Common Sense Media Review
By Chris Morris
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New take on app classic features pink bird, new abilities.
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Angry Birds Stella
What's It About?
Kids drag and tap a finger on the screen to aim and launch birds out of a giant slingshot to collapse structures and destroy the pigs that are hidden on and inside them, as they've done many times before. By observing how the birds behave in flight, players learn how gravity and momentum affect objects in motion. Players can retry a level as many times as they want without penalty, leaving them free to experiment with different strategies until they've mastered the level. The birds have different abilities this time around, though, such as being able to pinpoint where they will land mid-flight and angle off obstacles.
Is It Any Good?
There's no avoiding the fact that Angry Birds is getting a bit long in the beak. The onetime sensation is still plenty of fun -- and Rovio has done a decent job of shaking up the formula here -- but the addictive qualities of the first few games in the series aren't present in ANGRY BIRDS STELLA. The new abilities of the birds are nice, and the commercial aspects aren't played up too heavily, but it's not a game you can't put down. Instead, it's a game you play for a bit but don't feel a compelling need to return to.
That's no fault of the game itself -- and true Angry Birds fanatics might disagree -- but after so many iterations of the franchise, it's beginning to feel like it's running out of magic.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about reinventing ideas to keep them fresh.
Families also can talk about the value of friendship.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android , Kindle Fire
- Skills : Thinking & Reasoning : applying information , solving puzzles
- Pricing structure : Free
- Release date : September 4, 2014
- Genre : Puzzle Games
- Publisher : Rovio Entertainment Ltd
- Version : 1.0.0
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 6.0 or later; Android 4.0 and up
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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