Angry Birds Friends (formerly called Angry Birds Facebook), is a collaboration between Rovio Entertainment Corporation and Meta (formerly Facebook), announced on the official Facebook page on January 25, 2012. The game was to be released on February 14, 2012, but appeared as a playable version on February 13 as a beta release. The app received a level-update on February 29 and March 29. Power-Ups originated here. It is the fourth main installment in the series, following the original Angry Birds, Seasons and Rio.
It was originally another webgame called Angry Birds Flash, a collaboration between Rovio and Adobe but got canceled and replaced by Friends in early 2012, after its unknown/unconfirmed cancelation.
Rovio and Meta have collaborated in the past to add extra bonus levels to several Angry Birds Classic and Angry Birds Seasons episodes.
Characters[]
Playable characters[]
- Red
- The Blues
- Chuck
- Hockey Bird
- Shakira
- Bomb
- Santa Bomb
- Matilda
- Hal
- Terence
- Wingman
- The Hunter
- Bubbles
- Stella
Non-playable characters[]
- Mighty Eagle
- Girl Bird (removed along with Bird-O-Matic)
- Super Red (removed along with Bird-O-Matic)
- Ice Bird
- Postman Pig
- Xoloitzcuintle
- Santa Claus
- Eddie the Bird
- Smurfs
- Silver
- Ruby
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Miles "Tails" Prower
- Knuckles the Echidna
- Amy Rose
- Shadow the Hedgehog
Enemies[]
- Minion Pigs
- Small Pigs
- Medium Pigs
- Large Pigs
- Helmet Pig
- Foreman Pig
- King Pig
- Chef Pig
- Green Day Pigs (removed along with the Green Day chapter)
- Zombie Pigs
- Fat Pig
- Monster Pig
- El Porkador
- Sea Monster Pig
- Werepigs
- Grouchy Pig
- Dragon Pig
- Genie Pig
- Fungi Pig
- Donut Pig
- Rampig
- Trapped Pig
- T-Bone
- Pigtoking
- Spirit Pig
- Golden Cupig
- Hulk Pig
- Iron Maiden Zombie Pig
- The Beast Pig
- Handsome Pig
- Santa Pig
- Golden Realistic Pig Statue
- Leprechaun Pig
- Fat Pig
- Mario Pig
- Leonard
- Bulky Pig
- Fat Bunny Pig
- Cletus Pig
- Bluto Pig
- Gargamel
- Azrael
- Popeye
- Pangolin
- Marmoset
- Caged Birds
- Rubber Duck
- Rabbit
- Tiger
- Chicken
- Prehistoric Chicken
- Gale
- Golden Dumbo Elephant
- Zeta
- Doctor Porkman
Episodes[]
There are a total of 7 episodes, including Golden Eggs in the Facebook version. These episodes (except Piggy Tower, which is available outside of the Facebook version) were removed when the game got a redesign in January 2020.
- Poached Eggs, The birds find that the eggs are missing, and later they discover that the pigs have stolen the eggs and now the pigs attempt to escape. It contains 63 levels, which must be conquered before any of the other episodes may be played.
- Mighty Hoax, The pigs steal the eggs again and use a cut-out of the King to distract the birds while they escape. It contains 42 levels.
- Surf and Turf, an episode later released on Angry Birds; a balloon appeared and stole the eggs. The birds saw that their eggs were gone. It was the pigs that stole the eggs so it was up to the birds to save the eggs. It contains 45 levels.
- Pigini Beach, another beach-themed episode like Surf and Turf; the Eggs were snatched by a hook by two Medium Pigs. It contains 15 levels.
- Pig Tales, fairy tale-themed episode having a new object, being the Fairy Orb, and a new Power-Up; Mighty Eagle is reading Jay, Jake and Jim a story about: Birds in Wonderland forest when Matilda, Red and Chuck were watching the eggs. Suddenly, an orb crashes on the nest, lifting up the birds and the Eggs. The eggs then fly away with the two Medium Pigs that dropped the orb. It contains 30 levels.
- Green Day, is a limited time level to promoted the punk rock band "Green Day". It lasted from August 20 to December 20 2012, it contains 20 levels (plus 2 bonus levels).
- Golden Eggs, 10 scattered throughout the game, which unlocks hidden levels when collected.
Reception[]
The game has received mixed reviews with a Metacritic score of 65/100 based on 5 reviews. Pocket Gamer criticized the game for being "shallow and uninspiring"[3]
In April 2013, Rovio revealed that the Facebook game had been installed by over 60 million users, with 1.2 million daily active users and 10 million monthly active users.[4][5]
References[]
- ↑ Kuuasema. Game portfolio. Kuuasema official website. Retrieved on July 26, 2024.
- ↑ https://mobilesyrup.com/2015/12/22/google-adds-monopoly-risk-and-angry-birds-friends-to-the-list-of-chromecast-supported-titles/
- ↑ Angry Birds Friends review - iPad reviews. Pocket Gamer (7 May 2013). Retrieved on 2013-08-28.
- ↑ Nichols, Scott (3 April 2013). 'Angry Birds Friends' brings the Facebook game to iOS, Android. Digital Spy. Retrieved on 11 August 2013.
- ↑ Bryant, Martin (3 April 2013). After passing 60m Facebook installs, Rovio's Angry Birds Friends is coming to Android and iOS. The Next Web. Retrieved on 11 August 2013.