Angry Birds Rio

CNET Editors' review

by: Paul Hughes on June 21, 2011

Angry Birds Rio is the surprisingly good game tie-in to the animated movie "Rio." While many co-branded marketing vehicles show signs of slipshod shoehorning, Angry Birds Rio expands on the core Angry Birds mechanic while adding some twists and improvements we hope will, ahem, migrate their way into the main game.

Fans of the titanically popular Angry Birds series will find the same basic interface and gameplay--but instead of crushing pigs, your avian assault team is freeing other birds imprisoned by smugglers, taking out menacing monkeys, and presumably doing other things as more chapters are added. (The game has several planned episodic updates through 2011.) Improving on the original, Angry Birds Rio adds some new environmental objects to interact with (or avoid), more visual depth (with a trick called parallax scrolling), and a boss fight with the movie's two starring macaws (whom fans of the movie may remember were voiced by Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eisenberg).

If you're a fan of Angry Birds, "Rio," or both, you can't go wrong with Angry Birds Rio. The price tag isn't particularly cheap, but with the additional episodic content, it's still a decent value.

Publisher's Description

From Rovio Mobile Ltd.:

What happens when everyone's favorite fierce fowl get caged and shipped to Rio? They get very angry!In Angry Birds Rio, the original Angry Birds are kidnapped and taken to the magical city of Rio de Janeiro, where they eventually escape their captors and set out to save their friends, Blu and Jewel two rare macaws and the stars of the hit motion picture, Rio. Angry Birds Rio pairs the physics-based gameplay of the original game with unique twists based on the film.Angry Birds Rio features:- Six fantastic episodes with 180 exciting levels, plus 12 bonus levels!- Completely new achievements!- Special Hidden fruits - discover them all!- Put your Angry Birds skills to the ultimate test in spectacular boss fights!Follow us on Twitter:http://twitter.angrybirds.comBecome a fan of Angry Birds on Facebook!http://facebook.angrybirds.comTerms of Use: http://www.rovio.com/eulaPrivacy Policy: http://www.rovio.com/privacy

What's new in this version: Are you the champion of Angry Birds Rio? We've got a special treat for you! Open 12 amazing new bonus levels through in-game achievements!Unlock the bonus levels for an episode by finishing all the levels or collecting all the fruit in that episode!Complete all the levels and collect all the fruit to open all 12 bonus levels!This is not the final update for Angry Birds Rio, so stay tuned!

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