Angry Birds (video game) mainstream games out right now", "one of the great runaway hits of 2010", and "the largest mobile app success the world has seen so far". In "Angry Birds", the player controls a flock of multi-colored birds that are attempting to retrieve their eggs, which have been stolen by a group of hungry green pigs. In each stage of the gameplay, enemy pigs are sheltered by structures made of various materials such as wood, glass, and stone resembling children's toy building blocks. The objective of the game is to eliminate all the pigs on the level. Using a slingshot, players launch
Angry Birds (video game) both the "Best Game App" and "App of the Year" at the UK Appy Awards. At the 2011 Webby Awards, "Angry Birds" was awarded "Best Game for Handheld Devices". Angry Birds (video game) Angry Birds (later remarketed as Angry Birds Classic) is a casual puzzle video game developed by Rovio Entertainment. Inspired primarily by a sketch of stylized wingless birds, the game was first released for iOS and Maemo devices in December 2009. Since that time, over 12 million copies of the game have been purchased from the iOS App Store, which has prompted the company to design versions for