The Flappy Bird App is the Most Difficult and Addicting Game
Michael Nieto — February 5, 2014 — Tech
References: itunes.apple & techcrunch
The Flappy Bird app is the newest addicting game that has become the most popular download. This overly simplistic yet challenging game makes a huge contrast for gamers who would think it's easy at first sight. It consists of an animated bird in a pixelated interface that is used to flap its way across various challenging levels.
The idea is to touch the screen in order to flap its wings so that it can surpass through the long green tubes it approaches. If the bird hits a tube, it automatically falls to its doom and will have to try again to reach a high score. The challenging part is actually flying through the tubes when touching the screen to get a stable flight. Flappy Bird has definitely turned heads as it continues to be an impossible yet addicting game to play.
The idea is to touch the screen in order to flap its wings so that it can surpass through the long green tubes it approaches. If the bird hits a tube, it automatically falls to its doom and will have to try again to reach a high score. The challenging part is actually flying through the tubes when touching the screen to get a stable flight. Flappy Bird has definitely turned heads as it continues to be an impossible yet addicting game to play.
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