Angry Birds Rio slingshots to 10M downloads

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  Summary: Angry Birds Rio is popular. Go figure! : XAVdeMATOS
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    You were pretty awesome this week on Weekend Confirmed : LoioshDwaggie
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      this is a pretty sweet shoutout out to XAVdeMATOS LoioshDwaggie!! Way to newShack! : romulan
      • Double high fives go here haters : Lightzout
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      Hey, thanks.
      
      Haters gonna hate. I've been doing this job too long to pay any attention to that nonsense. But I welcome constructive criticism.

      Apr 15, 2011 7:54pm PDT
      Hey, thanks. Haters gonna hate. I've been doing this job too long to pay any attention to that nonsens... : XAVdeMATOS
  • Are you sassing yourself? : Lightzout
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  Have to say for 99 cents the original has a TON of content : avatar_58
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    Yeah, and Rio even plays better, with a lot of promised content to come. It's just amazing what you can ... : Jobos
    • Considering the price of squaresofts games I'd have paid more. Mind you I've been addicted to Secret of M... : avatar_58
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  In before some shacker doesn't understand what people like about Angry Birds. : riptyde
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    it's ok but it's just more levels, it seems identical to the original. if it were any more than 99 cents... : dantastic
    • I liked the boss fight. Added a new twist. I hope we get more of those. : riptyde
    • It's the same as the original inasmuch as you fling birds at things. But the mechanics of the levels : Ebu
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    I could have made this stupid game! O.M.G. it's so simple so the heathens like it. Why am I not rich from : cfalcon
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      Yes, of course you could have...off you go then, nothing stopping you making your own game? Oh, wait, ... : Yxalitis
      • Dude... Read his post again. : bundy
      • *woosh* : OmegaRed59
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    It is pretty stupid. : romulan
    • You're pretty stupid : rtrson
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    To me it comes down to the pigs smiling when you fail. I hate that. I want to murder those bastards even ... : baron calamity
    • Totally. That fucking little smile is all the motivation I need to try it "one more time". Also the music... : emcea
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  the WWE ripped off angry birds and made a game where use the ropes to toss a wrestler across the ring to ... : NukemForever
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    lol there's a flash game called crush the castle that ripped off angry birds too : Haxim
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      Everquest totally ripped off WoW. : Lucien Irenicus
      • Oh now I get it, was about to reply to Haxim with something stupid :P : Snipergen
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    http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/4/10/ : Godhatesfatpeople
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      That's one of my favorite PA's. : Trips
      • Same here. : Ride-My-Rocket
    • Hahaha how did I miss that one? That was amazing. : HL3dsx
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      Damn you, i have to read it every time someone posts it. : Dschinghis Khan
      • Same here and it's glorious every time I read it. : Gylis
      • haha, yep. And Tycho's expression in the last frame kills me every time. : Ride-My-Rocket
    • I also love this one. : DinK
    • hey, look at http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/ They're stealing the dino comic shtick. : one random winner
  • Actually, reminds me of this being popular in high-school, like... around 2001: http://www.methodshop.com... : d fluke
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  Speaking of which, there was a pretty good editorial today on Eurogamer about it: http://www.eurogamer.ne... : Nitrium
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    This guy doesn't seem very bright: With no way of knowing the trajectory or power of your last shot, you : riptyde
    • To be fair, I think the first point is valid. A dotted line is not "exact". Older versions of this style ... : Dr_Tran
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      Power as a variable? Who doesn't use full power for every shot? I never encountered a level that required... : GreatGooglyMoogly
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        I have used underpowered shots from time to time. : riptyde
        • Isn't that a bit difficult on anything but an iPad though, since the distance between min and max power i... : GreatGooglyMoogly
  • I never realised that Angry Birds caused such a rage, I just figured that it was a polished and mildly am... : Creepin_Jeezus
  • lol wtf? It's an iphone app for 99 cents, not a fucking career choice. Take it down a notch there bud : avatar_58
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    I didn't think it was very good at all. What did you like about it? I got more of the elitist "why are th... : geedeck
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      Well, the column is named "Why I Hate" and it appears on their site from time to time. I take it more as : Nitrium
      • that was some shitty writing - need more coffee : Nitrium
      • I suspect some other contradictory column exists where they lament the need to always reward players with... : derelict515
    • Sorry but the ham side story is hilarious. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• RIO > Original > Seasons : dodob
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  Havent bought any, guess I should then? Should i buy Rio first? : Navy Spitfire
  • original, Rio then seasons : hanged_man
  • The original has the most content. Rio is the newest one so has most of the content locked away (maps un... : dodob
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    Can you miss 3 dollars? :P : Snipergen
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      Very much. I'm pretty stingy when it comes to dishing out money for apps, but the little I played of AB I... : Navy Spitfire
      • If content for your money is what you want, get the original. It has a ridiculous amount of levels. : riptyde