Well, it’s been a while since an iPhone game has come along and delighted me as much as Angry Birds has. Angry Birds, produced by Rovio Mobile, a European-based independent game developer, is one of those games that is brilliant in it’s simplicity and fun-factor, which only adds to its addictive qualities and appeal. The story [...]
Well, it’s been a while since an iPhone game has come along and delighted me as much as Angry Birds has. Angry Birds, produced by Rovio Mobile, a European-based independent game developer, is one of those games that is brilliant in it’s simplicity and fun-factor, which only adds to its addictive qualities and appeal.
The story is that there’s a family of five dysfunctional birds out there with some anger-management problems and their trying to peacefully live their lives, taking care of their eggs and eating their worms in peace. Unfortunately for the bird family there’s a group of hungry pigs nearby that have apparently tired of eating grass all day long (I’m not an agriculture expert or anything, but I didn’t think pigs ate grass, I’m just sayin).
Well, the pigs set their sites and their appetites on the birds’ eggs and decide to steal them and cook them. The problem is that the birds are, naturally, very vigilant in watching over their progeny, but as luck would have it fortune smiles on the pigs by sending a mutant mosquito to terrorize the birds. This mosquito, being a mutant, naturally has a taste for bird eggs—which probably hasn’t been seen in the natural world since the Pleistocene era, thankfully—and the strength to attempt to filch one of the eggs right from the nest. The birds, not having any of it, proceed to beat the living tar out of wayward mosquito, eventually, after several gruesome tag-team rounds, beating the poor insect into a hole in the ground. Satisfied that they’ve warded off the threat the birds turn back to their nest only to find that their precious eggs have been shanghai’d by the morally ambivalent pigs. After that, it’s on. The birds declare war on the pigs and set their sites on destroying the flimsily fortified pig castles that, apparently, all pigs live in. Who knew?
That, in a nutshell, is the game. Angry Birds, is physics based game in which you sling shot your maddened fowls into the structures protecting the pigs on the far side of the playing field.As I said, it’s simple and stupidly addictive so if you try it out, be ready to surrender several hours of your afternoon to some friendly pig killin.
Granted, I’ve only been playing, off and on, for a week now, but I haven’t even made it past the first level, in which there are several boards to conquer. The game takes some strategic planning in order to eliminate all the pigs with the limited number of bird shots you have. As you progress though, you get some different types of birds that have various abilities which make them special. There’s your normal, run-of-the-mill, bird shot (pun intended), and then there’s the smaller birds which can split into three smaller shots in mid air resulting in a less powerful, shotgun-like effect, and much more.
Angry Birds [iTunes link] is by far my favorite iPhone game at present, and considering its popularity all over the world, it’s definitely worth a look. And at only $0.99, it’s well worth the hours and hours of enjoyment you’ll get from it.
Angry Birds, highly recommended if you have some time to kill, and/or work to avoid!
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