[06.15.12] 'Angry Birds Seasons' update adds new water levels

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Back in March, Rovio decided to take "Angry Birds" where no birds had dared to go before with the launch of "Angy Birds Space". This month, they're at it again with a free update to the "Angry Birds Seasons" that features a new set of levels and all new under-water physics. It won't cost you anything if you already paid the original $0.99 price tag on the game. All you need to do is head to your favorite app store and download the update. The best part is, it's available now!

"Piglantis" features 30 additional levels which bring in a blend of traditional "Angry Birds" physics mixed with some water physics. The key thing to remember is that all the birds float, so launching them under water has the same effect as pushing a beach ball below the surface. Their arch nemesis, the pigs, tend to act more like rocks. If you knock one into the ocean, they'll sink down to the bottom, and hopefully break.

There aren't any new birds this time around, seeing as it's only a game update and not a standalone title, but there are additional items to destroy to go along with the new physics. If you manage to hit a fish while flying underwater, they will give you some points just like any other environmental object that's destroyed. You can follow the links below to your respective store to purchase or update!

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[03.08.12] NASA gives us our first look at 'Angry Birds Space'

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Last month, Rovio gave us our first taste of Angry Birds Space with a little teaser trailer that left a lot to our imagination. Now that we’re just 2 weeks away from the March 22 release of the new game, we are finally getting a good look at what Rovio has been hard at work on. With the help of astronaut Don Pettit and a few props, NASA is giving us a brief physics lesson from the international space station to explain the all new game mechanics that will be utilized in Angry Birds Space.

Those new game mechanics are, perhaps, the most fascinating part of this entire video. This marks the first drastic change to Angry Birds that the series has taken on. Even across 3 different games – Angry Birds, Angry Birds: Seasons, and Angry Birds Rio – the formula has never changed, save a few new birds. With those birds we also had new scenery and a new story, but now we have a whole new reason to play.

Angry Birds Space will actually take place in space and will be on a much bigger scale than ever before. Instead of lining up the perfect arc, players will now have to calculate a more complex trajectory, taking into account the gravitational pull of multiple planets to navigate the zero gravity environments. Those planets can also be strategically used to crush space pigs and space debris, but it’s going to take some adjusting to adapt to the new physics.

In the process, you’ll also have to adjust to quite a few new birds. Two new birds made appearances in the brief gameplay preview, one of which appears to be a slight variation on the yellow triangle shaped bird that can change trajectory mid-flight. It’s likely he’ll actually become a replacement for the little yellow guy, seeing as his straight out boost wouldn’t serve much purpose in the zero gravity environment. The other new bird is much more original as it freezes objects on impact to make them easier to crush.

Who knows what else is in store for us come March 22. If we’re lucky, maybe we’ll get to see a little more gameplay before the game releases. If not, make sure you have 99 cents ready to check it out for yourself, because come launch time, you know you’re going to buy it just like everyone else.

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[02.18.12] Angry Birds are headed to space March 22

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Had enough of Angry Birds yet? Rovio doesn’t seem to think you have, because they’re sending Angry Birds to outer space on March 22. Whether this will be a standalone game or just another expansion for one of the other Angry Birds titles is unclear at this moment, however it seems likely that it will be its own unique title. Actually, very little is known about Angry Birds Space other than the release date, its name, and its logo. Rovio announced its launch via the Angry Birds website where they also posted a short teaser trailer and a wallpaper you can download for your computer.

Many questions arise over the new setting. Will this change the fundamental mechanics that made the series so popular? After all, there’s virtually no gravity in space and this game relies very heavily on the physics attributed to gravity. If everything is set in a zero-G environment, other laws of physics would have to be taken into account and the game would get a lot more complicated.

If they wanted to avoid the changes, it could be set inside the International Space Station or a fictional moon base. Then again, the game is a complete work of fiction seeing as it has green pigs stealing eggs from suicidal birds. They can do whatever they want, including taking their popular game exactly as it is and giving it a pretty space backdrop which we’ll all just have to accept as we fork up 99 cents and spend countless hours perfecting each level and saving every last egg all over again. That’s probably exactly how it will happen and in the end and its likely no one will even complain. It will still dominate the sales charts for weeks and it will still be played by millions because there’s no denying the magical spell those birds have had over us since day one.

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