


This Angry Birds game doesn't exist, and it probably never will, but if it did I'd have to take at least one more ride on the furious fowl bandwagon. Completing certain objectives mid-match would earn you bonuses like stronger building pieces and armor for your piggies.Įverybody knows that half the fun of Words With Friends is in talking smack to whatever unfortunate loved one you've just dropped a massive word on, so of course there will be a chat feature: "Ah yeah, you see Mr. You'd draw new level pieces and tools from a "tile bag," so each game would be randomized. Image: In this new, improved hypothetical version of Angry Birds Friends, you and a friend take turns building up structures to protect your pigs and then destroying the other guy's buildings with well-placed birds. Asynchronous games, people: They're not a new phenomenon, but they continue to prove to be the right type of games for mobile devices. Your mom is probably still playing Words With Friends. Your friends are taking turns in Ruzzle and swapping hideous Microsoft Paint-style "art" via Draw Something 2. The idea is that you and all your pals will spend half an hour playing the game every day, then call each other up on your walkie-talkies and holler, "Yo dude, check my new high score," probably while wearing backwards hats and slurping Capri Sun through curly straws. There are only seven levels, but these are swapped out with new ones every week. *Life After Disc is a series exploring new development in digital gaming platforms, from app stores to browsers to downloadable console games.*How would I have done it differently? I'm so glad you asked!įriends, which first launched on Facebook last year, is a super-stripped down version of regular old Angry Birds, but with gobs of optional cheats that you can pay real money to use. It is the sixth official entry in Rovio's billion-selling franchise (count 'em up: the original, Seasons, Rio, Space, Star Wars and Friends), and is also the least interesting product that Rovio has ever put out. Angry Birds Friends came out last week for iThings and Droids.
