Angry Birds Rio

Angry Birds Rio is a video game that is part of the Angry Birds series. It was developed by Rovio Entertainment and Fox Digital Entertainment, and published by the former in March 2011 to promote the then upcoming Rio film. In 2014, it would be updated to promote Rio 2.

As with all remaining Angry Birds games released before Angry Birds Transformers (aside from Angry Birds Friends), Angry Birds Rio was deleted from the App Store and Google Play Store in 2019. In early 2020, the servers from Angry Birds Rio, Angry Birds Star Wars and Angry Birds Star Wars II were closed down.

Development
After the announcement of the Rio movie, Rovio Entertainment Corporation partnered with 20th Fox Studios and Blue Sky Studios to produce a crossover game to promote it. The game was developed by the original team of the first game and was released in March 22nd, 2011, the same day as the Brazilian release of the movie.

The game was updated with new content since then. In 2014, to promote the release of the Rio 2 movie, the game was updated with new episodes based on the movie's story.

Plot
During a normal day on Piggy Island, the Angry Birds are taking care of the eggs as usual. However, they are suddenly caught by an helicopter and taken to a den in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The bird responsable of the kidnapping, Nigel, shows up and reveals that he had caught the Angry Birds to sell them in exchange of two hundred thousand dollars, as they were part of an "exceptionally rare species". With this and seeing all the other caught birds, including two macaws called Blu and Jewel, the Angry Birds break themselves free from their cage and start to free all the other birds, including Blu and Jewel. It is in this moment when it is revealed that Blu and Jewel are united by handcuffs. Later, the flock, alongside Blu and Jewel, leave the den to go to a jungle nearby. Enraged, Nigel sends his Marmosets to go after them.

Making their way through the jungle and defeating all the Marmosets that try to stop them, the Angry Birds encounter Nigel, although they defeat him. Afterwards, the group is guided by Rafael to a beach on Rio de Janeiro. There, they find Luiz, who takes the handcuffs out of Blu and Jewel, separating them. Suddenly however, Jewel is kidnapped by Nigel, and the remaining birds go after her. Eventually, during a carnival, the Angry Birds find Jewel and other birds hidden under a chicken-like vehicle that is guarded by Mauro, who is defeated by the flock. Before Blu is able to free his friend however, he is caught by Nigel. With the caught birds, Nigel escapes with the vehicle as the Angry Birds go after them.

Eventually arriving at an airport, the Angry Birds free the caged birds and go aboard an airplane, where they free Blu and Jewel. Later, the flock has a final showdown against Nigel. After being defeated, Nigel tries to leave the plane as the freed birds leave. However, he crashes onto one of the plane's propeller, damaging it, and falls to the ocean. However, the Angry Birds manage to control the plane to go back to Piggy Island. There, Foreman Pig and a Minion Pig try to steal the eggs, though they leave in panic when they spot the plane. The Angry Birds leave unscratched, happy that the eggs are safe as the two pigs watch behind a bush.

Some time later, the Angry Birds receive an postcard from Blu and Jewel, inviting them to go to Rio de Janeiro. Accepting to go, the birds put themselves inside a box that is supposed to be sent to the city. Much for their frustration however, they arrive at any location but Rio, even getting to the moon. They later fall though the earth's atmosphere, ending up in a location near Rio, for their satisfaction. However, they are soon forced to deal with the hordes of Marmosets in the outsides of the city. Ending up in a harbor, the flock frees the caged birds and dolphins, eventually commiting the error of freeing Nigel himself, who was revealed to have survived the past incident, as he laughs maniacally. However, on a river, the birds manage to defeat him and throw him to the waters. Later, the Angry Birds and Blu deal with the remaining Marmosets.

Gameplay
Angry Birds Rio is a puzzle video game with the same gameplay to that from the original Angry Birds game. In the game, the player takes control of a limited group of birds, who can be launched anywhere by the use of a slingshot. All levels have a series of enemies, who can be either caged birds or Marmosets, the player must take down by the use of their characters. These enemies normally appear sheltered inside of structures made of wood, glass, and/or stone, in addition of some additional objects, such as chains and TNT. If the player fails to kill all the enemies in the levels, they will get a Level Failed screen, encouraging them to try again. If they manage to do so however, they will win and pass to the next level. Upon completing each level, the player will receive one, two, or three stars depending on the score received.

As with Angry Birds, Angry Birds Rio is composed on several episodes. Each episode can be unlocked after completing the previous one. Following the release of Rio 2, episodes were divided into two different categories: "Rio" and "Rio 2". The episodes in "Rio" have the sprites from Angry Birds Chrome for the birds and have the same mechanics as those from Angry Birds. On the other hand, the episodes in the "Rio 2" category use new sprites, with the birds spotting their appearances from Angry Birds Toons. These episodes also feature more mechanics, such as rockets and water. In addition, the levels from these episodes also have optional hints for the player if they are stuck. Regardless, gameplay in all episodes remains unchanged. In addition, there is also Playground, a tutorial episode that introduces the player to the most basic mechanics of the game.

Like other Angry Birds games, Angry Birds Rio makes use of power-ups, which are optional booster items the player can use to get a temporal advantage to beat the level with more ease. These power-ups are limited and cannot be used if the player runs out of them; to compense this, Angry Birds Rio also makes use of Coins, the game's currency, which allow the player to buy more power-ups and unlock extra levels, amongst others. While Coins can be obtained by collecting stars or by watching ads, the player is also encouraged to use real money to buy more Coins to use in gameplay. However, as the game's servers closed down in 2020, watching ads and using real money to perform purchases is now impossible.

Items

 * Coins
 * Eggs (x3)
 * Golden Anchor
 * Golden Fruit
 * Golden Gear
 * Golden Rocket
 * Golden Treasure Chest
 * Power-ups
 * Call the Flock
 * Power Potion
 * Samba Burst
 * Sling Scope
 * Super Seeds (formerly)
 * TNT Drop
 * Sardine
 * Slingshot

Gimmicks and obstacles

 * Balloon
 * Beach ball
 * Glass
 * Rocket
 * Sand
 * Stone
 * TNT
 * Treasure Chest
 * Wood

Playable characters

 * Angry Birds
 * Bomb
 * Bubbles
 * Chuck
 * Hal
 * Matilda
 * Jake
 * Jay
 * Jim
 * Red
 * Stella
 * Terence
 * Blu
 * Jewel

Non-playable characters

 * Foreman Pig
 * Luiz
 * Minion Pig (x1)
 * Rafael

Enemies

 * Caged bird
 * Marmoset

Bosses

 * 1) Nigel (Jungle Escape)
 * 2) Mauro (Carnival Upheaval)
 * 3) Nigel (Smugglers' Plane)
 * 4) Mauro (Market Mayhem)
 * Blossom River boss (Blossom River)

Rio

 * 1) Smugglers' Den
 * 2) Jungle Escape
 * 3) Beach Volley
 * 4) Carnival Upheaval
 * 5) Airfield Chase
 * 6) Smugglers' Plane
 * 7) Market Mayhem
 * 8) Golden Beachball

Rio 2

 * 1) Rocket Rumble
 * 2) High Dive
 * 3) Blossom River
 * 4) Timber Tumble
 * 5) Hidden Harbor
 * 6) Treasure Hunt

Trivia

 * In the classic title screen, when the music raises higher, Red and Blu start listening to it and move up and down as if they are dancing to the beat.
 * Angry Birds Rio is the first Angry Birds game that is a crossover.
 * In the "Rio 2" levels, the birds do not have blinking animations as opposed to the "Rio" levels.