Angry Birds (video game) and for PCs. A sequel, titled "Angry Birds 2", was released in July 2015. In the game, players use a slingshot to launch birds at pigs stationed in or around various structures with the goal of destroying all the pigs on the playing field. As players advance through the game new types of birds become available, some with special abilities that can be activated by the player. Rovio Mobile has supported "Angry Birds" with numerous free updates that add additional game content, and the company has also released stand-alone holiday and promotional versions of the game. "Angry Birds" was praised
Angry Birds (video game) hits of 2010". In December 2010, in honor of the one-year anniversary of the release of "Angry Birds", Rovio Mobile announced that the game had been downloaded 50 million times, with more than 12 million on iOS devices and 10 million on Android. By January 2014, the "Angry Birds" series had reached 2 billion downloads, including "Angry Birds", "Angry Birds Seasons", "Angry Birds Rio", "Angry Birds Space", "Angry Birds Star Wars I & II" and "Angry Birds Go!" On Christmas Day 2011 alone, 6.5 million copies of the various "Angry Birds" games were downloaded across all supported platforms. In the