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
The Angry Birds Movie to think of it". In his review for "TheWrap", Alonso Duralde wrote, "Let's be clear, then: "The Angry Birds Movie" isn't pointless because it's based on an app. It's pointless because it's pointless". Stephen Whitty of the "New York Daily News" gave the film one out of five stars, writing, ""The Angry Birds Movie" is just fowl". In August 2016, Rovio had begun working on a sequel to the film. The sequel, titled "The Angry Birds Movie 2", is planned for an August 16, 2019 release, coinciding with the tenth anniversary of the original video game. It will be directed