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Developer:
Mediatonic Ltd
Age rating: 9+
Compatibility: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
Requires iPhone OS 2.2.1 or later.
MUST.EAT.BIRDS.Current Version: 1.24
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The worlds first ever picnic defence simulator.
An innocent monster's glorious spread of sponges is under imminent threat from a parachuting avian invasion - they've come for the cake and they don't intend to share. Only you can save the day!
Fire Nomster at the greedy birds using his hastily constructed catapult and defend your sweet treats down to the last crumb. With nine mission stages, four challenge stages, individual achievements and a whole cast of Battenburg snaffling birds, Must. Eat. Birds is bursting with goodness, and value for money.
For those about to bake - we salute you.
--- FEATURES ---
- 18 unique missions
- 6 different enemy types
- Mission grading and ranking
- Score combo and bonus system
- Special MAXIMUM BAKE mode
- 4 unlockable open ended challenges
- Special cake awards to win
- Super cute original graphics
- Catchy theme tune and sound effects
- Challenge friends over email
- Online highscores
- Addictive, original game play!
--- REVIEWS ---
"Must.Eat.Birds. is a simple and strange game that goes so far off the deep end that you can't help but smile while playing it." -- TouchArcade
"We are adamant that you must play Must.Eat.Birds. This is a shockingly creative game that deserves your attention." (4 out of 4) -- Slide to Play
"Aside from being ridiculously fun and cute, the game also screams of polish, from the top notch graphics and amusing faux-Japanese style, to the best soundtrack in any iPhone game I've played. I'll simply never be able to look at baked goods again without wanting to scream "MAXIMUM BAKE!!!!!" It's as simple as this: if you own an iPhone and have any interest in smiling or having fun, "Must.Eat.Birds." is a must.own.game. for you." -- Examiner.com
"If style and presentation could kill then Media Tonic would be death himself..... I've spent quite a bit of time with the game and I can whole heartedly recommend picking this one up, especially at it's current launch price."-- Astrosaurus
-- PLAYER COMMENTS --
- "Awesome! So fun to play I am so happy I gave this one a chance I've been playing non-stop since I DL'd it! It's really cute n sweet u will love this game", App store review
- "The game is a steal. Its really addictive and a lot of fun.", wouldyoukindly.com
- "Must. Eat. Birds. = Best. Game. Ever.", sizzlakalonj
- "WOW! Soooooo addicting! It's an absolutly ADORABLE game and Im 40 years old! made my eyes water the 1st time I played it because I refused to blink!", App store review
- "Perfect pickup and play game. 5/5", johathan_likes_iPhone
- "The graphics are eye candy, the gameplay is addicting, and the idea of the game as a whole is original and unique. If you're contemplating whether or not you should buy it, the answer is, "Yes, you totally should freaking buy it!" "Maximum bake!", App store review
--- MORE INFO ---
Mediatonic are the creators of online games such as Amateur Surgeon, Meowcenaries and Gigolo Assassin. For game play videos and free wallpapers check out http://www.musteatbirds.com
--- NOTES ---
We updated the application to fix the crashing problem reported on some phones. Enjoy the game!
MUST.EAT.BIRDS. Review
Original game offers challenge, laughs
Must Eat Birds, developed by Mediatonic is a wacky game that makes you feel like a contestant on a Japanese game show. With a winning mix of humor, challenging gameplay and originality, this $1 app quickly wins a favored spot on you iPhone.
Bird Buffet: In Must Eat Birds, you use the slingshot to launch your Nomsters—those are the little orange fellows—into air to devour those pesky, dessert-eating birds.
The goal in Must Eat Birds is to protect your cupcakes and other desserts from invading birds. These avian invaders parachute down from the sky with their beady little eyes set on your delectables. As cute as these little birds are, they must be dealt with before they manage to eat all your cakes and end your game. Your only line of defense is to launch Nomsters into the air to gobble them up. Nomsters look kind of like little meatballs with gaping mouths who have an appetite for birds.
Two forks set up with a rubber band between them serve as a slingshot for the Nomsters. To launch them you just pull down, aim, and release. The Nomsters bounce of the sides of the screen, devouring any bird in their path. If you time it just right and get two Nomsters to collide, they become one big Nomster covering more of the screen.
If you eat 25 birds in a row, you activate something called “Maximum Bake.” That’s what a voice screams when you activate it, at any rate, as the Nomsters no longer fly off-screen and just keep bouncing around, gobbling up even more birds.
Must Eat Birds has a challenge mode in which you try to beat your high score and a Missions mode that plays through all nine levels of the game. Beating the game is no easy task and requires taking advantage of the Maximum Bake bonus. (A free lite version of Must Eat Birds features a single, endless level to give you a taste of the game.)
With wacky characters and colorful backgrounds, the graphics in Must Eat Birds are just awesome. All the text in the game is in Japanese with funny English translation subtitles pasted over them.
The sound effects of the Nomsters gobbling, the birds chirping, and the insane voice-overs only add to the game’s hilarity, while the fast-paced Japanese style song playing in the background makes things feel that much more frenetic.
Must Eat Birds is an original game that offers a good challenge and even some laughs, so put on your bib and get ready to nom nom some bird.
[Tim Mercer is a technology enthusiast, graphic designer, and blogger, whose blog, digital-artist-toolbox.com, offers free resources to the digital artist and graphic designer.]
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