''Angry Birds Trilogy'' is a 2012

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co-developed by

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, and Fun Labs and published by

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. It contains remasters of the first three games in the ''

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'' series: ''

'' (2009), ''

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'' (2010), and ''

Angry Birds Rio ''Angry Birds Rio'' was a 2011 puzzle video game developed and published by Rovio Entertainment, and is a crossover between the ''Angry Birds'' franchise and the ''Rio'' franchise. The game was released on March 22, 2011 and promoted as a mar ...

'' (2011). The game was released for multiple platforms in late 2012, with

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for the

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and

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following in 2013. It has received mixed reception from critics and

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Gameplay

In ''Angry Birds Trilogy'', the player controls a flock of multi-colored birds that are attempting to retrieve their eggs, which have been stolen by a group of hungry green pigs (on the Angry Birds Rio levels, the birds are trying to get back to their eggs). On each level, the pigs (caged birds or

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s in ''Rio''s case) are sheltered by structures made of various materials such as wood, glass, and stone, and the objective of the game is to eliminate them on the level. Using a slingshot, players launch the birds with the intent of either hitting the pigs directly or damaging the structures, causing them to collapse and pop the pigs. In various stages of the game, additional objects such as explosive crates and rocks are found in the structures and may be used in conjunction with the birds to pop hard-to-reach pigs. The

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and

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versions of ''Trilogy'' support motion controls, where players can use a pointer-based motion control system—such as the

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's Orb or the

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sensor's hand tracker—or a

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to operate and aim the slingshot. If motion controls are not preferred, the slingshot is instead controlled with an

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. This compilation includes exclusive levels that cannot be found in the original games. The game also contains biographies of each bird, except for Hal, Bubbles, and Stella. To ensure that the compilation is considerably up to date with more recent versions of the originally released games, the game received

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such as the Anger Management Pack and the Fowl Temper Pack, on select platforms. The Anger Management Pack was made available on December 18, 2012, and the Fowl Tempered Pack was made available on March 8, 2013.

Release

''Angry Birds Trilogy'' was released for

and on

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on September 25, 2012, in North America and September 28 in Europe. The game was released on

and

consoles on August 13, 2013, in North America and on August 16 in Europe. The game was released for the

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in October 2013.

Reception

Lucas M. Thomas, writing for ''

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'', noted the enhanced visuals and its extras, but was unfavorable on the motion controls, as opposed to the standard controls, and the price tag. "If you've already spent your $2.97 before ..just go back to your iPhone. If unhealthily addicted to all things Angry Birds though, feel free to pick up this package." The latter remark was also made by Ron DelVillano of ''

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''. Robert Workman of GameZone criticized the 3DS version, comparably to the home console versions and the original mobile one, regarding the design as underwhelming and effects as "minimal". Dan Whitehead of

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decried the

feature on the Xbox 360 version, calling it worse than the gameplay on the mobile versions, and slightly worse than the

References

External links

* {{Portal bar, 2010s, Finland, Video games 2012 video games Activision games Activision video game compilations

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