Angry Birds (video game)
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Angry Birds app icon
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| Developer(s) | Rovio Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Chillingo |
| 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 |
| Engine | SDL,Box2D |
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| Release date(s) |
Maemo, iOS December 11, 2009 Android October 19, 2010 Windows Phone June 2011 |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| Metacritic | iOS: 80/100 PSP: 77/100 |
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| Publication | Score |
| GameZone | iOS: 8.0/10 |
| IGN | iOS: 8.0/10 PSP: 7.5/10 Android: 8.0/10 |
| OPM (UK) | PSP: 90/100 |
| Macworld | iOS:   
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| Pocket Gamer | iOS: 8.0/10 |
Angry Birds is a puzzle video game developed by Rovio Entertainment. Inspired primarily by a sketch of stylized wingless birds, the game was first released for iOS and Maemo devices in December 2009. Since that time, over 12 million copies of the game have been purchased from the iOS App Store, which has prompted the company to design versions for other touchscreen-based smartphones, most notably those using the Android, Symbian, Windows Phone and BlackBerry 10 devices. The series has since expanded to include titles for dedicated video game consoles and for PCs. A sequel, titled Angry Birds 2, was released in July 2015.
In the game, players use a slingshot to launch birds at pigs stationed in or around various structures with the goal of destroying all the pigs on the playing field. As players advance through the game new types of birds become available, 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 was praised by critics for its success for leveraging a combination of addictive gameplay, comical style, and low price into a viable franchise with long-term potential for profit. The game's popularity has led to the production of additional versions of Angry Birds for personal computers and gaming consoles, as well as a market for merchandise featuring its characters and even long-term plans for a feature film or television series. With a combined tally of over 2 billion downloads across all platforms as of January 2014, including both regular and special editions of the software, the game was 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".
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