It hit a sweet spot and a ton of people like it. I fail to see what the issue is and, quite honestly, I`d rather Angry Birds be as popular as it as instead of something by, say, Zynga.
I see Rovio going the gritty route with it: The plot follows the 41st Volunteer Artillery during the Bird-Pig War. Captain Avius, a once up-and-coming tactician disgraced by the loss of his entire platoon during an offensive he planned, has been transferred there to train a new batch of recruits. With him is Sergeant Swallow, a front-line veteran with a dark history of his own, and a cast of fresh-faced new soldiers lured to the ranks by patriotism and the promise of three square meals a day. After heavy losses among the regular units, the 41st is transferred into combat, and Swallow must try and protect his young charges and guide his Captain through the never-ending conflict, watching as the recruits are killed in battle or hove their innocence murdered by the deeds they are forced to do. Think Band of Brothers in primary colours.RJ 17 said:Alright, yeah, the cartoon series is a little bit much I gotta say. What the hell's gonna be the plot? Every week a bunch of pissed off birds go up to the 3 little pigs and get all big bad wolf on'em by knocking down their houses for no discernible reason?
I think you should do it because that sounds like a great idea. I'm just wondering how you'd rank up though...Thunderous Cacophony said:I see Rovio going the gritty route with it: The plot follows the 41st Volunteer Artillery during the Bird-Pig War. Captain Avius, a once up-and-coming tactician disgraced by the loss of his entire platoon during an offensive he planned, has been transferred there to train a new batch of recruits. With him is Sergeant Swallow, a front-line veteran with a dark history of his own, and a cast of fresh-faced new soldiers lured to the ranks by patriotism and the promise of three square meals a day. After heavy losses among the regular units, the 41st is transferred into combat, and Swallow must try and protect his young charges and guide his Captain through the never-ending conflict, watching as the recruits are killed in battle or hove their innocence murdered by the deeds they are forced to do. Think Band of Brothers in primary colours.
This. I walked into Walmart the other day and saw Angry Birds bandaids. It made my day, because it's the first time since the mascot wars of the 90's that I've seen a videogame get that kind of mainstream attention. That's right, Angry Birds has officially reached the level Mario and Sonic were at in the 90's, and I think it's wonderful; there's just something special about bringing a new generation of kids into the medium, especially when it involves the same kind of brightly colored joy that got me hooked at that age.bootz said:I think of it as a blessing its a great gateway game. I know of several people that looked down upon gaming until Angry birds came along. Its popularity kinda validates gaming to a lot of people.
There was a Mario Bros. cereal, too.Gigatoast said:There was a Legend of Zelda breakfast cereal.