Seems people can't get enough Angry Birds these days, and I'm no exception. As an avid MMORPG gamer and of the generation that better graphics = better game, I have to concede to the avian flinging frenzy that took the world like an epidemic. Something about the simplicity, meets intuitive physics, meets deadpan hilarity that makes each update better than the last. So without further delay, let us see if the St. Patrick's addition can keep us all enraptured or if this will finally be the release where we all go "meh...".
A little tap on the new leprechaun icon and the first thing I see is that we have a new secondary splash screen all done up in the green colors and shamrocks of the season. Click on the little pot o' gold and I'm greeted with the usual added square indicating more levels to play. "Go Green, Get Lucky" I read as I tap the square. Now let me digress just to say that there are two people in this world. Those that think Angry birds is pure luck and those that think in order be an Angry Birds Ninja, like myself, you must possess skill, patience, and highly dexterous side finger muscles. That being said a four leaf clover never hurt anybody. Click play and I soon discover that unfortunately there are only 18 new levels in this update. That is substantially less than the previous update and way less than the one before. I do see a trend here, but a couple things to consider:
A) The game is free
and,
Above the last three levels there is a huge Facebook "like" button. One thing to mention however is that on display in what I like to call the "swag section" is a Facebook ad to send Angry Birds St. Patrick's Day themed cards to your friends. I decided to bite because I was just about to text someone and inform them of the update anyway and thought what a much better way to tell someone to get over to the Market and download the update. Sending the card was painless. Took all of 10 seconds to chose a friend and hit publish to post to their wall.
How does it play? On my Samsung Galaxy S it plays perfectly.
Other than the addition of pause screen adds I cannot tell if the game's physics have been changed or if the graphics are any better. The game does not feel any more difficult either and on that front I'm torn. I would love to be progressively challenged with harder levels in each update, but that would make the seasons levels unrealistic to the newcomer. That could be fixed by adding more levels.
Overall, Angry Birds Season's continues to be great fun. I would like to see more levels and more challenging content but I guess that can be left for the main title. That's it for the App Factor! Until next time!
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