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Title: Freemium Field Test: Angry Birds Fight is a truly puzzling turn for the series
Post by: HCK on July 09, 2015, 09:00:11 am
Freemium Field Test: Angry Birds Fight is a truly puzzling turn for the series

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Free-to-play games often look appealing, but it’s difficult to know at a glance whether the business model is insidious and fun ruining, or reasonable and worth pumping a few bucks into. With Freemium Field Test (http://www.macworld.com/column/freemium-field-test/), we’ll take a recent free-to-play iOS game, put it through its paces, and let you know if it’s really worth your time (and money).</p><p>
Angry Birds Space (http://www.techhive.com/article/1166178/angry_birds_space_for_iphone_and_ipad.html) showed that Rovio could do more than simply dress up its tried-and-true series formula with new visual themes, altering the pull-and-fling design in an inspired, entertaining fashion. Sadly, the creative well ran dry shortly after that, and many of the games released since have seemed like half-hearted and desperate attempts to ride the coattails of surging genres.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2944792/freemium-field-test-angry-birds-fight-is-a-truly-puzzling-turn-for-the-series.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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