The angry birds are now racing karts in this free-to-play
game that’s both fun and frustrating, writes Jim Martin
Angry Birds Go is a fun new free game from
Rovio. It’s much like Mario Kart and sees
old and new characters racing against each
other to earn coins and win gems.
There are two main tracks, Seedway and Rocky
Road, and each o ffers five racing modes: standard
race, against the clock, Fruit Splat (hit enough
fruit before the finish line), head-to-head (vs) and
Champion Chase, where you have to beat the bird
three times to unlock that character.
And you will need to unlock them, since each
bird gets ‘tired’ after five races and has to recover.
At which point you can switch to another bird or
pay 10 gems to ‘revive’ the one that’s worn out.
This is just one of many ways that Angry Birds Go
will make money, since you can buy bags of gems
from £1.99 to £70. Gems can then be used to buy
coins within the game.
Coins are used to buy kart upgrades, and you’ll
need these not simply to remain competitive but also
because races have ever-higher ‘cc’ requirements:
you won’t be able to enter certain races unless your
kart meets the minimum rating.
You can buy some karts, too, with prices again
ranging from £1.99 to a whopping £35 or more
(see above). However, you can also buy real toy
versions of the karts, called Telepods, which are
recognised (and unlocked) when placed over
your device’s camera. Each character has a unique
power-up which can be used once per race, with
extra uses costing gems. Certain race types have
coins to collect, while others don’t. Within each main
course is a variety of di erent courses, some of
which are in the air and others involving stunts.
To start a race, you catapult your kart when the
countdown clock says ‘Go’, thereby adding a bit
more fun and retaining a link back to the traditional
Angry Birds games. You’ve a choice of tilt or tap
to control your racer and although tilt is more fun,
tapping o ffers more control.
iPad & iPhone User buying advice
Kids and adults alike will enjoy Angry Birds Go,but you’ll definitely want to disable in-app purchases
and set a strong password to ensure that your
children don’t spend hundreds of pounds buying
gems and karts.
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