You certainly can't accuse Rovio of a lack of ambition for Angry Birds Space, its fourth Angry Birds game.
Its announcement was beamed to Earth from the International Space Station, its launch day saw the company turn Seattle's Space Needle tower into a giant slingshot, and the game itself is being promoted through partnerships with NASA, National Geographic, Nickelodeon and Samsung.
The game's launch is A Big Deal, and understandably so given the well-over 700m downloads of previous titles Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons and Angry Birds Rio. The new version may tick all the stunt-marketing boxes, but the important question is how it stacks up as a standalone game.
The basics
Angry Birds Space has launched on two mobile platforms – iOS and Android – as well as a PC version sold through Rovio's own website, and a Mac version sold on Apple's Mac App Store.
Pricing varies: 69p on iPhone, £1.99 for iPad, £2.99 for Mac, €5.95 for PC (just under £5), and a choice of free-with-ads or an ad-free paid version on Android.
Yes, the Angry Birds are in Space, although they've brought along their pig enemies and stolen-eggs plotline to feel at home. As before, the pigs are lurking in wooden and stone structures that must be destroyed by catapulting the birds at them.
The game includes 60 levels split into two zones: Pig Bang and Cold Cuts. A further 30 levels are available in something called the Danger Zone, unlocked with an additional 69p in-app purchase (IAP). Rovio says more zones and levels will follow in the coming months
Its announcement was beamed to Earth from the International Space Station, its launch day saw the company turn Seattle's Space Needle tower into a giant slingshot, and the game itself is being promoted through partnerships with NASA, National Geographic, Nickelodeon and Samsung.
The game's launch is A Big Deal, and understandably so given the well-over 700m downloads of previous titles Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons and Angry Birds Rio. The new version may tick all the stunt-marketing boxes, but the important question is how it stacks up as a standalone game.
The basics
Angry Birds Space has launched on two mobile platforms – iOS and Android – as well as a PC version sold through Rovio's own website, and a Mac version sold on Apple's Mac App Store.
Pricing varies: 69p on iPhone, £1.99 for iPad, £2.99 for Mac, €5.95 for PC (just under £5), and a choice of free-with-ads or an ad-free paid version on Android.
Yes, the Angry Birds are in Space, although they've brought along their pig enemies and stolen-eggs plotline to feel at home. As before, the pigs are lurking in wooden and stone structures that must be destroyed by catapulting the birds at them.
The game includes 60 levels split into two zones: Pig Bang and Cold Cuts. A further 30 levels are available in something called the Danger Zone, unlocked with an additional 69p in-app purchase (IAP). Rovio says more zones and levels will follow in the coming months