Windows Phone Game Review: LineBirds

Linebirds for Windows Phone

LineBirds has had success over on the iPhone and Djinnworks is hoping to see similar success past bringing the popular game to the Windows Phone platform. LineBirds is an obstruction course blazon game where you lot try to navigate your bird through a maze of lines and obstacles.

The goal of the game is to navigate your bird the furthest through the maze. Castor one of the lines and all you'll loose is a few feathers. If it'due south more than just a glancing touch, game over. Y'all also have moving dangers to avert (airplanes) that volition ruin your twenty-four hour period as well.

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LineBirds Main Menu

The main menu of LineBirds is laid out simple with options to play the game, admission options (sound/music on or off) and access the tutorial. When you become to play the game, you lot will have options as to which bird you'll be controlling and the game difficulty level. The game has five birds that become unlocked as you progress in the game.

Controlling the bird is uncomplicated. Tap and hold the lower right corner of the screen to have your bird drag in flight. Release your concur and the bird descends. In one case you have 3 kernels of bird seed, if y'all tap and hold the lower left corner of the screen the birds special power kicks in.

LineBirds Gaming Screen

The special ability comes into play after y'all catch iii kernels of bird seed that is mysteriously floating in the air. Each bird has a special ability ranging from invisibility to time warp to explosion.

Game play with LineBirds is like shooting fish in a barrel to pick up only challenging to master. You really have to time your flight elevation just right to avoid the lines. One little lark from the game and you lot'll find your cocky crashing into the lines. LineBirds is a not bad game for those like concentration and timing challenges. Graphically well presented with wonderful bird animations and a nice looking graph paper groundwork, LineBirds is a very skilful Windows Phone game.

In that location is a trial version bachelor for LineBirds to permit you attempt before you lot buy. The full version volition run you $1.99 and you can download LineBirds here at the Windows Telephone Market.

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