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Angry Birds Rio is a discontinued video game in the Angry Birds series and the third overall installment in the series. It was developed by Rovio Entertainment and published by the former alongside Fox Digital Entertainment and 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company), in March 2011 to promote the Rio film. Angry Birds Rio thus marks the first time Angry Birds crossed over with another property.
While it utilizes the basic gameplay elements of the original Angry Birds, Angry Birds Rio replaces the traditional pig enemies with marmosets, the minions of Rio's antagonist, Nigel. It is also notable for introducing elements like boss fights to the series. The game was initially released with two episodes, Smugglers' Den and Jungle Escape, and received new content throughout 2011 based on the film. In 2014, it received a visual overhaul and new chapters to promote Rio 2. The final episode was Treasure Hunt, released in September 2015.
Angry Birds Rio was favorably received, with critics complimenting its new mechanics and improvements over its predecessors. A remastered version of the game was released for consoles as part of Angry Birds Trilogy, alongside the original Angry Birds and Angry Birds Seasons. As with most Angry Birds games prior to Angry Birds Transformers, Angry Birds Rio was delisted from the app stores in 2019. In early 2020, its servers were closed down, with microtransactions and advertisements being permanently disabled, although the game can still be played as normal.
History
Development
After the announcement of the Rio movie, Rovio Entertainment Corporation partnered with Fox Digital Entertainment, 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company) and Blue Sky Studios to produce a crossover game to promote it. The game was developed by the original team of the first game and was released on March 22, 2011, the same day as the Brazilian release of the movie.
The game was updated with new content since then. On December 18, 2012, Angry Birds Rio was updated with four new power-ups. the first is the Super Seeds (now the Power Potion). The second is the Sling Scope, but with a different icon (has a marmoset instead of a Minion Pig on the icon). The third is called TNT Drop, similar to the one from the Christmas Tournament in 2012. The last is called Samba Burst, exclusive to Rio. This will replace the bird on the slingshot with Red wearing a fruit hat and, once launched and hit an obstacle, will make him dance and destroy more of the structure. Also, 24 new levels were released, along with the Mighty Eagle on Android devices. Some of the levels are unlocked with a certain number of stars on the levels in the episodes each, while others are unlocked by collecting 10 feathers with the Mighty Eagle on each episode. In 2014, to promote the release of the Rio 2 movie, the game was updated with new episodes based on the movie's story.
Removal from the app stores
As with all remaining Angry Birds games released before Angry Birds Transformers (aside from Angry Birds Friends), Angry Birds Rio was deleted from the App Store and Google Play Store in 2019, but the app still works.
Server Shutdown
On February 3, 2020, along with Angry Birds Star Wars and Angry Birds Star Wars II, it was announced that the game would have its servers shut down due to licensing issues. This means the player can still play the game, but won't receive advertisements or be able to make in-app purchases, and not be able to open the daily gift. It was possible, though unlikely that Angry Birds Rio would return along with other games like Seasons after Rovio said in a Rovio Classics: Angry Birds Facebook reply that it "will be a long shot due to the license".[2]
Plot
Rio
The Angry Birds meet Nigel for the first time.
On a normal day on Piggy Island, the Angry Birds are taking care of the eggs as usual. However, they are suddenly caught by a helicopter and taken to a den in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The bird responsible for the kidnapping, Nigel, shows up and reveals that he had caught the Angry Birds to sell them in exchange of one hundred thousand dollars, as they were part of an "exceptionally rare species".[3] With this and seeing all the other caught birds, including two macaws called Blu and Jewel, the Angry Birds break themselves free from their cage and start to free all the other birds, including Blu and Jewel. It is in this moment when it is revealed that Blu and Jewel are united by handcuffs. Later, the flock, alongside Blu and Jewel, leave the den to go to a jungle nearby. Enraged, Nigel sends his Marmosets to go after them.
Making their way through the jungle and defeating all the Marmosets that try to stop them, the Angry Birds encounter Nigel, although they defeat him causing him to fly away. Afterwards, the group is guided by Rafael to a beach on Rio de Janeiro. There after fighting and defeating all the marmosets at the Beach Volley, they find Luiz, who takes the handcuffs out of Blu and Jewel, separating them. With the handcuffs broken and chained-off, Jewel flies away and takes to the sky. Suddenly however, she is kidnapped by Nigel, and the remaining birds go after her. Eventually, during a carnival, the Angry Birds defeat all the marmosets. They then find Jewel and other birds hidden under a chicken-like vehicle that is guarded by Mauro, who is defeated by the flock. Before Blu is able to free his friend however, he is caught by Nigel. With the caught birds, Nigel escapes with the vehicle as the Angry Birds go after them.
Eventually arriving at an airport, the Angry Birds free the caged birds and go aboard an airplane, where they free the caged birds as well as Blu and Jewel. Later, the flock has a final showdown against Nigel. After being defeated, Nigel tries to leave the plane as the freed birds leave. However, he crashes onto one of the plane's propeller, damaging it, and falls to the ocean. However, the Angry Birds manage to control the plane to go back to Piggy Island. There, Foreman Pig and a Minion Pig try to steal the eggs, though they leave in panic when they spot the plane. The Angry Birds leave unscratched, happy that the eggs are safe as the two pigs watch behind a bush.
Rio 2
The Angry Birds receive an postcard from Blu and Jewel, inviting them to go to Rio de Janeiro. Accepting to go, the birds put themselves inside a box that is supposed to be sent to the city. Much for their frustration however, they arrive at any location but Rio, even getting to the moon. There, they fall though the earth's atmosphere, ending up in a location near Rio, for their satisfaction.[4] However, they are soon forced to deal with the hordes of Marmosets in the outsides of the city. Ending up in a harbor, the flock frees the caged birds and dolphins, eventually committing the error of freeing Nigel himself, who was revealed to have survived the past incident, as he laughs maniacally. However, on a river, the birds manage to defeat him and throw him to the waters. Later, the Angry Birds and Blu deal with the remaining Marmosets.
Gameplay
An example of Angry Birds Rio gameplay in Playground, the tutorial episode of the game.
Angry Birds Rio is a puzzle video game with the same gameplay to that from the original Angry Birds game. In the game, the player takes control of a limited group of birds, who can be launched anywhere by the use of a slingshot. All levels have a series of enemies, who can be either caged birds or Marmosets, the player must take down by the use of their characters. These enemies normally appear sheltered inside of structures made of wood, glass, and/or stone, in addition of some additional objects, such as chains and TNT. If the player fails to kill all the enemies in the levels, they will get a Level Failed screen, encouraging them to try again. If they manage to do so however, they will win and pass to the next level. Upon completing each level, the player will receive one, two, or three stars depending on the score received.
As with Angry Birds, Angry Birds Rio is composed on several episodes. Each episode can be unlocked after completing the previous one. Following the release of Rio 2, episodes were divided into two different categories: "Rio" and "Rio 2". The episodes in "Rio" have the sprites from Angry Birds Chrome for the birds and have the same mechanics as those from Angry Birds. On the other hand, the episodes in the "Rio 2" category use new sprites, with the birds maintaining their appearances from Angry Birds Toons. These episodes also feature more mechanics, such as rockets and water. In addition, the levels from these episodes also have optional hints for the player if they are stuck. Regardless, gameplay in all episodes remains unchanged. In addition, there is also Playground, a tutorial episode that introduces the player to the most basic mechanics of the game.
Episodes in Angry Birds Rio are composed on several levels, the amount of which varies; the episodes in "Rio" have thirty levels, while the "Rio 2" episodes have twenty levels (though Hidden Harbor has fifteen levels and Treasure Hunt has forty). In addition, all episodes, except Playground and Hidden Harbor, have six extra, optional bonus levels,[5] which can be unlocked by completing certain tasks or by spending Coins.
Like other Angry Birds games, Angry Birds Rio makes use of power-ups, which are optional booster items the player can use to get a temporal advantage to beat the level with more ease. These power-ups are limited and cannot be used if the player runs out of them; to compensate this, Angry Birds Rio also makes use of Coins, the game's currency, which allow the player to buy more power-ups and unlock bonus levels, amongst others. While Coins can be obtained by collecting stars or by watching ads, the player is also encouraged to use real money to buy more Coins to use in gameplay. However, as the game's servers closed down in 2020, watching ads and using real money to perform purchases is now impossible.
Objects
Items
Coins- Eggs (x3)
- Golden Anchor (only appearance)
- Golden Fruit (only appearance)
- Golden Gear (only appearance)
- Golden Rocket (only appearance)
- Golden Treasure Chest (only appearance)
- Power-ups
- Call the Flock (only appearance)
- Power Potion / Super Seeds (formerly)
- Samba Burst (only appearance)
- Sling Scope
- TNT Drop (only appearance)
- Sardine
- Slingshot
Gimmicks and obstacles
Characters
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Episodes
Angry Birds Rio has a total of 14 main episodes plus 1 more main episode, Playground, which is the extra episode’s name, and that equals a total of 15 main episodes. The main roster is divided into two categories: "Rio", comprising all episodes from Smugglers' Den to Golden Beachball, and "Rio 2", with every other chapter. Rio episodes have 30 main levels and six "Bonus Levels", while most Rio 2 episodes have 20 main levels and six Bonus Levels.
| No.[note 1] | Name | Level no.[note 2] | Release date |
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| 10 | Playground | 5 | February 20, 2014 |
| 1 | Smugglers' Den | 36 | Game's release |
| 2 | Jungle Escape | ||
| 3 | Beach Volley | May 13, 2011 | |
| 4 | Carnival Upheaval | June 8, 2011 | |
| 6 | Airfield Chase | August 18, 2011 | |
| 7 | Smugglers' Plane | November 22, 2011 | |
| 8 | Market Mayhem | March 10, 2013 | |
| 5 | Golden Beachball | August 1, 2011 | |
| 9 | Rocket Rumble | 26 | December 28, 2013 |
| 11 | High Dive | February 20, 2014 | |
| 12 | Blossom River | April 25, 2014 | |
| 13 | Timber Tumble | July 15, 2014 | |
| 14 | Hidden Harbor | 15 | |
| 15 | Treasure Hunt | 46 | September 25, 2015 |
Other modes
Special Offers
Special Offers is where the player can get power-ups and unlock levels by paying with Bird Coins or real money (now impossible). A maximum of three offers will appear. Offers will change after two or six hours.
Shop
The shop is where the player can buy new power-ups with Bird Coins to use in gameplay. Its products are the following:
| Icon | Power-up | Costs (in Bird Coins) | Description | |||
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| Power-up bundle | 150 | 1400 | 6000 | 10000 | This ultimate combo pack gives you all four power-ups! | |
| Icon | Power-up | Costs (in Bird Coins) | Description | |||
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Power Potion | 200 | 350 | 900 | 4000 | Supersize your bird! Power Potion turns any bird into a monkey-mangling giant! |
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Sling Scope | Looking for the perfect shot? Use the Sling Scope for maximum precision! | ||||
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TNT Drop | Need more firepower? TNT Drop creates three crates of explosive goodness! | ||||
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Samba Burst | Unleash the power of samba! Even buildings will sway away to its rhythm! | ||||
| Icon | Power-up | Costs (in Coins) | Description | |||
| x10 | x20 | x50 | x120 | |||
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Call the Flock | 1000 | 1800 | 4300 | 10000 | Call the Flock for a blizzard of Macaw mayhem! |
| Power-up | Cost (in real money) | Description | ||||
| Mighty Eagle | ? | Cause total destruction and earn feathers to unlock bonus levels | ||||
Re-releases
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Angry Birds Rio HD | An HD port of Angry Birds Rio, with improved graphics. |
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Angry Birds Rio Free | Only on iOS. A demo version of Angry Birds Rio, with levels from Smugglers' Den to Carnival Upheaval, and the first fifteen levels of Golden Beachball. After the full game became free in January 2013, Angry Birds Rio Free was removed from the App Store. |
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Angry Birds Rio HD Free/Angry Birds Rio Free HD | Only on iOS. An HD port of Angry Birds Rio Free, with improved graphics. It was removed alongside Angry Birds Rio Free in January 2013. |
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Angry Birds Rio Bonus Version | Only on Mac. A port of Angry Birds Rio HD Free/Angry Birds Rio Free HD. But the difference being the bonus chapter was acquired from a code in DVD and Blu-ray releases of Rio. |
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Angry Birds Rio (Roku) | A port of Angry Birds Rio on Roku streaming devices, such as the Roku 2 XS and Roku 3. The port is no longer available as of December 4, 2014. |
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Angry Birds Trilogy | Released as one of the three games available in 2012. The episodes included are Smugglers' Den to Smugglers' Plane. |
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Angry Birds Rio for Windows Phone | An Xbox-supported Windows Phone port of Angry Birds Rio. |
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Angry Birds Rio for Hatch | Hatch version of Angry Birds Rio, unlike the other hatch games, this was removed after licensing expired. |
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Angry Birds Rio Flash | Unlike other versions, this one is unofficial as it is Chinese and uses the discontinued plugin Flash, which can only be played via Ruffle. |
Differences from the Rio movies
Differences from Rio
- Tyler Blu Gunderson and Jewel were the only birds in the Smugglers' Den who were set free. The rest of the Birds remained in their cages.
- The film also stated that Blu and Jewel got themselves out of their cage, instead of having someone else free them.
- In fact, the only time the birds were originally let out of their cages was during the events of Smugglers' Plane.
- The birds never encountered Nigel during the events of Jungle Escape.
- The Marmosets never appeared on the beach, nor at carnival.
- They didn't appear to confront Blu and Jewel in the jungle either.
- Rafael, having previously received permission from his wife, went with the birds to find Luiz and separate the macaw parrots. He also went to save Jewel when Nigel kidnapped her. In the game, he remained in the jungle.
- Luiz isn't found at Beach Volley, instead, he is found at his workshop.
- Mauro wears a watch as a belt in the movie, however, it's absent in the game.
- The smugglers nor Nico, Pedro, Linda, Tulio or Fernando appear in the game, while they are main characters in the movie.
- Eva and Kipo don't appear in the game ether, while they are minor characters in the movie. Eva is Rafael's wife, and Kipo is the owner of the Samba Club.
Differences from Rio 2
- The Marmosets never appeared in the movie, as they were replaced by Squirrel Monkeys. However, the Marmosets do appear in the game.
- They also make an appearance in Timber Tumble as placeholders for Big Boss and his henchmen from the film.
- The only caged bird spotted during the events of High Dive was Nigel.
- Also, no caged Amazon River Dolphin is seen in the movie.
- Nigel's henchmen, Gabi and Charlie do not appear in the game.
- Gabi appears in some photos and Charlie appears in the Return to Angry Birds Rio trailer where he appears on the Rio 2 logo.
- Many bird characters who live in the Amazon in the movie are absent in the game, but make a cameo in Blu's Call The Flock power-up ability such as Felipe.
- The Spix's Macaw Family except for Blu and Jewel themselves (Carla, Bia, Tiago, Eduardo, and Mimi) do not appear in the game, while they are main characters in the movie.
Trivia
- Before the menu music was changed for Rio 2, when the music was about six seconds in, Red and Blu would start listening to it and bouncing as if they were dancing to the beat.
- Angry Birds Rio was the first Angry Birds iOS game that does not make use of pig puns in episode titles.
- Angry Birds Rio was the first crossover Angry Birds game, being a crossover with Rio; the second is Angry Birds Star Wars, a crossover with the Star Wars original trilogy; the third is Angry Birds Star Wars II, another crossover with the Star Wars prequel trilogy; and the fourth is Angry Birds Transformers, a crossover with the Transformers series.
- This is the first game of the Angry Birds series to not feature the Pigs as the main antagonists, as they only appear in screenshots and have a small role.
- In the "Rio 2" segment, birds do not have blinking animations like in the "Rio" one.
- Strangely, some artwork for the game have the birds in their pre-Chrome designs when they never have them in this game.
- The Carnival Party edition of the Rio DVD contained a code for a free copy of the game.[6]
- When Rio 2 was announced, most promo artwork had a promotion for the new Rio 2 levels with the original app icon in the bottom left corner and a text saying "NEW LEVELS COMING SOON IN APP STORES WORLDWIDE"
- This is the first Angry Birds game to not have the first version crash on Android Lollipop (5.0+/5.1+)
Gallery
For the gallery, see Angry Birds Rio/Gallery.
Videos
Music
| File | Name | Description |
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| Rio theme | Initial release | |
| Rio 2 theme | After the release of Rio 2 |
References
- ↑ relaxnews (March 25, 2011). Angry Birds find success in 'Rio'. The Independent. Retrieved on February 17, 2023.
- ↑ "Hello there, I understand that you are curious about the release of Angry Birds Epic. we’re really focusing on 2012, and understanding how to get classic specifically re-released. Honestly, AB Star Wars will be a long shot due to the license, and Epic and GO! weren’t premium slingshot titles, so will need a more thorough evaluation. You can also refer to this link down below for more information. https://rov.io/BB2012 Thank you." (November 24, 2021) - @Rovio
- ↑ Angry Birds (January 27, 2011). Angry Birds Rio Trailer. YouTube. Retrieved on July 19, 2021.
- ↑ Angry Birds (February 21, 2014). Return to Angry Birds Rio!. YouTube. Retrieved on July 19, 2021.
- ↑ Rovio Entertainment (March 22, 2011). Angry Birds Rio. Mobile devices. Rovio Entertainment. Area/level: Shop. "Mighty Eagle: Cause total destruction to obtain feathers and unlock bonus levels"
- ↑ https://www.heyuguys.com/rio-dvd-review-and-exclusive-clip/
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