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) history of the Apple App Store, "Angry Birds" holds the record for most days at the top of the Paid Apps chart, having spent a total of 275 days at the No.1 position; "Angry Birds Rio" has been No.1 for a total of 23 days, ranking ninth on the list. In Apple's "iTunes Rewind" list of the most popular iTunes Store media for 2011, "Angry Birds" was the top-selling paid iPhone/iPod app on the App Store and its free version was the fourth-most downloaded. The game's two special-edition versions, "Angry Birds Seasons" and "Angry Birds Rio", were also ranked in