Angry Birds facts for kids
Angry Birds is a fun puzzle video game. It was made by Rovio Mobile from Finland. In the game, you use a slingshot to launch birds without wings. Your goal is to hit green pigs hiding in different buildings. You must destroy all the pigs in each level to move on. There is also a spin-off game called Bad Piggies, where you get to play as the pigs!
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How to Play Angry Birds
In Angry Birds, you will find many kinds of birds and green pigs. The pigs come in different types. Some wear helmets, some have mustaches, and there's even a King Pig! They are all green.
Rovio Mobile often adds new features and levels to the game for free. The game has seven main groups of levels. Each group tells a simple story: the pigs have stolen the birds' eggs, and the birds want them back. In every part of the game, the birds eventually get their eggs back.
Meet the Characters
Types of Birds:
- Red Bird - This bird doesn't have a special power when you tap it. But it makes battle cries and is good at popping pigs.
- The Blues - When you tap these birds, they split into three smaller birds. They work best against glass structures.
- Chuck - Tap Chuck to make him speed up and fly farther. He is best at breaking wood.
- Bomb - This bird explodes when you tap it or soon after it hits something. Bomb is best against stone.
- Matilda - Tap Matilda to make her drop an egg bomb. The bomb explodes when it hits. She is great on wood.
- Hal - When you tap Hal, he flies back like a boomerang. He is good against wood and glass.
- Terence - Terence doesn't have a special power when tapped. But he is very strong and can easily destroy materials.
- Bubbles - Tap Bubbles, or wait for him to hit something, and he will inflate like a huge balloon. Then he slowly deflates. He is best against wood.
- Stella - (You can find Stella in Angry Birds Seasons in the Back to School Update.) When you tap Stella, she creates a bubble around herself. This bubble can lift objects like blocks and pigs. The bubbles last for about three seconds.
- Mighty Eagle - First, you launch sardines. When the sardines hit the ground, the Mighty Eagle flies down. He destroys everything in his path, hits the ground, and causes an earthquake. This earthquake pops any pigs he missed. Then he flies back up, still destroying things. You need to buy him in the game to use him. He costs 99 cents but you can use him unlimited times, except in Angry Birds Friends.
Types of Pigs (from strongest to weakest):
- King Pig (very strong)
- Moustache Pigs (weak)
- Helmet Pig (medium strength)
- Large Pig (weak)
- Medium Pig (weak)
- Small Pig (weak)
Game Versions
The first software version of Angry Birds came out in December 2009. It was made for Apple's iOS mobile devices like iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. This game was a huge hit! Because of its success, Rovio Mobile made versions for many other devices. These included other mobile phones (Maemo, webOS, Android, Symbian, Series 40, and Windows Phone). They also made versions for computers (Mac OS, Windows) and game consoles (PlayStation, Xbox 360). There was even a version for Google's social network, Google Plus.
Because so many people loved the game, Rovio Mobile released special editions. These include Angry Birds Seasons, Angry Birds Rio, and Angry Birds Magic. These special versions are mostly the same game but with some cool differences.
- In Angry Birds Seasons, the levels are inspired by holidays or different times of the year.
- Angry Birds Rio takes place in Rio de Janeiro. Instead of pigs, you try to save birds from the movie Rio from monkeys.
- Angry Birds Magic was a special edition for Nokia phones. To unlock more levels, you had to use NFC technology.
Level Packs
The Angry Birds games have many different level packs. Each pack offers new challenges and themes.
Angry Birds Classic Level Packs
- Poached Eggs
- Mighty Hoax
- Danger Above
- The Big Setup
- Ham 'Em High
- Mine and Dine
- Birdday Party
- Bad Piggies
- Red's Mighty Feathers
- Surf and Turf (Bonus Episode)
Angry Birds Seasons Level Packs
- Trick or Treat
- Season's Greedings
- Hogs and Kisses
- Go Green, Get Lucky
- Easter Eggs
- Summer Pignic
- Mooncake Festival
- Ham'o'ween
- Wreck the Halls
- Year of the Dragon
- Cherry Blossom
- Piglantis
- Back to School
- Haunted Hogs
- Winter Wonderham
- Abra-Ca-Bacon
Angry Birds Rio Level Packs
- Smugglers' Den
- Jungle Escape
- Beach Volley
- Carnival Upheaval
- Airfield Chase
- Smugglers' Plane
- Market Mayhem
- Golden Beachball (Bonus Episode)
Angry Birds Space Level Packs
- Pig Bang
- Cold Cuts
- Fry Me to the Moon
- Utopia
- Red Planet
- Pig Dipper
- Eggsteroids
- Danger Zone
Popularity of Angry Birds
Angry Birds became incredibly popular very quickly. From December 2009 to November 2011, people downloaded the game over 500 million times! It was the number one game in 79 countries. Players completed 266 billion levels and launched 400 billion birds. In total, people played Angry Birds for 200,000 years, and they played 300 million minutes every single day.
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Images for kids
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The original five birds: The Blues, Red, Bomb, Chuck, and Matilda.
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The Angry Birds logo used from 2015 onwards.
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Angry Birds Land at the Särkänniemi amusement park in Tampere, Finland.
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Angry Birds Activity Park in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
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A picture from a T-Mobile advertisement for Angry Birds.
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Race car driver Heikki Kovalainen wearing an Angry Birds helmet.
See also
In Spanish: Angry Birds para niños
