![]() ![]() ![]() It is this grand total cost is precisely what makes writing a completely objective review of Angry Birds Star Wars for the PS Vita so difficult. Just to put this in perspective: Android/iOS users can currently purchase an ad-free download of every Angry Birds title ever made for their system (currently six titles) plus the spin off Bad Piggies, and the grand total would come to right around $10. Few games of this nature have captured gamers hearts like Angry Birds, the proof of which can be seen at the local department store with the endless merchandising of Angry Birds t-shirts, Halloween costumes, plush toys, board games, computer accessories, even housewares and get this – Angry Birds baby wipes.Īrguably the most important factor in Rovio’s success with Angry Birds in the smartphone circles, aside from the amazingly accessible and addictive gameplay, has been the series’ attractive price point the games are typically given away free with in-game advertisements, or sold for $1 to $3 for ad-free versions. The series has since spun off into a number of themed sequels, ranging from holiday themes (Seasons), science themes (Space – a collaboration with NASA), and finally – movie themes (2011’s collaboration with 20th Century Fox for their film Rio, and of course, the current collaboration with LucasArts for Star Wars). That original release, which took the simple premise of flinging birds at a series of increasingly fortified structures in an effort to destroy the evil pigs housed inside, took the smartphone world by storm and all-but created a new genre of gaming coined “physics games”. Who would have thought that a little 3-person game development company from Espoo, Finland would change the world of casual gaming forever? Well, that’s just what the folks at Rovio did in 2009 with their release of the now-classic Angry Birds on Android and iOS. ![]()
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