It's a second trip into Space for the annoyed avians, following on the heals of Angry Birds Space. Angry Birds Star Wars retains some of the Space physics of the previous release, and there are new special abilities, including the use of the force, and light saber-wielding.

Presentation

Fans of the original movie, A New Hope, will adore Angry Birds Star Wars. It follows the plot of the film, taking you to all the iconic locations, including Tatooine, Hoth, and the Pig Star (modeled on the Death Star). The Angry Birds are themed around the heroes such as Luke Skywalker, Obi Wan Kenobi and Han Solo, while the piggies dress up as stormtroopers, tuskan raiders and the like.

The locations and characters are gloriously recreated, and this, coupled with music from the original score, makes Angry Birds Star Wars the best presented version of the game series so far.

Gameplay

The basic gameplay in Angry Birds Star Wars is still the same as the original Angry Birds. You launch birds from a catapult at a structure in order to smash it and destroy the bad guys. Stars are earned based on how easily you achieve this, and progress to the next level.

There are some 80 levels in Angry Birds Star Wars and getting through them will take you a long time, even though the first few levels on Tatooine are very easy. There are some fun bonus levels too, in which you can play as C3PO or R2D2.

The gameplay in Angry Birds Star Wars has been tweaked a bit from previous versions of the game. You can now use the force to slow down your bird in mid flight, or swipe your light saber to break objects, for example.

Verdict

Despite these interesting additional gameplay elements, there's no disguising that Angry Birds Star Wars plays very much the same as previous versions. While fans of the Angry Birds franchise will enjoy this, others will find the game repetitive, frustrating and tiresome.

There's no doubt that Angry Birds Star Wars is a lavishly-produced arcade game, which fans of both the game and the movie will fall in love with.

If you enjoyed Angry Birds Star Wars perhaps you'd like to see some of the other Angry Birds movie spin-offs we could expect in the future (according to us!)

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]]> http://angry-birds-star-wars-mac.en.softonic.com/mac/comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100 6652284 http://angry-birds-space.en.softonic.com/mac Angry Birds Space is a spin-off of the famous Angry Birds iOS game. Like Angry Birds Rio and Angry Birds Seasons, it sends the pig-hating birds on a series of new adventures.

The gameplay in Angry Birds Space is different to all the other versions of the game in that the impact of gravity plays a role in your success. The basic principle of Angry Birds Space is the same as ever: catapult birds to break the structures and take out all of the pigs that sit on the various rocks and planets the other side of the screen.

This time though, you'll need to be more tactical because the gravitational pull will drag your birds in different directions. It makes for a more intelligent, and more diverse gaming experience.

There are 60 levels in Angry Birds Space, as well as fun bonus levels that spring up randomly as you play the game. The bonus games allow you to boost your points tally and unlock new items.

Angry Birds Space is the best looking game of the series so far, with out-of-this-world physics, lots of fun new birds with different super powers, and wonderful Space scenes. If you're playing on a device with a retina display then you're in for a real treat here.

The sound effects are better than ever, and the space-age take on that catchy Angry Birds soundtrack sounds great.

There's very little to fault in Angry Birds Space other than perhaps it's a little easy to get through the first levels. Surely new levels will be added to Angry Birds Space over time, but for now you shouldn't have a problem finishing the game within a couple of hours.

Angry Birds Space is the best version of the game so far, with graphics and gameplay that take casual gaming to a whole new dimension.

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