Angry Birds is a strategy puzzle video game developed by Finnish computer game developer Rovio Entertainment. Inspired primarily by a sketch of stylized wingless birds, the game was first released for Apple's iOS in December 2009.[3] Since that time, over 12 million copies of the game have been purchased from Apple's App Store,[4] which has prompted the company to design versions for other touchscreen-based smartphones, such as those using the Android operating system, among others.

In the game, players use a slingshot to launch birds at pigs stationed on or within various structures, with the intent of destroying all the pigs on the playing field. As players advance through the game, new types of birds become available, some with special abilities that can be activated by the player. Rovio Mobile has supported Angry Birds with numerous free updates that add additional game content, and the company has also released stand-alone holiday and promotional versions of the game.

Angry Birds

Developer(s) Rovio Entertainment
Publisher(s) Chillingo/Clickgamer (iOS and PSP versions)
Rovio Entertainment
Producer(s) Raine Mäki, Harro Grönberg, Mikko Häkkinen
Designer(s) Jaakko Iisalo
Programmer(s) Tuomo Lehtinen (lead programmer), Miika Virtanen, Antti Laitinen, Atte Järvinen, Mika Rahko, Marco Rapino, Kari Kuvaja
Artist(s) Tuomas Erikoinen (lead artist), Miisa Lopperi, Joonas Mäkilä
Composer(s) Ari Pulkkinen
Engine SDL,[1] Box2D
Version
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2.2.0 (iOS, Microsoft Windows)
2.1.1 (Android)
2.1.0 (BlackBerry Tablet OS, Mac OS X)
2.0.2 (Symbian)
2.0.0.18[2] (Google Chrome)
1.5.3 (Windows Phone, WebOS)
1.5.2 (Maemo)
1.5.0 (PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3)
1.1.4 (WebGL)

Platform(s)
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iOS
Maemo
MeeGo
HP webOS
Android
Symbian^3
Series 40
PSP/PlayStation 3
Mac OS X
Windows
WebGL
Windows Phone
Google Plus
Google Chrome (Chrome Web Store)
BlackBerry Tablet OS
Bada
Facebook

Release date(s) December 11, 2009[3]
Genre(s) Puzzle
Mode(s) Single player
Rating(s)

ESRB: E

Apple: 4+

PEGI: 7

System requirements
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iOS: 3.0 or later
Mac OS X: 10.6.6 or later