ANGRY BIRDS

One of the most popular apps in the app story. This game has spawned five other games and dozens of fanware such as hats, cups...you name it. 

I'm going to be doing six reviews on the Angry Bird games since each of them are quite complex. But, since the most well known game is probably the original, I'll start there. 

ANGRY BIRDS (original)

COST: 0.99US/1.29NZ

Is it just me or does opening a new app for the first time give you a lot of excitement???

So basically you pull the bird back, measure up the angle and LET IT FLY. Simple right? Well, since this is level 1-1 you should get three stars. The number of stars you get depends on your score. For every bird you have left after destroying the pigs, you get 10,000 points which is a big bonus. Still seem easy? Take a look. 

And you get to do this with three birds. Lucky for you, you get all sorts of different birds with different tricks. On this level you get the blue bird which splits into three when you tap; the white bird which lays and exploding egg when you tap and the yellow bird which accelerates suddenly when you tap which is useful for stone. 

There are heaps of different level packs with about 45 levels in each pack. Nine packs in all including the bonus pack but not including the golden egg pack makes  405 levels. 

The level packs are: Poached Eggs, Mighty Hoax, Danger Above, Big Setup, Ham 'Em High, Mine and Dine, Birdday Party & Bad Piggies. The bonus pack is called Surf and Turf while the golden eggs are special levels you can unlock. 

NOTE: Some theme packs have 63 levels and some have 45 while some may have less. I don't really feel like counting every individual pack but either way, there are heaps of levels. 

Temple Run 2 or Subway Surfers

I've decided to kill two birds with one stone by doing two apps today instead of one. Everyone, even if you don't have a touch device knows how to play Subway Surfers-right?

COST: FREE

The game rules for both games are the same pretty much. You swipe on SS to change tracks while in TR2 you tilt your device slightly. You can easily adjust the sensitivity in settings. 

In both games, the aims are to pick up as many coins as possible while dodging 

obstacles. 

In SS the main difficulties are moving trains, road blocks, high voltage boxes, bushes, dumpsters and of course, a screaming conductor behind you who caught you vandalizing a train. On the way, you pick up power ups such as jetpacks, score boosters and super sneakers. You can also double tap to get out your faithful skateboard and surf the train tracks. 

Lately SS has been creating several themes in their World Tour. So far they've visited New York, Tokyo,  Miami, Sydney and are presently at Paris. (Please tell me if I've missed any.  

The same thing happens in TR2. You are running from a gang of apes. You jump and dodge them. You pick up power ups and you die dozens of painful ways. 

Good apps for wasting time but NOT good if your parents want you to play mind filling puzzle games. Good luck trying to persuade your dad that this helps with algebra. 

(I will be doing an app that does actually help with learning and the guy who does it is very good. FREE APP)

Options for Tomorrow

I wasn't sure what app to do tomorrow so I'm giving you the choice-

✔Where's My Perry

✔Cut the Rope

✔Chicken Fly

✔Plants vs Zombies

✔Minecraft PE

✔Blockheads

Please vote by posting a comment. I am open to suggestions but if your suggestion is a paid app that I haven't got, I may not be able to do a review right away as I don't have much credit on my apple account. 

WHERE'S MY WATER

The reason why I'm doing this game is because lately, a great deal of people have been complaining about the recent update when Disney released Allie's Story as an IAP. 

Personally I think this game is great and the IAP purchases are optional so I don't agree with the dozens of people telling Disney that their greedy and money grabbing. Personal, I think the game has a great price, heaps of original levels and beautifully designed level pack

COST: 1.39NZ/0.99US

REVIEW: Basically the aim of the game is to get enough water to Swampy to allow him to take a shower. It might sound easy but believe me-the game is easy to learn but incredibly difficult to master. Heaps of challenges await you: poison water, green ooze, switches, pressure plates, balloons and heaps more.  

Buying the IAP purchases give you heaps more levels but if you don't, the game is still super. 

Weekly levels are available for free each week and feature a level from each of the level packs: Swampy, Allie, Cranky & Mystery Duck

You can also access the Lost Levels for free by scrolling to the furthest page to the right. 

The Lost Levels include thirty levels so far divided into three level packs: Hearts & Crafts; Ten Days of Swampy and Days of Summer. There is also a level pack in the Lost Levels called Weekly Rewind which features all the Swampy Weekly Levels so far. 

IN APP PURCHASES

Cranky's Story was the first additional level pack to be released and the goal in this game is to bring enough water to Cranky to clean off the green mold sprouting on his food. 

The gameplay is the same methods only your using poison water instead of clear water. It also features missing objects and four level packs of twenty levels each making Cranky's Story give you another 80 levels. 

The level packs are more challenging than Swampy's Story. Level packs are: Cranky's First Course, Hunger Pains, Bulking Up & Overstuffed. Some of the Swampy levels include extra difficult Cranky Challenges. 

The Mystery Duck level pack is personally my favorite although I'm lately trying to try-duck all of the Swampy levels which is why I've only completed twenty-six levels. 

Instead of trying to fill three ducks with water like the other level packs, you only have to collect one duck but YOU MUST COLLECT THIS DUCK to pass the level. The duck can (so far) teleport to different places often carving up the dirt and making the level more difficult, split into ten, grow huge so it requires more water to collect it and dart up and down. 

The level packs are the same as in Swampy's Story and the levels are the same but more challenging as the Mystery Duck has plenty of tricks. 

The level packs are: Meet Swampy; Troubled Waters, Under Pressure, Sink or Swim, Change is Good, Boiling Point, Stretched Thin, Caution to the Wind, Rising Tide & Out to Dry. There are 200 levels just like the original game. There are also Mystery Duck challenges featured in the Swampy levels. 

Allie's Story was only just released so I've only played about ten levels but so far so good. The gameplay is good but the aims are slightly different just like in the other IAPs. 

In this story, Allie has had a piano built for her by the other crocodiles but needs steam to power it. You need to get her steam. Normal water won't work and you are faced with the fact that steam doesn't travel DOWN. There are ways to force it to go down but I'll leave you to figure it out. 

There are four level packs planned but two are labeled "Coming Soon". The ones available are: Warming Up & Tuning In. There are also Allie Challenges featured in some of the Swampy Levels. 

I hope you enjoyed the review. If you have any inquiries email me at pawpalsnz88@hotmail.com

Welcome

I started this blog mainly so I could give people a more detailed review of apps on the App Store than the company normally provides. 

I will be posting daily (I hope) but I will definitely post at least once a week. 

Each post will include a paid app/free app and it will probably be mostly games.  

The review will include screenshots and maybe a video of me playing a level in the game. 

If you have any comments, suggestions, questions or requests please either use the comment button at the bottom of the screen or email me at: pawpalsnz88.hotmail.com. 

Thank you!

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