Graphics- 7/10
For a 2d game the graphics are not half bad, I mean, I wasn't blown away by any of it, but the game is colorful and vivid, and this is one of those games whose graphics are just a means to an end, the end being its gameplay. Because of that I won't be too judgmental, but at the same time I can't give it too high a score, in order to maintain a standard. Let's just say the graphics are perfect for this kind of game- not too detailed or flashy, and yet colorful and playful.
Sound and music- 4/10
Well.. Let's see.. was there any?
Right.. Sound is existent, but is not well implemented, you see, the sound is done well enough- when you shoot you have the rubber stretching, the bird chirping, and the birds waiting in line chirping away.. But it's all just so.. Uninspired.. Why not have the birds waiting in line to be shot chirp out war taunts? Instead they just stand there and chirp constantly, which gets real annoying, real quick..
The existence of music might have saved the day on that front, but there isn't any, and I'm left with my n900 being turned into a hen house.. Maybe it's an incentive.. To make you shoot them faster? I don't know.. It's too bad too, because the same kind of music played at the main menu screen could have done the trick..
Gameplay and compatibility- 8.5/10
Long story short- it's a puzzle game, and very fun at that. Short story long- your goal is to sling shoot birds into pigs. It's that simple. Well, there are a few walls in your way, but those birds crash right through them. Add to that the fact that you have different kinds of birds who behave in different ways, different kinds of walls who break in different ways, and a pseudo realistic physics engine that makes the walls behave (almost) as they would in real life and you get more and more fun. Not very original, but very fun for those few minutes on the bus you have to "burn", though once you start playing you're probably going to play it anywhere.
One thing I was missing, though, is the lack of .. Info? I don't know, there's no detailed information on what each bird is good for, strong or weak against, good way to use them, etc, they just show you how to use it.. And you figure everything on your own.. Also no real storyline.. I would have loved to have a small amusing cutscene after each level..
Compatibility is as to be expected- the game is touch based, and it's very intuitive- touch the bird on the sling, pull it back, release, and there you have it.
Overall- 7/10
Angry birds is, pure and simple, a mobile game. A very simple idea, wrapped up in simple graphics, simple gameplay, and it's simply addictive.. If we had been living a few cellphone generations ago this would have been perfect.. But today's games are much more complex than this.. At first I wanted to grade it 8 for being so much fun, then I wanted to grade it 6 for being too simple, so I'll just give it an 7 (If only the sound had been better). Yes, it's not very complex, but, hey, a good game doesn't have to be.
For a 2d game the graphics are not half bad, I mean, I wasn't blown away by any of it, but the game is colorful and vivid, and this is one of those games whose graphics are just a means to an end, the end being its gameplay. Because of that I won't be too judgmental, but at the same time I can't give it too high a score, in order to maintain a standard. Let's just say the graphics are perfect for this kind of game- not too detailed or flashy, and yet colorful and playful.
Sound and music- 4/10
Well.. Let's see.. was there any?
Right.. Sound is existent, but is not well implemented, you see, the sound is done well enough- when you shoot you have the rubber stretching, the bird chirping, and the birds waiting in line chirping away.. But it's all just so.. Uninspired.. Why not have the birds waiting in line to be shot chirp out war taunts? Instead they just stand there and chirp constantly, which gets real annoying, real quick..
The existence of music might have saved the day on that front, but there isn't any, and I'm left with my n900 being turned into a hen house.. Maybe it's an incentive.. To make you shoot them faster? I don't know.. It's too bad too, because the same kind of music played at the main menu screen could have done the trick..
Gameplay and compatibility- 8.5/10
Long story short- it's a puzzle game, and very fun at that. Short story long- your goal is to sling shoot birds into pigs. It's that simple. Well, there are a few walls in your way, but those birds crash right through them. Add to that the fact that you have different kinds of birds who behave in different ways, different kinds of walls who break in different ways, and a pseudo realistic physics engine that makes the walls behave (almost) as they would in real life and you get more and more fun. Not very original, but very fun for those few minutes on the bus you have to "burn", though once you start playing you're probably going to play it anywhere.
One thing I was missing, though, is the lack of .. Info? I don't know, there's no detailed information on what each bird is good for, strong or weak against, good way to use them, etc, they just show you how to use it.. And you figure everything on your own.. Also no real storyline.. I would have loved to have a small amusing cutscene after each level..
Compatibility is as to be expected- the game is touch based, and it's very intuitive- touch the bird on the sling, pull it back, release, and there you have it.
Overall- 7/10
Angry birds is, pure and simple, a mobile game. A very simple idea, wrapped up in simple graphics, simple gameplay, and it's simply addictive.. If we had been living a few cellphone generations ago this would have been perfect.. But today's games are much more complex than this.. At first I wanted to grade it 8 for being so much fun, then I wanted to grade it 6 for being too simple, so I'll just give it an 7 (If only the sound had been better). Yes, it's not very complex, but, hey, a good game doesn't have to be.
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