Released in April 2011, just one month after St Patrick’s Day, Angry Birds Easter proved to be a resounding success, which was something that a lot of people had expected because of the reputation the brand had acquired.

Like the previous games in the series (apart from Trick or Treat), this game brought 15 exciting new levels with the option to play three additional levels if you followed the game on twitter.

Changes

While the new levels were the main change from the previous game, other minor changes were also made to the game. In this game, instead of pots of gold, the new point’s targets were eggs. Furthermore, each Easter egg was worth 1000 points. As expected the music had also been changed from a jaunty Irish jig to a jolly Easter tune.

Egg Hunt

The main addition of this game was the rather exciting egg hunt. This allowed the player to open up 10 new levels if they could find a series of eggs that had been hidden across the levels. Here, we look at where these eggs can be found:

Level 2 & 4 – The first patch of grass closest to the slingshot.

Level 6 – On the top hill on the far right, which can only be accessed with a yellow bird at speed.

Level 7 – Drop a bomb with the white bird in front of the blocks behind the slingshot.

Level 8 – Hit the dynamite under the slingshot.

Level 9 – Drag the bird diagonally up and to the right and let go, you should then see a golden egg appear on your screen.

Level 10 – Hit the grass under the slingshot (on the side of the hill.)

Level 12 – Destroy the doughnut on the right. This will release the golden egg. You will then have to pick it up with another bird.

Level 15 – Hit the grass behind the slingshot, and then hit the wood that appears in the same place. When you do this, you will have to hit the golden egg with one of the remaining birds.

Level 16 – Hit the four-leaf-clover on the left of the slingshot.

This addition to the game brought a different aspect with it. The treasure hunt game added something new to the dynamic of the game, and this was something that received a positive reception from those that played it because, while it added a new dimension, it did not take anything away from the structure of the game itself.

This new addition made Angry Birds Easter game one of the most successful that had been released. This is because it was the first that managed to break away from the original game without losing the basis completely.