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Enter Angry Birds for the desktop computer. The Mac version of Angry Birds went live with the Mac App Store on January 6 and the Windows version too went live on the same day and is available on Intel's AppUp center, ...
Angry Birds has been a massive hit. I'm sure even the developer of the game did not see that coming. It has been the number one selling app - app, not game - on the App Store across the world. It is considered to be the No. 1 game across all platforms in 2010 by a lot of people and we are sure it single-handedly contributed to a lot of iPhone and iPod touch sales. The game has now become an international phenomenon and there are very few smartphone users who haven't wasted precious hours playing Angry Birds.
While the game is still restricted to smartphones, there are a lot of people out there who are yet to find a new way to waste time just because they don't have a smartphone. So how can Rovio, the developer of Angry Birds, reach them?
Enter Angry Birds for the desktop computer. The Mac version of Angry Birds went live with the Mac App Store on January 6 and the Windows version too went live on the same day and is available on Intel's AppUp center, an application store dedicated to netbooks and notebook computers. The desktop version of the game is priced at $9.99 (Rs. 453 approx) on both the platforms, but is available at an introductory price of $4.99 (Rs. 226 approx).
Angry Birds on desktop is basically the exact same game as the one on mobile. You get the same number of levels and every thing else is the same too. The only thing that is different is the way you play the game. On the mobile version you drag the birds with your fingers and then release them. On the desktop version you use a mouse or trackpad to do that.
With the mouse you press and hold on the bird and drag it back with left click and then release it. But it gets better on MacBooks with the multi-touch trackpad. You don't have to press but just place your finger on the trackpad and drag it back and then release it. You can also zoom in and out by using pinch to zoom on the trackpad, but if you have a Windows machine or use a mouse then you would have to use the scroll key to zoom.
Initially it feels weird to play if you are used to playing on a mobile, but soon you will start appreciating the added real estate offered by the large display of a computer or a netbook. Also, because of the larger screen, you can also zoom out all the way and have the entire game in your field of view, which makes playing a lot easier, without making everything too small. If you are playing with a mouse you can be really fast and blaze through the initial levels at lighting speed.
The game scales very well on the higher resolution displays. We tried the game on the 1366 x 768 resolution display of the 11-inch MacBook Air as well as a 1920 x 1080 display on a Windows PC and the game looks great on both.
However, there are small problems such as, the grass and the background have a low resolution and do not scale properly on larger displays. But they are minor things and don't really stand out unless you decide to find them.
Discussion Board (32) CommentsCasey,colby, on Feb 27, 2011 10:32 AM awsome Report abuse gokul,erode, on Nov 12, 2011 09:24 PM woweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Report abuse Malia Lee Stern,Sch. Haven, PA, on Oct 18, 2011 10:00 PM I have this fir my andriod and I love it I hope it works for my Mac 2! Report abuse dacen,london, on Oct 04, 2011 12:53 AM i love this game.................................. Report abuse zeev,jerusalem, on Jun 25, 2011 02:41 PM asking to copy angry birds for mac Report abuse itunes,New York, on May 26, 2011 12:39 PM the game is very interesting .and Angry pingu is also ok. Report abuse itunes,New York, on May 23, 2011 01:04 PM Angry Birds is a cool assault game. Funny, nice grapics & really cool,i like it .and recommmed it to friends .also ,the game Beat pingu is iphone game ane funny. Report abuse jay,newton, on Mar 26, 2011 01:16 AM I love angry birds Report abuse clayton,trenton, on Feb 19, 2011 08:29 AM its cool Report abuse Peashooter101,www.Roblox.com, on Feb 17, 2011 10:34 AM This game is awesome and is very EPIC and I mean EPIC! I haz it for computer and iPhone. Report abuse Person,Stanton, on Feb 17, 2011 10:30 AM Great games with awesome graphics! Report abuse molly,gravesend, on Jan 26, 2011 06:02 PM i love this game woooooooohhhhhhhhh Report abuse khursheed,lucknow, on Jan 18, 2011 11:13 AM this is a very interesting game. Report abuse Travis Miller,Westbrook,CT, on Jan 23, 2011 07:45 AM You are right!!! Report abuseTravis Miller,Westbrook,CT, on Jan 23, 2011 07:44 AM I LOVE ANGRY BIRDS!!! Report abuse nitin,surat, on Jan 18, 2011 02:45 PM hi Report abuse pvgk,HYDERABAD, on Jan 18, 2011 11:52 AM Please introduce free lite version of angry birds for pc and mac which can be downloaded via their website other than app store so that people can directly download the game from app store !!! Report abuse Asari Consort,Mumbai, on Jan 18, 2011 11:15 AM Its a fun game, I bought it from the Mac App Store the day it was launched. But this penchant for getting everything for free by torrents is getting unhealthy. Are we so inherently corrupt that we gloat and take pride in downloading somebody's work (a game, a movie, a software IS somebody's work who expects to get paid) via torrents? The game is cheap enough - not even 250 rupees. Had it been a game priced around 2k to 3k (as expensive as ps3 games), it would have been beyond the pockets of many and I understand that. But this ever-increasing craze with pirated digital goods is not a good sign... How would you feel if someone stole your work for free, that you expected to be paid for? Report abuse joseph,california, on Jan 18, 2011 07:43 AM gracias Report abuse Robert,Encinitas, on Jan 18, 2011 05:53 AM Why steal a $5 game! That is way low... and it is such a great game. Report abuse dan,london, on Jan 18, 2011 01:39 AM hi Report abuse Vikram,Beijing, on Jan 17, 2011 10:22 PM So being the excellent reviewer and expert, you forgot to mention the url of the game! Report abuse Prasad Naik,Mumbai, on Jan 17, 2011 11:37 PM I have already mentioned that the game is sold exclusively through the Intel AppUp on Windows and the Mac App Store. Where does a URL come in then? Report abuseStanley Liang,Puchong Malaysia, on Jan 17, 2011 09:01 PM whoa it is so nuce Report abuse sameer,hyderabad, on Jan 17, 2011 07:46 PM nace game. Report abuse nik,mum, on Jan 17, 2011 01:08 PM ye finally for PC! Report abuse Madhukarah,Mangalore, on Jan 17, 2011 11:11 AM Great fun.. But playing in iPhone/iPad is better than PC/Mac's :) Report abuse Abhishek Mitra,Mumbai, on Jan 17, 2011 12:16 AM Just downloaded it from torrent. Who bothers to pay for such a great game... I am happy... Yuuppie......... Report abuse angelo,stearling hights, on Jan 16, 2011 11:39 PM is the game angry birds fun. Report abuse ali,tehran, on Jan 16, 2011 05:33 PM hi Report abuse the smart one,the underground, on Jan 16, 2011 12:43 PM free torrent download available.. ^_^ Report abuse shobhit,bhopal, on Jan 16, 2011 03:57 PM hehe!! did the same lol,The only cons is now removed!!! :) Long Live THE TORRENTS!