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.
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.
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"
Developer(s)
: Rovio Entertainment
Publisher(s)
: Chillingo/Clickgamer (iOS and PSP versions) Rovio Entertainment
Producer(s)
: Raine Mäki, Harro Grönberg, Mikko Häkkinen
Designer(s)
: Jaakko Iisalo
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
Engine : SDL,
Box2D
Release
date(s) : December 11, 2009
Genre(s) :
Puzzle
Mode(s) : Single
player
Platform
(s)
- iOS
- Maemo
- MeeGo
- HP webOS
- Android
- Symbian
- Series 40
- PSP/PlayStation 3
- Mac OS X
- Windows
- WebGL
- Windows Phone 7
- Google Plus
- Google Chrome (Chrome Web Store)
- BlackBerry Tablet OS
- Bada
Version (s)
- 2.2.0 (iOS, Microsoft Windows)
- 2.1.1 (Android)
- 2.1.0 (BlackBerry Tablet OS, Mac OS X)
- 2.0.2 (Symbian)
- 2.0.0.18[2] (Google Chrome)
- 1.5.3 (Windows Phone, WebOS)
- 1.5.2 (Maemo)
- 1.5.0 (PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3)
- 1.1.4 (WebGL)
Rating(s)
- ESRB: E
- Apple: 4+
- PEGI: 7
