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Angry Birds Star Wars 2 gets more levels, characters
Fans of Angry Birds, Star Wars or both will be happy to know Rovio introduced its first major update to Angry Bird Star Wars 2 (US$0.99) today, adding more levels, characters and rewards. The massively popular iOS game based on the blockbuster sci-fi series now offers an additional eight secret levels and another four characters, bringing the total number of characters now available in the game to a whopping 34. The new characters include Hologram Darth Sidious, Silver C-3PO, Red Battle Droid and Shadowtrooper. Rovio has also added in a number of new reward levels. From the release notes: What's New in Version 1.1.0 Get the latest Angry Birds Star Wars II update with 8 secret levels, 4 extra characters and all-new reward levels! NEW SECRET LEVELS! Find the hidden maps to unlock 8 all-new secret levels! NEW CHARACTERS! Introducing Hologram Darth Sidious, Silver C3PO, Red Battle Droid and Shadowtrooper – yours to earn or purchase! NEW REWARD LEVELS! Each new character brings some awesome new reward levels! Try and master them all! We also used Jedi mind tricks to fix some minor issues and give you an even better game experience! Thanks for playing! Angry Birds Star Wars 2 is a universal app compatible with the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad running iOS 4.3 or later.
Hands-on with Angry Birds Star Wars 2 and Hasbro's Telepods (video)
Rovio recently announced a sequel to its Angry Birds Star Wars game, and the Finnish company was on hand to demo its latest title here at Comic-Con. Coming to Android and iOS on September 19th (and to consoles a month later), the app features more than 30 playable characters and -- most notably -- works with Hasbro-designed "Telepods." If you've heard of Skylanders -- not to mention Hasbro's zAPPed line of add-ons for iPad games -- the concept will be quite familiar: the Angry Birds Star Wars 2 Telepods give players access to additional characters and superpowers. To get started with the Telepod figures, we simply had to place them (attached to their plastic stand) over the demo iPad's camera. The tablet recognized the characters in just a second or two, and then we were able to play with new birds and their associated abilities (hint: more explosions). Rovio's VP of marketing Philip Hickey says the Telepod collaboration with Hasbro allowed the company to make even Jar Jar Binks' character interesting -- and we have to admit, that's quite an accomplishment. The Telepods will be available in stores for about $20 shortly before game launches in September. The live-action telepods may be the upcoming title's most novel feature, but that doesn't mean the game doesn't have several software-based goodies as well. You can choose to play on the dark side ("on the pork side," as it were), and there are new two-player cooperative and two-to-four-player multiplayer modes. Be sure to check out our video hands-on after the break to see the sci-fi birds in action.
