Angry Birds is a physics-based puzzle slingshot game developed by Rovio Entertainment — a Finnish studio that was on the verge of bankruptcy with twelve employees remaining when senior designer Jaakko Iisalo sketched a set of round, limbless, furious birds and something clicked. Released on iOS and Maemo on December 11, 2009, published originally by Chillingo and later self-published by Rovio across every subsequent platform, Angry Birds became one of the most significant cultural phenomena in the history of entertainment — a game that did not merely succeed but redefined what a mobile game could be and who played them.

Key Features: • Slingshot physics puzzle — aim, pull, release; destroy pig fortresses to recover stolen eggs • Distinct bird abilities — Red, Blues, Chuck, Bomb, Matilda: each with unique power on tap • Structural destruction — wood, stone, ice; understanding materials is essential to progression