Angry Birds Space for Android Review

Angry Birds Space, the latest release of the wildly popular Angry Birds series was released on 22^nd March 2012. The new version takes the game into interstellar space for new levels of pig-smashing fun.

The storyline is that the Angry Birds are chasing a giant claw which has kidnapped their eggs. They pursue the claw into a wormhole and end up floating in a strange new galaxy, surrounded by space pigs. The game is the same – to smash the green pigs by launching the angry birds at them. However, the game is played on planets with different gravity conditions – even zero gravity. This results in a very different game from the older versions. The gravity field of each planet is marked by a blue line and you should take into account the effect the gravity will have on your bird missile’s movements. This makes for some very challenging and different puzzles. The game has 60 interstellar levels – two worlds of 30 levels each. There are 10 more levels available through free updates or purchases.

New bird characters have been introduced in the space version and some of the birds have new special powers. The red bird has a new “Uber Mask” and he can see the sling scope – the path by which he can cause maximum damage. There is the classic blue bird, black bomb bird, the huge green bird, yellow lazer bird and a new extraterrestrial bird called the Ice Bird. The ice bird has powers to freeze an area and the pigs it smashes into, making them easy to break on the next impact. There is also a Space eagle power-up, similar to the Mighty Eagle from the earlier versions. The pigs have also gained special contraptions like a robot, a UFO etc which can be destroyed only in particularly inventive ways. Other additions to the game are levels with a hidden egg, called Eggsteroids. Finding this egg unlocks an interesting hidden level. The designs of these levels seem to be inspired by classic video games like Space Invaders, Super Mario Bros., Pong etc. On finishing the level, the player is returned to the point where the egg was found.

The game remains as charming and addictive as before, yet in a fresh new avatar with new elements and gameplay mechanics. The game is free and ad-supported for Android users.  In short, the fourth installment of this global phenomenon with 700 million downloads, does not disappoint and continues the success story.