Angry Birds (video game)
Angry Birds (sometimes called Angry Birds Classic) was a popular puzzle video game. It was first released for iOS devices on December 11, 2009. The game was developed by Rovio Entertainment, and would create a media franchise of the same name after it got really popular. It has a simple story: the pigs stole the birds' eggs, so the birds try to get them back.
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| Developer(s) | Rovio Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Chillingo (until 2012) |
| Producer(s) | Raine Mäki Harro Grönberg Mikko Häkkinen |
| Designer(s) | Jaakko Iisalo  |
| Programmer(s) | Tuomo Lehtinen |
| Artist(s) | Tuomas Erikoinen |
| Composer(s) | Ari Pulkkinen |
| Series | Angry Birds |
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| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The first version of this game was released in December 2009 for Apple's mobile operating system iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) and the Nokia N900. The iOS release was a huge success not long after it came out, so Rovio decided to make versions for other mobile platforms (Maemo, webOS, Android, Symbian, Series 40 and Windows Phone). They also made versions even for computer operating systems (Mac OS, Windows) and gaming consoles (PlayStation, Xbox 360). There is also a version for Google's social network Google Plus. Other versions include Angry Birds Magic, a special edition of the game for Nokia; for more levels, players have to use NFC.
The game was available for lots of mobile devices and video game consoles and supported by Rovio with many free updates that add more features and levels. This was until mid-2019 when the game (along with many other old Angry Birds games released before Angry Birds Transformers) were removed from app stores. A remake made in Unity called Rovio Classics: Angry Birds was released on iOS and Android devices on March 31, 2022. In February 2023, it was removed again on Android and renamed to Red's First Flight on iOS.[2][3]
Gameplay
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In every level, the player uses a slingshot to launch the birds at the pigs that are in buildings made of blocks. Each level gives the player a line of birds; the bird sitting on the slingshot is launched when the player pulls the bird back. The bird behind it jumps up, and it is the next bird to be launched.
When a bird is launched, it can hit the buildings and make the blocks break. This can make the pigs fall and disappear. The bird can also hit the pig itself to destroy it. The player has to destroy all the pigs in the map to unlock another level.
After winning a level, the player can earn one to three golden stars as a ranking depending on their score. Points can be earned by damaging blocks, defeating pigs, and having some birds left-over.
Development
changeRovio made 51 games before Angry Birds, but none of them were successful. They were about to go bankrupt in 2009, so designer Jaakko Iisalo pitched a drawing of cartoony wingless birds jumping at a tower of blocks. Using those characters and basing the physics-based gameplay on an Adobe Flash game called Crush the Castle, Angry Birds was made. The game wouldn't be popular until it became a featured app on the iOS App Store in the United Kingdom.[2]
Reception
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From December 2009 to November 2011, people downloaded more than 500 million copies of this game. It is the number one game in 79 countries. People played 266 billion levels and shot 400 billion birds. They played 200,000 years of Angry Birds in total and 300 million minutes daily.[15]
Notes
changeReferences
change- ↑ "SDL Testimonials". Galaxygameworks.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Roethling, Christian (February 17, 2024). "Rovio, the company behind Angry Birds, is entirely responsible for its own downfall". The Brock Press. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ↑ Peters, Jay (February 21, 2023). "The classic version of Angry Birds is being delisted from Google Play but renamed on the App Store". The Verge. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ↑ "Angry Birds for iPhone/iPad Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ↑ "Angry Birds HD for iPhone/iPad Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Angry Birds for PSP Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ↑ James Pikover (May 12, 2010). "Angry Birds review". GameZone.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ↑ "Angry Birds Review". IGN.com. December 12, 2009. Archived from the original on May 4, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ↑ Greg Miller (January 10, 2011). "Angry Birds Review". PCMag.com. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
- ↑ John Mundy (October 13, 2010). "Angry Birds: Winging endorsement". PocketGamer.co.uk. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
- ↑ Chris Holt. "Angry Birds Review". Macworld. Archived from the original on June 14, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
- ↑ PlayStation Official Magazine (Spring 2011): 113.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - ↑ Keith Andrew (December 21, 2009). "Angry Birds (iPhone) review". Pocket Gamer. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
- ↑ Rigney, Ryan (December 11, 2009). "'Angry Birds' – A Physics-Based 2D Puzzler For Fans Of 'Boom Blox'". TouchArcade. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ↑ Angry Birds (November 2, 2011). "Angry Birds smashes half a billion downloads!" – via YouTube.