Rovio pulls a Robot out of the hat with Angry Bird Transformers

Angry Birds fans rejoice, on Thursday Rovio released Angry Birds Transformers on Google Play Store. Partnering with Hasbro, Rovio has brought the iconic characters on Android and iOS devices in their own ‘birdy’ way.

Available a month after the iOS release, the Angry Birds Transformers is a battle between Autobirds (Autobots) and Deceptihogs (Decepticons).

The game is a side scroller with a different gameplay than the previous games and features the transforming birds running on the path using a range of weapons and targeting the towers of pigs that come their way.

Autobirds comprise of characters like Optimus Prime played by Red, Bumblebee by Chuck (Yellow bird), Hal as Grimlock (Green bird), Bubbles as Jazz (Blue bird) and Terrance as Heatwave (Fat Red bird). Deceptihogs as Galvatron is played by Corporal Pig, King Pig as Megatron, Chef Pig as Soundwave and Starscream.

Each Angry Bird has its own special skills and powers which can be used to complete the levels as the game progresses. It has features like Tag Team where you could team up with your friends to complete the level and unlike normal Angry Birds game this has a time limit to complete the game. The game is free-to-play, so there are plenty of in-app purchases that will help skip the upgrades.

The game is compatible with Android devices with Android 4.0 and above.