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By Chris Morris
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Rare gem uses physics and rhythm to send bird flying high.
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Tiny Wings
What's It About?
Players control a small bird who hopes to fly as far and as fast as he can to outrun the sunset. By touching the screen as the bird hits the downward side of a hill, players accelerate the bird. If they touch the screen when he's going uphill, they slow him down. Like Angry Birds and other popular physics-based apps, Tiny Wings has a simple premise that can be very addicting.
Is It Any Good?
Not since Angry Birds first hit the App Store has a title so captivated the iAudience, and TINY WINGS deserves the praise. It's a game whose success lies in its simplicity -- the controls consist solely of touching the screen at the right time. That might sound a bit thin, but this is the type of game you'll find yourself playing for long, long periods. It is, in many ways, Zen-like. Beyond the core gameplay, there's an added bonus: the various islands you'll explore change every day, giving the title an incredible amount of replayability, as you can't simply learn a pattern and repeat it time and again. Tiny Wings is one of those rare games that makes you feel good as you play, letting you root for the chubby little bird on screen and share his joy when he takes to the sky.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Connect the game to real-world events, such as throwing a ball in the air or rolling it down a hill.
Help kids experiment with and compare heavy and light objects.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
- Subjects : Arts : music , Science : gravity , momentum , physics
- Skills : Thinking & Reasoning : solving puzzles
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- Release date : February 18, 2011
- Genre : Arcade Games
- Publisher : Andreas Illiger
- Version : 1.0
- Minimum software requirements : OS 3.1 or later
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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