The birds are back! After the original and seasons, developer Rovio has now released the sequel called Rio. It’s available right now in the app store and I checked it out.
What’s new?
Upon booting it becomes clear that this is a completely new game in the series. The basic mechanic remains the same but everything else has changed. Including new menus, levels and opponents among other things. Angry Birds now also has a story, but (luckily!) it doesn’t go very deep. Basically the birds were happy and living life when one day they were captured and transported to Rio in Brazil. You must help them escape by completing curtain challenges. The first levels are all about helping fellow birds escape by their cages. Once accomplished (30 levels) the game tells you that you managed to escaped and are now flying in the forest of Brazil, where you’ll stumble upon evil monkeys (yay!).
Gameplay
As I said before the basic gameplay mechanic remains unchanged. Largely the same birds are at your disposal and are introduced to the player once more. I like to give them nicknames, like the red one I call «mr average» because they can’t do much. And I think the yellow birds are Italian because they’re passionate and fast. Anyway the new levels are fun but also rather easy. I’m an addict angry bird player and blasted through the levels in 2 hours tops.
Angry Birds Rio currently offers 60 levels in over 2 «scenes», with 4 more scenes promised over the year. They are currently not available though, which annoys me a lot. Basically the developers said: yeah we aren’t done yet but you can buy it now and upgrade later. I hope this beta testing attitude doesn’t become the trend in mobile gaming. Buyers now have to wait till May to access the 3rd world, that’s two months from now! And the final level actually won’t be open till November.
Presentation
The new storyboard style is fun and adds some depth to the game. Now it actually makes sense to be in a forest and hitting random monkeys. (yeah…)
Also improved are the visuals. The backgrounds seem more dynamic and sharper looking. Paired with the fantastic new animations, Angry Birds Rio is a real looker in mobile gaming.
Conclusion
Angry Birds Rio is a great game. This isn’t a big overhaul but it doesn’t need to be. Rovio has delivered exactly what Angry Bird players were looking for: more content. It’s just a shame that they’re offering 1/3 of the game now and the rest over a period of 8 (!) months, some patience is advised. Still highly recommended.
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