2011 – 2020retired
Google Play Music
“It kept 50,000 of your songs safe, then quietly handed the aux cable to YouTube Music”
“The birds flew home to Rio, and honestly, who could blame them.”
Angry Birds Rio arrived on March 22, 2011 as Rovio's crossover between its slingshot sensations and 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios' animated films Rio and Rio 2. It kept the classic gameplay fans loved while sneaking in new tricks, most notably the series' first boss levels. For a while, launching birds at cartoon macaws was simply part of being alive in the early 2010s.
On February 3, 2020, the game was retired alongside Angry Birds Star Wars and its sequel, delisted from Google Play and the iOS App Store in one quiet afternoon. It went out not in disgrace but in good company, among franchise kin. Somewhere, a boss level waits, undefeated and unbothered.
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“It kept 50,000 of your songs safe, then quietly handed the aux cable to YouTube Music”
“The login worked everywhere except the reason you got it.”
“It cut the cord so we didn't have to. Rest easy, pioneer.”