Angry Birds...Why?

Let me first apologize for this late post, I have been traveling to and from DC within the past 3 days meeting with DC Alumni of my soon to be alma mater. St. John's University. 

My recent traveling has allowed me to have a lot of free time on the road in which I have been using my iPod Touch a lot. One game I have been playing recently has been "Angry Birds". Angry Birds, according to wikipedia, is a puzzle video games developed by Rovio, a developer in Finland. Since its release for Apple iPod, over 6.5 million copies of the game have been purchased....

In Angry Birds, players take control of a flock of birds that are attempting to retrieve eggs that have been stolen by a group of evil pigs. The pigs have taken refuge on or within structures made of various materials, including wood, glass, and stone, and the object of the game is to eliminate all the pigs in the level.

Using a slingshot, players launch the birds at the structure, with the intent of either hitting the pigs directly or damaging the structure, which would cause it to collapse onto the pigs. If all of the pigs are defeated by the time the last bird is used, the level is completed and the next level is unlocked. Players may re-attempt levels as many times as they wish, and may also replay completed levels in an attempt to boost their score."

There are several birds that are used to break down these structures.                                                      

Red birds are simply launched at the structure, using their momentum to attack 


Blue birds separate into three smaller birds



Yellow birds speed up and dash into their targets 


Black birds explode on command or shortly after coming into contact with an object 


White birds drop egg-shaped bombs 

Green birds go back and fly in the opposite direction like a boomerang 

Big Brother birds behave like the standard red birds, but are bigger and cause more damage. 

Now of course, I wasn't the first to jump for joy with this game, but then I downloaded the full game and then I was hooked, I am now, stuck on playing this game and I don't know why.

YES I'm Serious I don't know why? I have currently read a bunch of game reviews on this game and remain puzzled. But because I seek the truth I will give you my theories on why this game of "throwing birds at pigs" is so popular. 

1. It's a Puzzle: Angry Birds is designed to be a puzzle, you are given a limited number of birds each level and is forced to find a way to get all of the pigs. Of course, this forces the player to get deep into the game play. 

2. Star Values: At the end of every level, the game rates your performance from 1Star to 3 Stars. This adds an incentive to not only beat a level but reach a level of perfection in each level. 

3. Casual Game Play: I will admit that I play this game every time I am on the train, or in the classroom. So I think its great for when you are in the midst of waiting or even relaxing. This game rocks when I'm bored.

But do you like angry birds why and are there reasons I missed this is "Kevin Angry" James Signing Off.