Angry Birds for Facebook Messenger (also known as Angry Birds for Messenger[3], later known as Angry Birds Showdown) is an online Angry Birds game. As the name implies, it was released exclusively for Facebook Messenger.[4] It has a lot of new content and it bears a resemblance to Angry Birds 2. The game was first teased in December 2017.[5]
The game was re-released on October 24, 2023, on YouTube Playables under the name Angry Birds Showdown, albeit lacking the online multiplayer from the Facebook Messenger version.[6][7]
Gameplay[]
The game is similar to other Angry Birds slingshot games, specifically Angry Birds 2 and Angry Birds Friends; the player's goal is to pop the opponent's red piggies, while the opponent's is to pop the player's blue piggies. The opponent can be a friend, a random opponent, or a CPU. The birds are depicted as their appearances from Angry Birds 2. The game does not use said game's Spells, and instead uses the traditional Power-Up system. The Power-Ups included are the following:
- TNT Drop: Drops a TNT on a place of the player's choice.
- Pig Power: Strengthens a blue pig of the player's choice.
- Pig Swap: Swaps a red pig and a blue pig of the same size.
- Stone Converter: Turns some parts of the player's choice in stone.
- Ice Converter: Turns some parts of the player's choice in ice.
- Mighty Sling: Gives the player a scope for five minutes.
Characters[]
- Red
- Chuck
- Bomb
- The Blues
- Matilda (Unlocked by winning on Friend Challenges three times)
- Terence (Unlocked on the Daily Rewards' fifth reward)
- Hal (cameo appearance)
- Bubbles (cameo appearance)
- Stella (cameo appearance)
- Silver (cameo appearance)
- Tony (cameo appearance)
Gallery[]
Sprites[]
Concept Art[]
Trivia[]
- Despite Hal, Bubbles, Stella, Silver and Tony appearing in the loading screen, they are not playable characters, nor do they appear in-game, for unknown reasons.
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ https://www.artstation.com/artwork/2xOq6e
- ↑ https://www.rovio.com/articles/the-angry-birds-flock-to-facebook-instant-games/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/angrybirds/videos/angry-birds-for-messenger-out-now/10156543948919928/
- ↑ https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/68073/angry-birds-the-latest-big-ip-to-flock-to-facebook-instant-games/
- ↑ https://www.techradar.com/news/angry-birds-and-sonic-will-soon-be-playable-in-facebook-messenger
- ↑ https://www.gsmarena.com/youtube_launches_playables_for_premium_subscribers-news-60709.php
- ↑ https://www.androidauthority.com/youtube-playables-leak-3387473/