Angry Birds 2

Angry Birds 2 is a puzzle video game developed and released by Rovio Entertainment for the Angry Birds series. The game was soft launched in Canada on March 5, 2015 as Angry Birds: Under Pigstruction, and officially released worldwide on July 30, 2015.

History
Initially Rovio Entertainment Corporation stated that they won't make a sequel. However, they started to develop a game involving time travel, that game would be Angry Birds 2 at the time called "Angry Birds Big Adventure (ABBA)". The game was originally about time travel and one of the developers Måns Wilde said that the game was very story driven in early development. These time periods in the game would include a prehistoric level set in the Mezozoic period and a level inside the King's Diner set in the 70s.

The game was soft launched in Canada on March 5, 2015 as Angry Birds Under Pigstruction. The game was launched worldwide on July 30, 2015.

Plot
The pigs steal the eggs again after the events of the Angry Birds (game)|first game]]. After Level 1 is passed, Chef Pig sucks the eggs to his airship and leaves, leaving Red to gather the rest of the flock pursuing him and the rest of the pigs. After Chef Pig is defeated, the Foreman Pig takes over followed by the King Pig on defeat. It goes on to avoid the birds from recovering the eggs.

The beginning cutscene was removed in later updates, it featured the Angry Birds 2 Cinematic Trailer where the pig steals the eggs, replacing them with sandbags and the flock try to defeat him, which he leaves on the airship.

Gameplay
Trying to emulate the gameplay style of past Angry Birds games, Angry Birds 2 is a physics-based puzzle video game. As with similar games, the main objective is to pop all the pigs in the levels, who are sheltered inside of structures made of glass, wood and stone, alongside other objects. To pop said pigs, the player has to launch a limited group of characters using a slingshot. If they run out of characters without popping all pigs, they will pay gems or free bird tokens to continue or get a Level Failed screen and lose a life.

The main feature of Angry Birds 2 is the player being able to choose which character are they going to use; these characters are represented with cards. Every time, the player will only be able to choose up to three characters, while the other ones will appear as the characters are being launched. Because of this, certain characters can work better on certain structures, while they be weaker on other ones. Levels are divided into a series of "zones", one following the other. When all pigs in a zone are popped, the player will pass to the next zone, and so on until they complete the level. After beating a level, the player will get one, two, or three stars depending on their performance.

To launch a character, the player has to put their finger on the slingshot and drag it to aim. While aiming, they will be given a trail of white dots that will predict the area the character is going to travel through. Releasing the finger will result in the character being launched. In this state, the player can tap anywhere onto the screen to make them perform their special ability. However, they will only be able to use it once, and will not use it if they collide with any surface. Once the character is launched, the player will be unable to use them again; to compensate this, the game uses the Destruct-O-Meter, a gauge that will be filled as the player destroys buildings and pop the pigs. When full, it will empty itself and give the player an extra card.

Levels
The game story is followed on a World Map where the player can select a level to play. Levels are randomly generated (but always with the same maximum score achievable) and are divided into several categories:
 * Normal Level: The player has to clear a series of zones by popping pigs. First appeared in Level 1.
 * Hard Level: Similar to the Normal Levels, but with a higher difficulty. First appeared in Level 24.
 * Score Level: The player has to get a certain amount of points. These levels have infinite zones, though they end as soon as the player gets the points asked for. These levels are the rarest in the game. First appeared in Level 18 and last in Level 63.
 * Boss Level: Similar to the Normal Levels. However, the last zone, a boss pig will appear and the player must defeat to win. The boss has a health gauge that will tell the boss' health. Emptying the gauge will defeat the boss and the pigs. First appeared in Level 5.

Birds
Birds are the protagonists of the game. They are trying to get their eggs back.
 * Red: Shouts a battle cry when tapped.
 * Cannot destroy materials well.
 * The Blues: They split into 3 when tapped, having more birds to destroy objects.
 * Destroys Glass exceptionally well.
 * Bomb: Explodes instantly when tapped or after some time upon impact with something.
 * Can destroy stone really well. His explosion destroys a lot of objects on range.
 * Bubbles: Inflates when tapped or after some time and flies away after some time.
 * He can destroy wood really well, and when he activates he destroys any material on range.
 * Chuck
 * Speed boost, very good to break wood but weak against glass.
 * Hal: Spins when launched and goes to the opposite direction when tapped.
 * He can destroy wood really well, when he activates his ability he can destroy more.
 * Silver: Makes a loop when tapped.
 * Particularly good for destroying stone.
 * Matilda: Lays an explosive egg when tapped, exploding once it lands on something while she launches herself up.
 * Can destroy materials well, but not stone. The egg destroys a lot of materials on range.
 * Stella: Once Stella uses her ability, she lifts herself and surrounding objects in bubbles which float in the air for a few seconds. Afterwards, the bubbles pop and the objects trapped fall down.
 * Cannot destroy materials well.
 * Terence: Has no ability.
 * He can destroy materials really well.
 * Leonard: Shoot 3 snot bombs but is very fragile and instantly pops upon contact with anything.

Pigs

 * Minion Pigs
 * Corporal Pig
 * Golden Pig
 * Umbrella Pig
 * Balloon Pig
 * Rocket Pig
 * Snow Pig
 * Construction Pig
 * Polymorph Pig
 * Fire Pig
 * Magician Pig
 * Chemist Pig
 * Angry Pig
 * Swimmer Pig
 * Scuba Pig
 * Space Pig
 * Beamer Pig
 * Chef Pig (boss)
 * Foreman Pig (boss)
 * King Pig (boss)
 * Zeta (boss)

Cameos

 * Corporal Pig
 * Gale
 * Hatchlings
 * Lazer Bird
 * Luca
 * Mighty Eagle
 * Poppy
 * Super Red
 * The Incredible Terence
 * Willow

Spells

 * For sponsored spells, see Angry Birds 2/Sponsored Spells.

Spells are cards. You can get the spells as rewards in chests, and you can only pick one of each spell into a run. Spells are disabled in boss levels.
 * Golden Duck - Drops from the sky and can knock down buildings and pop pigs.
 * Blizzard - turns all buildings into ice.
 * Chili - Causes a random pig to explode.
 * Pig Inflator - inflates some pigs, making them bigger.
 * Mighty Eagle Sardines - destroys everything in his path.

Bird Ranks
Ranks are the level of the birds in Angry Birds 2. The rank affects the multiplier of the score, meaning a higher level will achieve a higher score, filling the Destruct-O-Meter faster.

Hatchling
The hatchling is an egg near the slingshot that boosts the score multiplier. It needs to be fed daily to level up, otherwise it will leave and the score multiplier will reset.

Hats
Hats give an additional multiplier to your birds and the more pearls the hat costs, the higher the multiplier.

Collecting all the hats from the same set will upgrade the slingshot which will give a higher multiplier to the overall score.

The Hat Shop is unlocked at the start of the game and it requires black pearls as currency. In the Hat Shop there is a Pearl Treasure that can be unlocked every 24 hours.

Daily Quest
Every day, you can complete six challenges in order to claim a large amount of feathers if you complete all of them. These include the following (as of version 2.57.1):


 * Play the Arena! [Rewards  Gems × 10 ]
 * Play the Tower of Fortune! [Rewards Gems × 5 ]
 * Play a Clan Event! [Rewards Black Pearls  × 20 ]
 * Collect 25 Stars! [Rewards Gems × 10 ]
 * Play the Daily Challenge! [Rewards Gems × 10 ]
 * Play the King Pig Panic! [Rewards Gems × 20 ]
 * Collect 5 Apples! [Rewards Gems × 15 ]
 * Use a Spell! (including event spells) [Rewards Gems × 20 ]
 * Watch a Video! [Rewards Gems × 15 ]
 * Claim your Gem letter! [Rewards Gems × 70 ] (must purchase the gem letter in the gem shop)

In total, the players can get  Gems × 120 every day.

Daily Challenge
Daily Challenges are an optional mode that tasks the player with completing three levels without failing. The Daily Challenges are as follows:
 * Red's Rumble: Played on Mondays. Has Red as the title character.
 * Blues' Brawl: Played on Tuesdays. Has Jake, Jay and Jim as the title characters.
 * Chuck's Challenge: Played on Wednesdays. Has Chuck as the title character.
 * Matilda Mayhem: Played on Thursdays. Has Matilda as the title character.
 * Silver Slam: Played on Fridays. Has Silver as the title character.
 * Bomb's Blast: Played on Saturdays. Has Bomb as the title character.
 * Terence Trial: Played on Sundays. Has Terence as the title character.

After completing one of these Daily Challenges, the player will be able to play King Pig Panic, three difficult boss levels that will give the player great awards when completed.

Mighty Eagle's Bootcamp
Mighty Eagle's Bootcamp is unlocked after passing level 38. It rewards Mighty Eagle Points and Coins depending on how far you make it in the daily training. Based on performance, the player will receive a portrait frame.

When a new season starts, everyone's scores and frames are reset.

Tower of Fortune


The Tower of Fortune is a place where the player can win rewards, such as Gems, Black Pearls, Spells, Feathers and Hats. In every floor, they will be given four cards to choose, but be careful there is a pig card that will steal all their rewards if chosen. In the floors that are multiple of five however, there will only have hats to choose. The player can leave whenever they want and claim their rewards.

Arena
Arena is a PvP mode where players are matched based on skill rating. Every day, five birds are chosen for the Flock of the Day and are the only ones that can be used.

The Arena gives rewards every season (45 days) based on league achieved (based on skill rating).

Weekly, the player is matched with 30 other players of similar skill rating and will receive rewards based on the leaderboard result (who can gain the most rating in a week).

Events
Events are active for a limited time and offer great opportunities for some extra fun and rewards! If there is an event active, it will be indicated by a timer at the bottom of your start screen, and the different icons show you which events are active at any given time! Keep back of the timer to avoid miss out on any extra rewards. List of events (may be short and wrong):
 * Rowdy Rumble!: Player can put your skills to the test by have to get a higher score than your opponent. More battles win, player will make it to the top and rewards will be better. To join before tournament starts, tap Sign Up! button to join.
 * Hatchling Fever!: Player's hatchling multiplier boost is doubled and you can obtain more apples! Only player who have a hatchling can participate.
 * Mini Events: Player must collect as many as possible to make it on the top. The events are fun and easy ways to collect extra rewards. For example, if the theme of the events is Flying Matilda, fly!, player will need launch Matilda as many times as possible before time run out.
 * Black Pearl Party!: All Black Pearl rewards are doubled during the event.
 * Jetpack Run: Player's hatchling will put on a jetpack, go on an apple hunt and avoid to touch obstacles to improve your score. The best scores will receive awesome rewards. Only player who have a hatchling can participate.
 * Feather Frenzy!: All Feather rewards are doubled during the event.
 * Rainbow Fever!: All Feather rewards are turned to Rainbow Feathers during the event.
 * Event shop: The Event Shop that the players can buy special items using the Event Coins. Event Coins can be get in different parts of the game. The coins are linked to each event and will expire when the event ends. The coins will convert into Rainbow Feathers.
 * Bird's Fever!: Bird's power are tripled during the event. For example, if the theme of the events is Hal's Fever!, Hal's power is tripled. Only players who unlocked extra birds can participate. This event can be only used from extra birds.
 * The Birds Adventures and Hat Adventures: Adventures are a fun way to get extra rewards! They are themed after a Hat Set or extra birds and you will be able to play only with the birds that own these hats or extra birds. This event can be used randomly the Hat Set of the birds or extra birds. For example, if the theme of the events is The Hal Adventure!, player will help Hal complete all levels to get all rewards. Rewards are used such as Black Pearls, Rare Chest, Feathers and Legendary Chest. Only player that own the Hat Set or extra birds can participate.

Feats
Similar to achievements in Game Center or Google Play, these are missions that are intended to be completed over a longer period of time than the daily quests. Rewards for the feats include Feathers, Gems, Black Pearls, and Chests.

Clans
Clans are groups of players that join together in order to compete with other Clans or to complete Clan Events.

Achievements
For this game's achievements, see Angry Birds 2/Achievements.

Gallery
For this subject's image gallery, see Angry Birds 2/Gallery.

Unused Content
For this game's unused content, see Angry Birds 2/Unused Content.

Critics
The game has received mixed reviews. Pocket Gamer gave the game a 7/10, feeling that the gameplay was a step forward in puzzle design and the graphics were gorgeous—however, it did not like the energy system that, after failing to complete a few levels, either makes the player stop playing or use gems to continue playing; overall the website thought the game was Rovio at its best. IGN awarded it a score of 6.7 out of 10, saying "Ever-shifting levels and limited lives take a lot of the fun out of smashing pigs with birds in Angry Birds 2."

Users
The game received generally unfavorable reviews from fans on Metacritic, The main criticism fans had was the live system, the microtransactions, and the lack of difficulty.

Trivia

 * Various locations in the game are references and puns to real world and fictional locations:
 * New Pork City is a reference to New York City.
 * Shangham is a reference to Shangnan County.
 * Mount Evernest is a reference to Mount Everest.
 * Ham Francisco is a reference to San Francisco.
 * Pig Bay is a reference to the various locations named Big Bay.
 * The Pig Apple is a reference to "Big Apple", a nickname for New York City.
 * The Hamalayas is a reference to the Himalayas.
 * Madagooscar is a reference to Madagascar.
 * Oinklahoma is a reference to Oklahoma.
 * The Hamazonas is a reference to the Amazonia.
 * Copacabacon is a reference to Copenhagen.
 * Pigfoot Mountains is a reference to Bigfoot.
 * Central Pork is a reference to Central Park.
 * Hamsterdam is a reference to Amsterdam.
 * Missispiggy Rivers is a reference to the Mississippi River.
 * Boarneo is a reference to Borneo.
 * Got Ham City is a reference to Gotham City.
 * Twin Beaks is a reference to the Twin Towers.
 * Hog Warts is a reference to Hogwarts.
 * Porkyo is a reference to Tokyo.
 * Hambodia is a reference to Cambodia.
 * Lichtenswine is a reference to Liechtenstein.
 * Porka Rica is a reference to Costa Rica.
 * United States of Hamerica is a reference to the United States of America.
 * Hamtartica is a reference to Antartica.
 * Luxembird is a reference to Luxembourg.
 * Ham Marino is a reference to San Marino.
 * Snouta Cruz is a reference to the various places named Santa Cruz.
 * Beakini Island is a reference to Bikini Atoll.
 * Porko Rico is a reference to Puerto Rico.
 * Various profile pictures contain several reference to other Angry Birds media:
 * One of the first profile pictures contains an injured Mechanic Pig.
 * Misty Mire, Madagooscar, and Snout Slough's profile pictures reference Angry Birds Go!
 * Pig Bay's profile pictures are from the album from Angry Birds Stella.
 * Oinklahoma's profile pictures are the transformed birds from Angry Birds Space.
 * One of Copacabacon's profile pictures have a Minion Pig holding some fireworks that first appeared in Year of the Dragon from Angry Birds Seasons. Other two have Foreman Pig disguised as a clown and as a mage, referencing Abra-Ca-Bacon, also from Angry Birds Seasons.
 * One of Porkland's profile pictures contains Matilda in her very first design.
 * Missispiggy Rivers' profile pictures are pigs affected by the Flock of Birds powerup from Angry Birds Space.
 * Got Ham City and Hog Warts's profile pictures are the realistic looking character featured in Angry Birds: Hatching a Universe.
 * Hambodia's profile pictures are from title screens from episodes of Angry Birds Toons:
 * One picture is a taken from the title screen of "Egg's Day Out".
 * Another profile picture originates in the title screen of "Run Chuck Run".
 * One of the profile pictures is from the title screen of "Hog Roast".
 * The fourth profile picture is from the title screen of "King of the Castle".
 * Porka Rica's profile pictures feature the Zombie Pigs from Angry Birds Friends.
 * The game's former name, Under Pigstruction, is a play on Under Construction, an event used to show that the process of construction is taking place.
 * This is the third Angry Birds game after Angry Birds POP! and the Kakao version of Angry Birds to feature the lives system. Failing a level will cost a live and after all five lives are used up (All 3 after the Pigsyland update).
 * The lives system is identical to Candy Crush Saga and its sequels (Soda, Jelly and Friends) as there are up to 5 lives.
 * This is the first game to give Red a permanent ability.
 * Even though the Corporal Pig appears this game, he's not a boss; he is a Minion Pig that wears a army helmet, his old toons design his still used but with with a new grey helmet similar like Cordon Bleugh!,Thunder Chuck, and his current toons design.
 * This is the second time a pun on New York City has been made. The first was New Yolk City, the setting of the Super Angry Birds comic. This one is New Pork City.
 * This is the second Angry Birds video game that does not have its own Toons.TV video app, after Angry Birds POP!, as pressing the Toons.TV button redirects to a browser version. Now it redirects to its own Toons.TV app.
 * On the Angry Birds Facebook page, a 3 page comic about the story of Angry Birds 2 was released. This strip revealed why Silver was raised by the pigs. They found her as an egg, and she hatched just before getting cooked.
 * In the World Map/Game Level, players can tap/click on a random pig. The pigs can blow a raspberry, make a face, burp, or fart. If a pig farts, surrounding pigs will groan at the pig who farted, whilst if a pig burps, surrounding pigs will grow angry towards the pig who burped. This will all happen when players tap/click on a pig.
 * Pig Bay is the only chapter with 60 levels so far.
 * This game has the third most levels in the Angry Birds series with 3,030 levels in total (as of September 2021). Angry Birds Dream Blast has the most levels with over 7300+ levels and Angry Birds POP! is the second.
 * Some of Stella's voice clips are reused from Angry Birds Go!.
 * Hal 's appearance is based more on his original design, rather than his new one. Rovio stated that Hal's new beak was too long to appear in the game.
 * His design uses also a lot of The Movie's proportions.
 * The Bubbles Adventure seems to be a reference to Ham O' Ween.
 * In Bamboo Forest (Gravity) levels, sometimes the structures will start collapsing autonomously even before you shoot the first bird in that stage (not happened on PC version). If lucky enough, you may be able to pass some stages without having a single bird launched.
 * If the player play again a boss level is already passed, the boss pig will change character. E.x: When you beat Foreman Pig in Level 30 and try to play again, King Pig will appear.