Rovio’s multi-million dollar franchise will be seeing three of its initial games being sold via retail this year in the form of the Angry Birds Trilogy which was announced yesterday for the PS3, Xbox 360 and 3DS. Claimed to have been ‘built from the ground up’ for HDTVs, this collection will include the original game as well as its Seasons and Rio versions.
Developer Rovio broke this news to IGN yesterday, while mentioning that fans can look forward to new cinematics, extras and other ‘entertaining’ content, which will form part of the set. Moreover, motion controls have also been added to the home console versions. So the PS3 and Xbox 360 editions of these games will work with the Kinect and PS Move accessories. The 3DS version on the other hand, will feature StreetPass-support.
“The backgrounds have been animated, we’ve added lighting modes, reactive backgrounds, the list goes on and on. We believe that there are a lot of people on the consoles who appreciate a great casual game play experience. This is a game that resonates across a wide audience on many platforms,” Rovio’s Executive Vice President of Games, Petri Järvilehto, told the website.
It is still unclear as to whether these versions will be eligible for the free level downloads that are doled out to owners of the mobile editions. A notable new addition to the games will be the introduction of individual online leaderboards for every level.
The Angry Birds Trilogy will be made available for the PS3, Xbox 360 and 3DS later this year. Rovio’s newest game, Amazing Alex will be launched for mobile devices tomorrow.