G4 Has Exclusive Look At Bad Piggies
Last week, the folks over at G4 had the opportunity to talk with Rovio developers about the differences between Angry Birds and Bad Piggies and show some exclusive gameplay action from the game. If you’re chomping at the bit for more Bad Piggies action, just take a look at this video and check out the different contraptions.
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Bad Piggies Official Gameplay Trailer
Check out the official gameplay trailer from Rovio Mobile, the developers of Angry Birds and the new sister game, Bad Piggies. It looks like we will be able to build all kinds of vehicles and contraptions to get the pigs to the delicious eggs. Are you excited? September 27th, 2012 is the day of the release. Looking forward to all of the possibilities. If you want to have discussions with other Bad Piggies fans,
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Bad Piggies Turns The Tables
Just when you thought the Angry Birds were getting the upper hand, the pigs re-invent the wheel. Bad Piggies is the next chapter in the ongoing Angry Birds franchise. Evolution of the game comes from the pig perspective. As the antagonist, the objective is to snatch those eggs by any means necessary. Instead of building up fortresses to prevent bird attacks, the geniuses at Rovio, decided to take a page from their Amazing Alex (link to amazing alex walkthrough?) playbook and have the pigs building random things to get to the eggs. All kinds of ramshackle modes of transportation await construction, ranging from hunks of junk to machines that soar. You’ll be up to your eyeballs trying to navigate the twists and turns of the course in Bad Piggies.
Angry Birds sounds so much simpler than what Bad Piggies has in store, but Rovio have incorporated a new “blueprint mode” into this game that allows you to easily tap, drag and drop different objects to create the different modes of transportation. There’s actually a charming Roadrunner vs Acme Inc. vibe to the game. Making a concerted effort to have new and separate branding from its sister Angry Birds franchise, Rovio is doing a great job of creating distance. Angry Birds and Bad Piggies are polar opposite, in terms of gameplay and logic, which is the point. This natural evolution of the game creates both viewpoints and establishes two separate alliances. It takes all different styles, ideas and walks of life to create a world or community. Rovio knows this and has set out to create a wide variety of options for their customers and fans of the games.
The most glaring difference in gameplay logic between both games is that in Angry Birds, your objective is to smash and destroy, while Bad Piggies has you building and planning. Rovio’s success with Angry Birds grossed over $100 million in revenue, in 2011 alone. Since the initial release, Angry Birds has been downloaded over 1 Billion times globally. Feature films, toy lines and theme parks are in the not-so-distant future and like Disney, the Finnish game developer is planning for long-term stability and a global brand.
Most people would think that anything else Rovio releases will pale in comparison to the original Angry Birds franchise, but the developers are committed to pushing Bad Piggies. Treating it as a “sibling” to Angry Birds, the developers understand that it will require a long-term commitment and ingenuity to get the Bad Piggies into our collective conscience. Bad Piggies is set to be released on September 27th for iOS and Android devices. Plans are also in the works for the game to be released to the PC and Windows Phone devices, in the future.
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Rovio Mobile Poised For Dominance With Bad Piggies
Rovio Mobile, the Finnish developers of the franchises Angry Birds and Amazing Alex are poised to continue their trend setting ways for the next few years. An industry leader in mobile app development, since Angry Birds debuted in December 2009, Rovio continues to push the boundaries of monetization and brand building.
From 2009 to 2012, Rovio has focused solely on its Angry Birds franchise. Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons and Angry Birds Rio all had similar plot points that were comprised of levels that had themes. Episodes were then established to keep these levels and themes nice and tidy. In 2012, Angry Birds Space was released to mix reviews. Most fans of the game had become accustomed to traditional usage of physics and gravity. Rovio blew people’s minds by using gravitational pull, space and science for this version of the game.
Some of the features that Rovio had introduced to this point included :
* 3 stars to unlock secret levels
* An in-app purchase for a special bird called, Mighty Eagle, which eliminates everything on that round and can be used only once.
* A variety of birds that have different functionality and usefulness.
* Different types of building blocks that also provide different functionality and challenges.
As Angry Birds continued to gain in popularity, other mobile app developers began to use these similar practices to further their own brands. Later in 2012, a new game was introduced by Rovio, entitled Amazing Alex. The objective of this game was to build clear pathways for objects to travel from one spot to the other, depending on the scenario that was presented. What was curious about this release was that it had absolutely nothing to do with Angry Birds. Rovio has now unveiled the connection between Angry Birds and Amazing Alex with the upcoming debut of Bad Piggies.
Bucking the industry trend, not only did Rovio debut a completely separate franchise, they managed to tie them both together with a third brand. Bad Piggies is a role-reversal, of sorts, for Angry Birds. This game has you playing the role of the pig, trying to quelch your cravings for bird eggs. Amazing Alex ties together nicely with Angry Birds, in that the pigs now have to take random objects that are available on each level, and put together a bridge, a path or even a mode of transportation, which gets them closest to those eggs. All of the same puzzle pieces, styles and strategies used in Amazing Alex will now be on full display for Bad Piggies.
Building fortresses and new ways to get the eggs is a drastically different puzzle than smashing birds into buildings to get to the pigs. Much like other popular games on gaming consoles, you can now choose to be the babyface (Angry Birds) or the heel (Bad Piggies). The only difference is that they are not inside the same app. You’ll have to choose one and Rovio Mobile is hoping that you choose to give Bad Piggies the same love you showed the Angry Birds. They are hoping to be a publicly traded stock by the end of 2013 and to do that, they need consumer demand for their games. If they even have a fraction of the downloads they achieved with Angry Birds, they will be further towards their goals of world domination.
In all seriousness, Bad Piggies has a tentative street date of September 27th and we will give you updates, as the latest news develops for this game.
Bad Piggies Plot Points
After speaking to several different reporters that cover mobile app development, the picture is becoming more clear about the new Rovio Mobile release, Bad Piggies. The initial plot point has the green pigs stranded on a deserted island. Having an unsatiable craving for delicious bird eggs, the pigs set out to create ways to get to those eggs. Incorporating numerous techniques from Rovio’s second offering, Amazing Alex, the pigs must create clear pathways to snatch up the eggs.
If you are to believe what the Angry Birds mobile app is telling you, the green pigs are the consummate bad guys, always out to do no good. They are antagonistic, make a lot of snorting noises and heckle you from their perches. In Bad Piggies, the pigs are working together as a team to build things that propel them to the eggs. Random objects will be strewn about on each level, but there are no Angry Birds to be found. A three-star mechanic causes problems, but other than that the pigs are the good guys, being bouncy, lovable and almost “cute”?
Bad Piggies will finally get their comeupance, after years of abuse at the hands of the evil angry birds. They’ve been bullied, annihilated, picked on, blown to smithereens and punished. The sheer violence and carnage that has been unleashed on the pigs is staggering, when you think about it. Now, the pigs can exact their own measure of revenge by having their own game, free from ridicule and scrutiny. If you thought Angry Birds was starting to run its course, you need to think again. This new version will only continue to feed the feathery monsters for several years to the future.
What About The Bad Piggies?
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September 27th, 2012 is the tentative date set for Rovio Mobile’s companion to Angry Birds. The aptly titled, Bad Piggies completely flips the script and expands the entire dialogue regarding the game. Instead of dealing with a slingshot and flinging birds to take out the pigs, you are now the pigs trying to protect the eggs.
The bad piggies love to gobble up those delicious eggs, but the angry birds are always preventing them from their goal. There are always two sides to every story and now, you have the ability to choose which side you prefer. Much like World Of Warcraft, Marvel vs Capcom and other online games, you can play either game because they are completely separate mobile apps. Preliminary details are a bit sketchy, but the rumors we have heard are that the physics puzzles employed in this new game will be drastically different than Angry Birds.
The original Angry Birds franchises (ie. Angry Birds, Angry Birds Rio, Angry Birds Seasons) use normal gravity that we have in real life. What goes up definitely must come down. Angry Birds Space uses science to incorporate gravitational pulls for its physics. If you get too close, you might get sucked in. Now with Bad Piggies, you will have the ability to build things that give you the ability to get those delicious eggs. Bridges, rolling fortresses and more will await all who play the game. The best part is that just like in Angry Birds, Bad Piggies will be every bit as addictive and provide you with hours of fun and enjoyment.
As more details begin to emerge about the initial premise of the game, we will bring you all of the details. For now, enjoy the preliminary trailer for Bad Piggies.