Just before Halloween in 2010, the team at Angry Birds decided to spring their second game in the series on the public; Halloween Trick or Treat.  The popular series has followed up the original game with 45 spooktacular levels.

The Game

The differences between this game and the first were minor. However, the reality is the fans of the series were not demanding anything else from the developers apart from new levels. So, actually, this game hit all the right notes with the fans. When the game was released in America on October 21^st 2010 it only came out for the iPhone and iPad. With this being said the game was eventually released on the Android platform under the same name.

Game Changes

The main change from the original game to this one was the introduction of 45 new levels. However, the only other substantial change was the introduction of pumpkins to the game. Having pumpkins on the game allowed the developers to put another obstacle in levels that they felt require it. Additionally, the pumpkin shell also replaces armour on this game. Another change was the addition of ‘spooky’ music, which was welcomed favourably by players.

Reception

When the game came out it broke a lot of records for the quickest selling application. In fact, in the first six days, the game retailed over one million copies, hitting number 1 in the UK and USA in 24 hours. This was at a time when Angry Birds game had only retailed roughly 2 million copies.

The game was seemingly successful because not only did Angry Birds already have a large fan base, but this game brought three times the amount of levels of a normal update, which meant it had great value for money.

Seasons

By the time the second season had come around, Angry Birds decided to release a game called Seasons rather than continue to release separate games all the time for every event in the year. As soon as the season’s game was released, Angry Birds Halloween could only be found in Seasons rather than as a separate copy.

While this game did not offer too many differences in terms of gameplay or graphics from the original Angry Birds, the developers had clearly listened to those who play the game and so did not make any major changes to the gameplay itself.

Angry Birds Halloween can be played for free as part of the season collection of Angry Birds in Google Chrome.