nedelja, 26. avgust 2012

Angry birds review (iOS, Android, Chrome, Facebook, PC,...)

   What can be said about Angry birds that hasn't already been said? It's one of the most popular mobile games ever. Once released the mobile game market flourished. But is it reallyyyyy the best mobile game out there?
   The answer is: No, no it isn't. But that doesn't necessarily it's a bad game.


Angry birds. Nuff' said.

   But let's go from the start. What is Angry birds? It's a 2D puzzle game, where you take control of these pretty birds, who must revenge those green piggies for stealing their eggs. Cute story. Then your game begins. 


THISSSS MEEANSS WARRR!


   So at the start. This is a BIG game. There are more than 300 levels, plus in some levels you collect golden eggs, which open bonus levels for you. The levels are designed pretty well, some are full of creativity. I liked the bonus levels a lot. With each level there are 3 stars. Try to get the biggest score with using the least birds as possible. if you get the 3 stars in all the levels, nothing special happens. But if you can do that, you should feel like a pro. Some levels are pretty hard and you can't skip them.                                 Ok. You win this round
 So you either beat the level or try again and again and... again.                              
Here is where the problem of Angry Birds comes to place.                                                                            
 The game is just too random. It's                             
just like throwing dice. Sometimes you kill all the pigs and sometimes you don't. Just pure luck. And I really 
don't like this. Because i'm just mashing the "Restart" level button over and over.
 Next problem is that you can't predict where your birds is gonna fly. You can buy a special powerup, but more on that later. There is no specal indicator to tell you the destination of your flying furry friend.  
   Another big part about the game are the birds with unique abilities. One birds explodes, one turns into multiple little birds, one lays bomb eggs, so there is some variety. Oh but i almost forgot. There is one secret. The mighty eagle. This is the daddy of these birds. Well not really but he kicks butt. Basically this is a bonus which you have to buy. Once you buy him you have unlimited use. This buddy can help you beat some of the levels. How does this work? You throw a can of tuna and he answers your call. Pfffftt, Batman isn't nearly as cool as this. Bonus, there are also some powerups. There are the super seeds, which make your bird bigger and more powerful, the almighty king sling which gives your slingshot more power, the sling scope laser, which makes your shots more precise, and the birdquake, which creates guess what, an earthquake. These powerups are very cool and i like them a lot. You can either purchase them or receive them for free every day. 


SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY! 

  The graphics are good. Very bright and colorful. And the controls couldn't be simpler. Just pull the bird on the slingshot back, aim, and let go to shoot the bird.
  
  Angry birds is a great game. Not the best, but not the worst. It's a very fun game at moments, with very colorful graphics and simplicity, but as i mentioned the game relies too much on randomness, you either complete a level or you don't. It's hard to tell if you should buy it, because the game isn't for everyone. I'm gonna say that you should download the free lite version to try the game out. If you like it, knock yourselves out and buy it. 
 This game gets an 8 out of 10 with the title of "great".