Angry Birds Epic

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Angry Birds Epic
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App icon used in the Apple App store and Google Play Store
Developer(s) Chimera Entertainment
Publisher(s) Rovio Entertainment
Director(s) Bernhard Falk
Alexander Kehr
Andreas Katzig
Christian Dreher
Producer(s) Anastasios Katopodis
Joseph McNerney
Michael Stapf
Hendrik Lesser
Designer(s) Boris Conrad Heisserer
Programmer(s) Max Dienersberger
Hubert Scharfetter
Artist(s) Markus Holzer
Anna Tluczykont
Daniel Spengler
Adrian vom Baur
Composer(s) Henri Sorvali
Series Angry Birds
Engine Unity
Platform(s) Android
iOS
Windows Phone
BlackBerry 10
Release
  • AU: March 17, 2014
  • NA: March 17, 2014
  • WW: June 12, 2014
Genre(s) Role-playing
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer

Angry Birds Epic was a free-to-play role-playing video game that is the ninth installment in the Angry Birds series, developed by Chimera Entertainment and published by Rovio Entertainment. The game was announced on March 12, 2014 and features turn-based combat and a crafting system. The game was soft launched on March 17 on the Australia, New Zealand and Canada App Store, [1] and was released worldwide on June 12, 2014. [2]

Contents

The game was removed from App Store and Google Play in 2019 with all other Angry Birds games released before Angry Birds Transformers (with the exception of Angry Birds Friends ).

Plot

The story begins with the player, playing as Red, trying to recover the stolen eggs by the Pigs. As the player progresses, new birds from the Angry Birds universe are added to the roster, including Chuck, Matilda, Bomb and the Blues (Jay, Jim and Jake). [3] Players are limited to choosing three birds from their roster - and sometimes fewer - in the various battles against the pigs.

Angry Birds Epic is set on Piggy Island, with its characters residing in the existing Angry Birds universe. Pigs and the birds take on various roles in the game's cutscenes.

Gameplay

Before every level, players can choose up to three birds (in dungeon levels, only select 2 birds can be selected as well as a bird from a friend on Facebook) in their party, depending on the level. In the battle, enemies, mostly pigs, appear on a landscape. Battles may be normal, may involve multiple waves of enemies, or boss fights. To attack, players swipe from a bird to an enemy. To use a secondary skill (mostly defense types), the player taps the bird to use it on themselves or swipes a bird into another bird to give it to the other bird. Whenever the birds attack or take damage, a "Rage Chili" indicator fills up at the bottom of the screen. When full, players can apply it to a bird to use their "rage" ability.

When losing a battle a consolation prize may be given and the player is either going to return to main menu, retry, or continue onward. After winning a battle, the players can earn up to three stars, depending on their performance in that battle. More stars indicate more resources that the players receive as a reward for winning the battle.

The golden Lucky Coins, which are rare, are used to buy certain classes, spin the Golden Pig Machine for items, and to buy emergency consumables in battle. They can be earned by defeating a Golden Pig encountered across different levels, leveling up, or through in-app purchases. The gameplay data can be backed up using a Rovio account, which is now discontinued for registration. As of May 2018, [4] only existing accounts can back up their gameplay data.

Crafting system

Whenever the character is not in battle, players could equip and craft weapons, off-hand items, and consumable items. These items are obtained by crafting them with resources and spending another in-game currency called "Snoutlings", which are often dropped by defeated pigs or treasure chests. Whenever the player crafts or brews something, their quantity (potions), damage (Weapons), or health (off-hand items) are increased by a random number from zero to three stars. Potions can heal or fill up the Rage Chilli. Weapons increase attack power while off hand items (shields) can increase health or defense.

Multiplayer

In December 2014, Angry Birds Epic was updated to include a multiplayer mode. The Player Arena had weekly leagues that award epic items to the top players. [5] There were different tiers and the highest was the Diamond tier.

Events

The game periodically released limited time events in which the player could collect event medals or resources, which could be exchanged for rare classes, currency, and items. There were only two events which were collaborations with other mobile games. The first one, Puzzle & Dragons event in October 2014 featured characters from the game as enemies, while some of the birds were limited-time allies in the mobile game of the same name. The second one, Sonic Dash event at September 2015, featuring Sonic as a playable "bird" and enemies from Sonic series, with Dr. Eggman as the boss enemy and a new class for Chuck. Three of the birds were also limited-time playable characters in the mobile game of the same name. The game used to cycle through all the events (excluding the collaboration ones). Since the game was not in development after 2018, the game finally ran out of Arena Seasons, events, and special daily rewards in the beginning of 2021. [6]

Reception

The game has received generally favorable reviews with a Metacritic score of 70/100 based on 14 reviews. [7] CNET praised the solid gameplay, but did not like the numerous in-app purchases combined with the slow delivery of in-game items, as well as the always online to play requirement. [9]

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  5. ↑ Rovio updates Angry Birds Epic RPG with player vs player gameplay. December 19, 2014,
  6. ↑ "What is going on with Arena, Events and Daily Rewards?". Rovio Support Page. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
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