Angry Birds debuts on Facebook

MUMBAI: Finnish game and entertainment company Rovio Entertainment’s popular game Angry Birds debuted on Facebook today.

The game is based on the concept of shooting birds from a catapult to destroy pigs placed on different structures based on the level of difficulty. The game is available on mobile phones, i-pads and tablets as a downloadable application.

Marking a first, Angry birds is now available on Facebook as a game. Traditionally it is a single player game but the Facebook version has some changes. People playing the game can compare scores with their friends who also use the application on the social media network.

Rovio Entertainment key account director Bijay Gurung said, “We have also added some power-ups and special features exclusively for the Facebook platform. We have tried to keep it a single player game but give a community feel to it.”

In another announcement from Rovio, Gurung informed that the company has tied up with television set manufacturer Samsung in certain regions. Under this tie up, specific models of TV sets from Samsung will come pre loaded with the Angry Birds game.