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) the top 10 for paid iPhone/iPod apps, while its iPad-exclusive "Angry Birds HD" versions were the top-selling and top-downloaded iPad apps for the year. Mattel also made a few board games based on the app. These were called "Angry Birds: Knock on Wood, Angry Birds: On Thin Ice" and "Angry Birds: Mega Smash". In February 2010, "Angry Birds" was a nominee for the "Best Casual Game" award at the 6th annual International Mobile Gaming Awards in Barcelona, Spain. In September 2010, IGN named "Angry Birds" as the fourth best iPhone game of all time. In April 2011, "Angry Birds" won