ANGRY BIRDS - STAR WARS
(also available on almost every platform known to mankind, from consoels to phoen operating systems)

Angry Birds seemed to have become what Tetris did many decades back - a straight forward concept that nabs millions into wasting hours of time each week by essentially doing the same thing over and over again(!). But hey, we all need to unwind our brains from the day-to-day, don't we?

Emerging around 4 years ago, this addictive game became a forerunner of the new App revolution and evolved into an all-encompassing phenomenon unto itself, expanding beyond the screen. And you know something is pretty big when it gets the Star Wars treatment!

The Angry Birds principle boils down to launching flightless bird characters at enemy pigs. Yep, that's the gist of it. So, in a Star Wars context? Jedi affiliates from bird renditions of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo, to Obi Wan Kenobi and Princess Leia, launched at villains incl. Lard Vader and his minions of Imperial Dark Side pigs. Star Wars terrain (from Tattooine and Hoth to Cloud City and the Death Star) and the general / iconic look & architecture of the original Star Wars trilogy is integrated into the Angry Birds style. But besides simply launching at the Dark Side pigs, various additional strike options include the use of light sabers, the force and even the Millennium Falcon swooping in to inflict added damage.

The console version of the game includes many new levels (and more to unlock), and multi-player & co-op gaming options can be accessed. Badge collection is naturally part of it.
All ages fun, although the idea of pelting animals at one another doesn't sit so well...

4 / A
- Paul Blom

A - Multiple Playing Prospects
B - Can be taken for another Run
C - Once Should Suffice