![]() Eggs with remote triggered bombs in them. Want to submit your game for Portabliss consideration? You can reach us at portabliss aat joystiq dawt com.I eventually got a full page of 3 star levels and finally managed to unlocked a bonus level! It's just like all the other levels, except this time I'm firing off. We're always looking for new distractions. The Android version is also on the Amazon App Store - ad-supported (free), no ads ($0.99), HD ($2.99). Regardless, one thing is certain: Your mother-in-law is going to love it.Īngry Birds Space is available for $0.99 on iTunes, for free on Google Play (with an HD version for $2.99), $5.95 on PC and $4.99 from the Mac App Store. The new gravity mechanics certainly freshen things up a bit, though there probably isn't enough here if you've already grown tired of Angry Birds. As burnt out as I may be on Angry Birds, I have to admit it's pretty entertaining to just barely nudge a weightless pig, subsequently watching him get sucked into a planet's gravity well and lazily sail to his death.Īngry Birds Space includes 60 levels - plus a few hidden levels - with an additional 30 available for purchase. For example, instead of hitting an obstacle directly with a bird, you could knock something heavy toward a planetoid and let gravity take care of the rest. Gravity also opens up other possibilities. Your shots may wind up curving around several planetoids before hitting its mark (or even making multiple orbits around the same planetoid). Some levels feature multiple planetoids, forcing players to take each gravity well into account. The new gravity mechanic is easily the most interesting addition to Angry Birds Space, allowing for much more inventive level design. There's also a new ice bird that freezes obstacles to make them brittle. Now, instead of tapping the screen for a burst of speed, you actually tap a location on the screen and the bird goes zooming toward it, essentially turning it into a feathery sniper rifle. The rocket bird (let's call him Geordi) has been tweaked somewhat, as gravity no longer behaves the same way. Most of the familiar bird abilities are back. Using the guide feels a bit like cheating at first, but it doesn't extend very far and later levels will have you bouncing through several gravity wells, so the initial trajectory is really just a starting point anyway. Thankfully, each shot is accompanied by a handy guide that will appropriately bend when passing through different gravity wells. In fact, depending on how many planetoids there are, a single shot could curve in multiple directions. ![]() Shots no longer follow an easily predictable arc. This changes up the Angry Birds formula significantly, as gravity greatly effects the trajectory of the slingshot. What's different this time around is that most of the action takes place on interstellar planetoids, each with its own gravity well. Once again, players take control of a giant slingshot, catapulting the birds toward loosely fortified porcine encampments. The voyage through the wormhole evidently has some unknown physical properties, as the birds come out the other side looking decidedly spacey - I particularly like the yellow bird, who is now purple and has a nice Geordi La Forge visor. Evil (space) pigs have kidnapped (eggnapped?) the Angry Birds' eggs and the Angry Birds launch off into space to get them back. %Gallery-150243%The basic story and mechanics are virtually unchanged. Today, Angry Birds takes off for the final frontier in Angry Birds Space, a project that evidently has enough gravitational pull to get NASA itself involved.Īnd yet, when you get right down to it, it's just more Angry Birds with a few extra tricks up its sleeve - not that there's anything wrong with that. It's in your phone, it's on the toy shelves, it's tied in with movies and, if all goes according to plan, it will be spun off into its own movie before too long. Love it or hate it, there is no avoiding Angry Birds. In each installment, we'll tell you about a downloadable game on the iPhone, iPad, Android device, DSi, 3DS, PSP, etc. ![]() Did you know that you can download handheld games now? That's amazingly convenient! The only inconvenient part of it is finding the right games to buy - and that's where we come in, with our Portabliss column. ![]()
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