Oh, and did I mention that it’s free to play? Like most titles nowadays, there’s an in-game currency that one can stock up on with real wedge, and since the game is compatible with Hasbro’s Angry Birds Telepods, you can also relieve yourself of some more money by ponying up for plush toys and other such niceties. But with $100 cars and paid energy systems - as well as in-game advertising(!) - you’re going to need deep pockets to really enjoy Angry Birds Go! The NZ release is described as a 'soft launch,' meaning elements within the title can, and probably will change before it reaches the rest of the world. Of course, on the flip-side, developers will argue that it is within their right to make gamers pay for more content if they want to continue playing, but as recent studies have shown, folks tend to prefer being made aware of how much a game is going to cost, and paying the lump sum up front. The Candy Crush Saga, for example, charges many people (or at least, those without a good dose of Candy-Crushing Facebook friends) every fifteen levels. Unfortunately, the move has proved a fairly polarizing topic, for what started as a few 99-cent extra downloads to enhance the game for ardent fans has become what some perceive to be a shakedown. This entails games being free or at bare minimum cost, and devs gathering revenue via in-app purchases.

One of the main changes in the structure of mobile games since the early days of the original Angry Birds, is that many developers, including Rovio Entertainment, the makers of this series, have opted for micro-transactions - widely dubbed the 'freemium' model. enthusiasts will only have to wait a couple of weeks for the latest installment, or install it now using a workaround (more on that below).

Unfortunately, it’s currently only available to Angry Birds fans down in New Zealand, but with a Stateside release date penned for December 11th, U.S. Having established itself pretty early on in the lifespan of the iOS ecosystem, the Angry Birds franchise has continued to march on, and with a movie deal already done and due for release in the coming years, Angry Birds Go! has just launched for Apple’s mobile platform.

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