney of GamePro saying the iOS version "boasts some notable improvements on its predecessors"[37] and Levi Buchanan of IGN, in his review of the Android version, calling the game "a smart, snappy new chapter for the series".[38] Jim Squires of Gamezebo complimented the game's attempts to add new material and mechanics, saying "some evolution needs to happen if it wants to have the long term staying power of a Mario or a Pac-Man."[34] However, Squires did take issue with the new boss battles, calling them "a little anti-climactic".[34]

Since release, Angry Birds Rio has been downloaded more than 10 million times,[39] and it has been one of the top downloaded games at both the Apple App Store[40][41] and the Android Market.[42]

Angry Birds Magic

A special version of the game, called Angry Birds Magic, will be developed exclusively for Nokia's NFC-enabled Symbian devices. This version of the game will include functionality that will unlock game levels upon contact with another NFC-enabled phone running the game. A free version of Angry Birds Magic will come preinstalled with all NFC Symbian devices to be sold in 2011, starting with the Nokia C7. [43]

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