Lucky Birds City
SCORE: 82
There is something fascinating about
playing games before they launch publicly. We can only talk about them
internally or with the developers and PR contacts. We have to figure out
almost everything for ourselves, or feel really brilliant when we find
out the answer was simple. We have to keep quiet with the public. I have
had people ask me questions about apps I am playing in public places
that are not released to the public.
Which brings me to Lucky Birds City on the iPhone/iPod Touch. This game
reminds me of so many other games. The most well known is Angry Birds.
Lucky Birds City also has birds as the main characters. This app does
not have us destroying things and pigs. Instead Lucky Birds City has us
launch the birds into their nests. There are things to collect along the
way.
The visuals in Lucky Birds City are okay. The birds look like birds. The
details could have been a bit better, and the style of art took some
warming up to. At
least until I got to the angry birds, you know the ones on fire.
These same birds do not like to share a wire with other birds.
Lucky Birds City rolls out the various different features pretty
quickly. I rarely got comfortable with one game play mechanic before
more were being added.
The music in Lucky Birds City is pleasant. I enjoyed listening to it
while launching the birds towards their nests. Notice how I said towards
their nests? Yeah that can be a problem sometimes. Lucky Birds City has
a guide that shows where the bird is going to go. I found it to be
slightly off. If I aim for the front of the nest I got the bird in. If I
aim for the middle they went past and came out on the other side.
This little quirk was one that I was able to overcome easily. There are
a massive amount of levels available for Lucky Birds City at launch.
Articul is not stopping there though. They are planning on adding
additional worlds in the future. I am curious to see what concepts they
come up with for future worlds.
The two lessons I learned in Lucky Birds City is gravity, and angle.
"Gravity can be a harsh mistress" as the Tick would say. The birds in
Lucky Birds City can not land on the ground. They will puff away into
nothingness, and you will lose the level. The timer still counted down
which I found rather pointless. If I can't win a level, why not stop it
immediately? I just hit the restart button and tried again.
Lucky Birds City has a decent difficulty setting. Do not expect to blow
through this app in one sitting. Certain levels require strategy whereas
others require cheetah like reflexes. I found Lucky Birds City to be a
pleasurable bird launching experience. I am not sure if they are Lucky
Birds City in this app or lazy birds. Can't they fly to their nests
without my help?
- Paul
Graphics: 77%
Sound: 84%
Replay/Extras: 90%
Gameplay: 80%
Family Friendly Factor: 80%
System: iPhone/iPod Touch
Publisher: Articul Media
Rating: ‘9+’ - 9+
{Frequent/Intense Cartoon or Fantasy Violence}
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