iPad App Angry Birds Rio Game Review

Is Angry Birds Rio a sequel or a movie tie-in / promotion game?  With some better visuals and same great game play is this a good follow up to Angry Birds?  Lets see.

Story:
In this game these angry birds aren't fighting pigs this time they are rescuing their fellow bird buddies from the evil parrot Nigel.  The second chapter you will be flinging your fowl friends at the mischievous monkeys.  At the end you will fight the evil Nigel to rescue the  Blue Macaws the main characters of the Movie.

Game Play:

If you have played Angry Birds you will be accustom to the way this game plays. You will still be using a huge slingshot to fling birds at your targets. It feels as if they have made the game a little easier to get through the levels but left it extremely hard to master.

Graphics and Sound:
The graphics have been taken up a notch.  The game still has the cute crazy animations as the first but the environments have been made less bland.  When moving or zooming in and out in the levels you will see there is some nice detail to the foreground and background artwork.  The birds fly away in spectacular fashion as you break their cages.  The monkey’s expressions are very comical.

Lasting Appeal:

The game now has 60 levels in two chapters.  But with more promised levels to come every couple months.  You can get through the level pretty quickly but will take some time if you would like to earn all three stars.  There is also fruit you can collect to boost your score.  There is no multi player but they do include Game Center support so you can brag to your friends about all the birds you have freed.

Final Thoughts:
I have stated before that Angry Birds are not my most favorite games.  But I have to admit I am drawn more in by Angry Birds Rio then the others.  The game seems to be a bit easier for me so I have less frustration and this is a very good thing.  The game right now is $2.99 on the app store and I believe this a good price and no one will regret this purchase.  This game does surpass most movie tie-in games.

Muchipad.com finial score:

Story	8
Game play	8
Graphics & Sound	9
Lasting Appeal	8
Final Score	8.25