Angry Birds Go Is Live On Google Play; Will You Be King Of Piggy Island?

Right on cue, Rovio has released their latest game in the Angry Birds franchise, Angry Birds Go!, today. Unlike the previous games in the franchise, Angry Birds Go! ditches the 2D strategic battle between birds and pigs and escalates it into 3D racing, not unlike Mario Kart and other frantic racing games which feature a plethora of varied race tracks, special powers, multiple game modes and cart customization. Also like other Angry Birds games, Angry Birds Go! is free to download, but as the game features a hefty amount of customization possibilities, I’d expect there to be more than a few in-app purchases to be seen. Check out the gameplay trailer below to get a better idea of how the game plays:

Rovio also announced the availability of Telepods, what Rovio calls a “groundbreaking new way to play”. The Telepods, which are presumably figures with codes inside them, can be purchased and placed over the camera on your device and will allow you to unlock more customizations within the game. While a prerequisite of the game is presumably to have a front-facing camera on your device, my Nexus 7 is apparently incompatible with the game; what other devices are people seeing incompatibilities with?

You can download Angry Birds Go! now on the Google Play Store (links below), but it’s a relatively hefty download compared to previous Angry Birds games at 168MB. Nevertheless, early feedback looks good with store ratings averaging at 4.8 stars, so jump in your cart and get racing on Piggy Island!

Source:Â Android Police