Welcome to the world of Angry birds, the most addictive game in the history iPod gaming. It’s simplicity and ease of play makes it all too appealing, whatever the time of day. When I first got it I played it through the night until 3 in the morning. That could say more about me than the game, but Angry birds is definitely the type of computer game that will get under your skin.
The beauty of it is that it costs just £0.69 from the Apple apps store, so while it’s not reasonable as free games, it is a marginal fraction of the cost of console games, and it can be played anywhere on your iPhone or iPod touch.
The concept is build around the story of a group of nasty piggies that have run away with the birds’ eggs, thus making them angry beyond belief. In retaliation, the birds rally the troops and begin a quest to smash up the piggies to retrieve the eggs.
Think Worms meets Animal Farm and you wouldn’t be far from the mark. Essentially, you fire different types of birds using a slingshot at the piggies to advance through the levels, destroying their fortifications and breaking through their armoured helmets. Controls are touch screen grab and release, so a monkey could easily get into it.
While the game is frustratingly difficult at time, it doesn’t actually take ages to complete overall, however, the developers, Rovio Mobile, have added golden egg quests and star challenges to increase the longevity of the game.
Angry Birds review: 3.7/5
