Angry Birds Journey

It’s official – Angry Birds is fun to play again!

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Rovio Entertainment Oyj

www.rovio.com

Free

Compatibility: iOS 13 or later

My initial reaction towards the Angry Birds Journey was far from favourable. It felt too familiar, too predictable and ultimately nothing different to what we’ve been playing for over a decade. Yet strangely, the more time I kept playing, the more the game’s genuine appeal started to shine; much to my confusion! Why did I keep playing? This is nothing new? Same birds, same abilities, same level design and the same gameplay, but I kept coming back?

This is very much Angry Birds as we all knew and loved it. But in all honesty, Angry Birds across its many spin-offs and sequels has changed to such a degree, the franchise shamefully lost its focus on the core gameplay. Instead, it diluted itself with unneeded gameplay modes, skill replacing pay-to-play gameplay power-ups and filler challenges stacked upon challenges. As the series progressed and evolved I became less engaged, and franchise fatigue became nearly terminal.

Back to basics