You’ll be doing the same thing over and over again, but Rio feels less repetitive because a movie tie-in and its related story mean not only a beautiful and significant change in scenery, but also a change in targets.
Why fix it if it ain’t broke, right? Until smartphone and iPad users stop gobbling up the bestselling game, don’t expect to see any major (if any) tweaks in Angry Birds’ simple formula of slingshotting the eponymous characters across the screen at variable speeds and angles in order to nail targets or their protective surroundings. If you’ve played the original or the Seasons spin-off, Rio’s gameplay will be very familiar. Angry Birds Rio actually feels like a stand-alone upgrade and not just a package of more levels in a different setting. OK, so it’s still pretty basic, but it’s an ingenious move by 20 th Century Fox to partner up with Rovio to promote this tie-in game for their upcoming animated flick ( Rio hits theaters on April 15) in a time crowded with plenty of other movie options.
The most welcome difference is that now there’s an actual semblance of a plot that extends beyond vengeance directed at egg-stealing pigs. In addition, Angry Birds Rio features an improved video and audio presentation similar to Rovio’s previous spin-off, Angry Birds Seasons. The massively popular mobile franchise’s newest app retains the addictive gameplay while offering enough levels sure to stunt your work productivity for weeks. For less than 2% of the cost of this week’s other big gaming release ( Crysis 2), you can download Rovio’s latest spin-off to their smash hit (yes, pun intended) Angry Birds.
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