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Angry Birds is a popular game application developed by Rovio Mobile of Finland for several mobile operating systems, as well as computers. It focuses on the story of a group of birds whose eggs are stolen by pigs. The objective of the game is, using the birds as projectiles, launching them at the fortresses of the pigs, bringing them down and defeating them.

Platforms

Angry Birds was initially released on iOS and has since expanded to many other platforms, including:

Apple iOS
Android
Nokia Symbian^3
Palm/HP webOS
Windows Phone 7
Mac OS X
Chrome
Web browsers
Windows PC
Mac OSX
PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable (as Minis)
Roku set-top boxes

Future Releases

There are two upcoming versions of Angry Birds. A Nintendo DS version will be available in stores, though there is no release date, it is said to come out late 2011. A Nintendo 3DS version is coming to the Nintendo eShop for download late 2011.

Characters

Birds

Main Article: Birds

There are currently twelve different styles of birds, shown in the order they are first presented to the player.

Red Bird
Blue Bird
Yellow Bird
Black Bird
White Bird
Boomerang Bird
Big Brother Bird
Mighty Eagle
Orange Bird
Blu and Jewel (rio app only)
Female Red Bird (not playable; seen in Hogs and Kisses)
Female White Bird (not playable; seen in Hogs and Kisses)
Developer Birds (not playable)

Each bird has a different ability, such as being able to come back like a boomerang, explode, or split into three. These abilities are activated by tapping the screen while the bird is flying, and can be used strategically to complete the level. There is also the Mighty Eagle, which can be used to automatically complete any level, but can only be used once an hour on non-completed levels.

Pigs

Main Article: Pigs

The bird's nemesis are a colossal group of pigs, and much like the birds, the pigs are also provided in different varieties, shown below:

Angry Birds Levels

Full Article: List of Angry Birds levels In all versions of Angry Birds combined, there are a grand total of 364 levels in Angry Birds, 303 in the original game (v2.0.0), and 242 in Angry Birds Seasons (v2.1.0). These levels are grouped into "episodes", which consist of one to three worlds each.

Aim of the Game

The aim of the game is to fire the bird in the slingshot to towards the Pigs who apparently stole their eggs. Move the slingshot backwards to make the bird fly forwards to the pig. Make sure you aim it correctly. If you also touch the bird again while it is moving, the bird will do a special trick, besides the Red Bird and the Big Brother Bird which just yell out their "battle cry".

Poached Eggs - 63 levels, the pigs simply steal the eggs and attempt to escape. Contains 63 levels, which must be conquered before any of the other episodes may be played.
Mighty Hoax - 42 levels, the pigs steal the eggs and distract the birds with a cardboard cut-out.
Danger Above - 45 levels, the pigs steal the eggs and escape on board a number of makeshift aircraft.
The Big Setup - 45 levels, the pigs imprison the birds in a cage to prevent their defeat after stealing the eggs. However, Big Brother Bird is still loose and fights back.
Ham 'Em High - 48 levels, the pigs, armed with a lasso (even without arms) and cowboy gear, steal the eggs out of the bird's nest, and escape to the Wild West. (Note: Only 45 levels in Mac and PC versions.)
Mine and Dine - 45 levels, the pigs steal the eggs and hide underground in an abandoned mine shaft where the birds must stop them.
Birdday Party - 15 levels, Birthday themed^[1]

Angry Birds Seasons

Main Article: Angry Birds Seasons

Trick or Treat, the Halloween-themed episode, shows the pigs scaring the birds, distracting them from the eggs, which allow the pigs an easy opportunity to swipe them. Contains 45 levels.
Season's Greedings, the Christmas-themed episode. It does not show an episode introduction cutscene, although the basic plot remains the same. Has the form of an advent calendar that releases one new level each day from December 1st to 25th.
Hogs and Kisses, the Valentines' Day episode, once again does not show an intro, but it is explained that the pigs steal an egg with a bow on it, and the birds attempt to retrieve it so they can pair it with an egg wearing a baseball cap and then the Female Red Bird explain about the eggs. Contains 18 levels (15 on Mac and PC).
Go Green, Get Lucky, the St. Patrick's Day themed episode, once again lacks an introduction sequence, but it is stated that the pigs have once again taken the eggs. Contains 18 levels (15 on Mac and PC).
Easter Eggs, the Easter-themed episode, once again lacks a cutscene, but it is stated that the pigs replace the birds' eggs with Easter ones. Is the only episode in Angry Birds/Seasons with 11 Golden Eggs, the most of any episode to date. Contains 18 levels (15 on Mac and PC; only 10 Golden Eggs on Mac and PC as well).
Summer Pignic, the Summer-themed episode, uses an advent calendar system very similar to Season's Greedings. It focuses on the Pigs attempting to have a picnic with the Bird's Eggs as the main course. Contains 30 levels and 3 Golden Eggs.
Mooncake Festival, the Moon Festival-themed episode. Contains 33 levels (30 on Mac and PC).
Ham'o'ween, the second Halloween-themed episode, starts off the 2012 seasons package. Contains 30 levels.
Wreck the Halls, the second Christmas-themed episode. Contains 25 levels and an unknown number of Golden Eggs.

There are also Golden Eggs scattered throughout the game, which unlock hidden levels when collected.

Spin-offs

Angry Birds Rio - featuring the movie, "Rio". It loosely follows the plot of the movie, each world being a segment of the movie.

A screenshot from Wreck The Halls: A Nickelodeon / Rovio short film.

Trivia

On the main menu of the original game, when the player touches any of the flying birds, (not including the ones far off into the background), that bird will make its signature noise (The noise the bird makes when it is fired from the slingshot).
When the player gets 3 stars on every level in an episode, the corresponding item that flies around on the main menu will have stars on them.
On the Cartoon Network show MAD, there is a parody of Angry Birds called Angry Birds Management.
On 18/12/2011 Nickelodeon aired a Angry Birds Short Movie."Wreck The Halls"
Rumours are Rovio and Nickelodeon might make it a cartoon series
Angry birds have been co-operating with many other companies to make spin-offs and short movies. Such as: Tysrisk Pebber, Samsung, Nickelodeon etc.

External Links

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Major titles	Core series: Angry Birds (game)* (2009) • Angry Birds 2 (2015) Side series: Angry Birds Seasons* (2010) • Angry Birds Rio* (2011) • Angry Birds Friends (2012) • Angry Birds Space* (2012) • Angry Birds Star Wars* (2012) • Angry Birds Star Wars II* (2013) • Angry Birds Go!* (2013) • Angry Birds Epic* (2014) • Angry Birds Transformers (2014) • Angry Birds POP (2015) • Angry Birds Fight!* (2015) • Angry Birds Action* (2016) • Angry Birds Blast (2016) • Angry Birds Ace Fighter* (2016) • Angry Birds Football* (2016) • Angry Birds Holiday* (2016) • Angry Birds Islands* (2017) • Angry Birds Evolution (2017) • Angry Birds Match (2017) • Angry Birds Dice* (2017) • Angry Birds Island* (2018) • Angry Birds Dream Blast (2019) • Angry Birds: Isle of Pigs (2019) • Angry Birds POP Blast* (2019) • Angry Birds Tennis* (2020) • Angry Birds Legends* (2020) • Angry Birds Reloaded (2021) • Angry Birds Journey (2022) Spin-offs: Bad Piggies (game) (2012) • Angry Birds Stella* (2014) • Angry Birds Explore (2019) • Angry Birds: Bird Island (2021) • Bad Piggies 2 (2023)
Rovio Classics	Rovio Classics: Angry Birds (2022)
Free Versions	Angry Birds Lite* (2010) • Angry Birds Lite Beta* (2010) • Angry Birds Free* (2011) • Angry Birds Seasons Free* (2011) • Angry Birds Rio Free* (2011) • Angry Birds Mult Trial* (2011) • Angry Birds Free with Magic* (2011) • Angry Birds Space Free* (2012) • Angry Birds Star Wars Free* (2012) • Bad Piggies Free* (2012) • Angry Birds Star Wars II Free* (2013)
HD Versions	Angry Birds HD* (2010) • Angry Birds Seasons HD* (2010) • Angry Birds HD Free* (2011) • Angry Birds Seasons HD Free* (2011) • Angry Birds Rio HD* (2011) • Angry Birds Rio HD Free* (2011) • Angry Birds Space HD* (2012) • Angry Birds Space HD Free* (2012) • Bad Piggies HD (2012) • Angry Birds Star Wars HD* (2012) • Angry Birds Star Wars HD Free* (2012) • Bad Piggies HD Free* (2012)
Chinese Versions/Games	Angry Birds (Talkweb)* • Angry Birds Seasons (China)* (2014) Angry Birds Dawn of Piggy Island* (2015) • Angry Birds (China) (2017) • Angry Birds Time Travel (2019) • Angry Birds Mini Hero (2021) • Angry Birds (Tencent QQ) (N/A)
Web Games	Angry Birds Chrome* (2011) • Angry Birds Google+* (2011) • Angry Birds Volcano* (2011) • Angry Birds Opera* (2011) • Angry Birds in The Hunt For The Golden Pistachio* (2011) • Angry Birds Winter Wonderland* (2011) • Angry Birds Social* (2011) • Angry Birds Vuela Tazos* (2011) • Angry Birds Friends (2012) • Angry Birds Flash* (2012) • Angry Birds Fuji TV* (2012) • Angry Birds Cheetos* (2012) • Angry Birds Lotus F1 Team* (2012) • Angry Birds Telepizza* (2012) • Angry Birds Coca-Cola* (2012) • Angry Birds Heikki* • Angry Birds in Ultrabook™ Adventure* (2012) • Angry Birds Philadelphia Eagles* (2012) • Angry Birds McDonald's* (2012) • Bad Piggies Build* (2012) • Angry Birds Star Wars Facebook* (2012) • Angry Birds Tazos* (2013) • Angry Birds Cheetos 2* (2013) • Angry Birds Breakfast* (2013) • Angry Birds Skills* (2014) • Angry Birds Starburst (2016) • Angry Birds Hot Wheels Smashup* (2017, Unreleased game) • Angry Birds Radox (2017) • Egg Attack (2021) • Catch the Hatchlings (2022) • Angry Birds (HiberWorld) (2023)
Console Games	Angry Birds Trilogy (2012) • Angry Birds Star Wars (2013) • The Angry Birds Movie 2 VR: Under Pressure (2019) • Angry Birds Launch It! (N/A) • Angryverse Brawl (N/A)
Arcade Games	Angry Birds Arcade (2016) • Angry Birds Stomper Redemption* (2020) • Angry Birds Whacker* (2020) • Angry Birds Coin Crash (2021) • Angry Birds Smash (2021) • Angry Birds at Electric Gamebox (2022) • Angry Birds Pigvasion (2023)
Joke Games	Agri Birds (2015) • Angry Birds Stretch (2017) • Cryptobirdies (2018) • Angry Birds Maker (2022)
Educational Games	Angry Birds: Learn English* (2016) • Angry Birds: Little Adventure* (2019) • Angry Birds Eggstraction (2023) • Angry Birds and the Multiplication Portal (2023)
Concept Games	Angry Birds Pinball* (2012) • Angry Birds Music* (2014) • Angry Birds Heroes* (2017) • Bad Piggies 2* (N/A) • Angry Birds Go! 2* (N/A) • Angry Birds: Paradise Island* (N/A) • Angry Birds Racer* (N/A) • Angry Birds Space Assault!* (N/A) • Angry Birds Gale Match* (N/A) • Bad Piggies Racer* (N/A) • Angry Birds Merge* (2019) • Angry Birds Double Crossed* (2021) • Angry Birds Crazy Golf* (2022) • Angry Birds X* (2022) • Angry Birds Dice (2022)* (2022) • Angry Birds Push!* (2023)
Miscellaneous	Angry Birds PlayStation Portable version* (2010) • Angry Birds Mult* (2011) • Angry Birds Island (unreleased)* (N/A) • Angry Birds Sync* (N/A) • Angry Birds Breaker* (N/A) • Angry Birds Star Wars: Telepod Edition* (N/A) • Angry Birds Friends mobile version (2013) • Angry Birds Star Wars II Arcade* (2013) • Angry Birds Go! Countdown* (2013) • Angry Birds Go! Create* (2014) • Angry Birds VR* (2014) • Angry Birds for Kakao* (2015) • Angry Birds Space VR* (2016) • Angry Birds World Tour (2016) • Angry Birds Bowling (2017) • Angry Birds Champions (2018) • Angry Birds for Facebook Messenger (2018) • Angry Birds: Flip the Bird (2018) • Angry Birds Bounce (2018) • Angry Birds Coloring World Travel (2018) • Angry Birds Go! Turbo Edition (2019) • Angry Birds Friends Windows 10 version (2019) • The Angry Birds Movie 2: Prank Attack VR (2019) • Angry Birds at Topgolf (2020) • Angry Birds (Minecraft) (2022) • Angry Birds Racing* (2022) • Angry Birds Kingdom (2023)
Upcoming games	TBA
Key	* - Discontinued, canceled, or closed

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 #''[[Trick or Treat]]'', the Halloween-themed episode, shows the pigs scaring the birds, distracting them from the eggs, which allow the pigs an easy opportunity to swipe them. Contains 45 levels.
 #''[[Season's Greedings]]'', the Christmas-themed episode. It does not show an episode introduction cutscene, although the basic plot remains the same. Has the form of an advent calendar that releases one new level each day from December 1st to 25th.
-#''[[Hogs and Kisses]]'', the Valentines' Day episode, once again does not show an intro, but it is explained that the pigs steal an egg with a bow on it, and the birds attempt to retrieve it so they can pair it with an egg wearing a baseball cap. Contains 18 levels (15 on Mac and PC).
+#''[[Hogs and Kisses]]'', the Valentines' Day episode, once again does not show an intro, but it is explained that the pigs steal an egg with a bow on it, and the birds attempt to retrieve it so they can pair it with an egg wearing a baseball cap and then the Female Red Bird explain about the eggs. Contains 18 levels (15 on Mac and PC).
 #''[[Go Green, Get Lucky]]'', the St. Patrick's Day themed episode, once again lacks an introduction sequence, but it is stated that the pigs have once again taken the eggs. Contains 18 levels (15 on Mac and PC).
 #''[[Easter Eggs]]'', the Easter-themed episode,'' ''once again lacks a cutscene, but it is stated that the pigs replace the birds' eggs with Easter ones. Is the only episode in ''Angry Birds''/''[[Angry Birds Seasons|Seasons]]'' with 11 Golden Eggs, the most of any episode to date. Contains 18 levels (15 on Mac and PC; only 10 Golden Eggs on Mac and PC as well).

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