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Review: Angry Birds
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Javed Anwer,TNN | Nov 14, 2012,
10.31AM IST
After spending countless hours
playing through levels in Angry
Birds Star Wars, we can say that we
are glad somebody brought Jedis,
Birds, Pigs and Darth Vader
together.
Star Wars meets Angry birds. In
case you want an instant verdict
-- yes, this is epic!
Ok. Let's dive into the details
now.
Star Wars and Angry birds,
while generations apart, rule the
pop culture. After spending
countless hours playing through
levels in Angry Birds Star Wars,
the latest game from app
developer Rovio, we can say that
we are glad somebody brought
Jedis, Birds, Pigs and Darth Vader
together. Just like other games in
the Angry Birds series, the
premise is simple. It's the fight
between the 'angry' birds and the
wily pigs. But in the world (or
rather worlds) set in the Star
War universe.
The gameplay remains same. You
have to throw the birds from a
sling and kill pigs. Nice and easy.
But there are subtle changes in
the way the environment as well
as the way the birds feel.
For now, you have access to two
chapters. First chapter is set on
Tatooine, the arid planet with
which the Star Wars story kicks
off in A New Hope. Yes, you
remember it right. It's the same
planet where Luke lived with his
uncle. The second chapter sees
the pigs and the birds moving
near to the Deathstar, and
ultimately inside it, to slug it
out. By paying around Rs 110,
you also get access to the chapter
set on Dagobah. Another chapter
is set on the icy planet Hoth. But
this chapter will be unlocked
with an update later.
In terms of environment, Rovio
has simply decided to recreate
the Star Wars world. This
means, Tatooine has two suns,
there are laser-firing guns in
Deathstar levels and there is R2-
D2. But the real reason why you
are likely to refresh your Star
Wars memories while playing
this game is the sound. The game
starts with the main Stars wars
theme song. There is lots of pew
pew of lasers guns and Vader's
maniac laugh. Even Chewbacca's
hearty grunt is part of the game.
Talking of Chewbacca, the birds
and pigs have gone through a
transformation in the game. The
Red Bird can now can use a
lightsaber. Black Bird is clocked
in an attire similar to the one
donned by Obi Wan Kenobi and
has ability to use Force. The big
Red Bird has been transformed
into the hairy monster we
lovingly called Chewbacca and
the yellow bird is modelled after
Han Solo. Yes, the yellow bird
can take out a pistol and shoot
laser bolts. The pigs, meanwhile,
are all dressed as Storm
Troopers.
The core gameplay, as we noted
earlier, is same. However, the
new environment and the new
abilities of the birds mean that
players have to improvise. Also,
Angry Birds Star Wars has lots of
levels where the gameplay is
similar to that of Angry Birds
Space. This means the fighting
tales place in outer space and
players will have to figure the
right trajectory of the birds on
the basis of gravitational pull of
the planets that *** the scene.
Despite new settings and tweaked
gameplay, we found Angry Birds
space to be an easy game, unless
we were not shooting for all
three stars. This should help the
casual gamers relish the game. If
you are stuck somewhere, you
can call upon Millennium Falcon
that can carpet bomb the whole
level to get rid of pigs. It is
similar to using Mighty Eagle in
earlier versions of Angry Birds.
As users progress and collect
more stars, they get more access
to Millennium Falcon. Players
can also buy a pack that gives
them access to Millennium
Falcon.
To sum it, we can say that Angry
birds Star Wars is one of the best
Angry Birds games so far. The
music is familiar and nice and so
is the environment. Rovio has
used the Star Wars elements
judiciously. Gameplay, though
pretty old now, is so good that it
never feels boring. It's the classic
fling-birds-kill-pigs. But with an
added dash of Star wars it's more
fun than ever.
Review: Angry Birds Star Wars - TOI Mobile | The Times of India Mobile Site
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Javed Anwer,TNN | Nov 14, 2012,
10.31AM IST
After spending countless hours
playing through levels in Angry
Birds Star Wars, we can say that we
are glad somebody brought Jedis,
Birds, Pigs and Darth Vader
together.
Star Wars meets Angry birds. In
case you want an instant verdict
-- yes, this is epic!
Ok. Let's dive into the details
now.
Star Wars and Angry birds,
while generations apart, rule the
pop culture. After spending
countless hours playing through
levels in Angry Birds Star Wars,
the latest game from app
developer Rovio, we can say that
we are glad somebody brought
Jedis, Birds, Pigs and Darth Vader
together. Just like other games in
the Angry Birds series, the
premise is simple. It's the fight
between the 'angry' birds and the
wily pigs. But in the world (or
rather worlds) set in the Star
War universe.
The gameplay remains same. You
have to throw the birds from a
sling and kill pigs. Nice and easy.
But there are subtle changes in
the way the environment as well
as the way the birds feel.
For now, you have access to two
chapters. First chapter is set on
Tatooine, the arid planet with
which the Star Wars story kicks
off in A New Hope. Yes, you
remember it right. It's the same
planet where Luke lived with his
uncle. The second chapter sees
the pigs and the birds moving
near to the Deathstar, and
ultimately inside it, to slug it
out. By paying around Rs 110,
you also get access to the chapter
set on Dagobah. Another chapter
is set on the icy planet Hoth. But
this chapter will be unlocked
with an update later.
In terms of environment, Rovio
has simply decided to recreate
the Star Wars world. This
means, Tatooine has two suns,
there are laser-firing guns in
Deathstar levels and there is R2-
D2. But the real reason why you
are likely to refresh your Star
Wars memories while playing
this game is the sound. The game
starts with the main Stars wars
theme song. There is lots of pew
pew of lasers guns and Vader's
maniac laugh. Even Chewbacca's
hearty grunt is part of the game.
Talking of Chewbacca, the birds
and pigs have gone through a
transformation in the game. The
Red Bird can now can use a
lightsaber. Black Bird is clocked
in an attire similar to the one
donned by Obi Wan Kenobi and
has ability to use Force. The big
Red Bird has been transformed
into the hairy monster we
lovingly called Chewbacca and
the yellow bird is modelled after
Han Solo. Yes, the yellow bird
can take out a pistol and shoot
laser bolts. The pigs, meanwhile,
are all dressed as Storm
Troopers.
The core gameplay, as we noted
earlier, is same. However, the
new environment and the new
abilities of the birds mean that
players have to improvise. Also,
Angry Birds Star Wars has lots of
levels where the gameplay is
similar to that of Angry Birds
Space. This means the fighting
tales place in outer space and
players will have to figure the
right trajectory of the birds on
the basis of gravitational pull of
the planets that *** the scene.
Despite new settings and tweaked
gameplay, we found Angry Birds
space to be an easy game, unless
we were not shooting for all
three stars. This should help the
casual gamers relish the game. If
you are stuck somewhere, you
can call upon Millennium Falcon
that can carpet bomb the whole
level to get rid of pigs. It is
similar to using Mighty Eagle in
earlier versions of Angry Birds.
As users progress and collect
more stars, they get more access
to Millennium Falcon. Players
can also buy a pack that gives
them access to Millennium
Falcon.
To sum it, we can say that Angry
birds Star Wars is one of the best
Angry Birds games so far. The
music is familiar and nice and so
is the environment. Rovio has
used the Star Wars elements
judiciously. Gameplay, though
pretty old now, is so good that it
never feels boring. It's the classic
fling-birds-kill-pigs. But with an
added dash of Star wars it's more
fun than ever.
Review: Angry Birds Star Wars - TOI Mobile | The Times of India Mobile Site
