Emma HEARTS iPhone

 Angry Birds RIO

Well what a way to make an angry bird angrier!  Everyone's favourite 'furious feathered friends' find themselves caged and in Rio. In keeping with the Angry Birds successful series of games, this version sees the usual fleet of angry birds in Rio de Janeiro on a mission to save their caged bird fellows.

Teamed with characters and graphics from the movie RIO, this is a great Angry Birds adventure with new levels released monthly throughout 2011.

As addictive as it's predecessors, Angry Birds Rio is a fun edition to the Angry Birds franchise that even includes some serious monkey butt-kicking :-)

With Angry Birds being one of the most successful smart phone apps it is no surprise ROVIO's latest edition is a hit.

Angry Birds have taken over the world with clever cinematic trailers, plush toys and even 3D wall projections, I for one am a HUGE fan and hope to see more and more of these popular birds!

Tiny Wings

Simplicity is the key...It's the simple things in life that appeal to me.

Based on that theory, I love this game as it is a very simple concept. This little bird has tiny wings and can only fly short distances, but this is a determined wee bird and it spends it's entire day trying to fly.

With your help the bird manages to slide up and over rolling hills, flinging him in to short bursts of flight. You control his flight, momentum and speed by touching the screen. All the while racing the sun before the game ends at sunset.

The challenge is to get your timing right to control flying and landing. After a few attempts you soon find your 'mojo' and it becomes quite an entertaining little game.

This is a great example of how simple interactions and beautiful graphics can create a great user experience - particularly if you are willing to spend time trying to better your last attempt.

Drop The Chicken

This game reminds me of another favourite of mine Cut the Rope.

A puzzle based game, Drop The Chicken is one of those games that makes you determined to beat it. The basic challenge is to drop a chicken from the top of the screen down into it's nest. The catch is: you need to position various objects including rubber band like pads, wooden boards, balloons, and fans to get it to it's destination. Along the way there are flies for it to eat as well which will give you a better star rating.

With fun graphics, these often difficult puzzles become very entertaining. Getting a perfect score first time will always provide immense satisfaction!

 Bird Zapper!

This game "had me at hello".

Poor Mr Squirrel lives in a telephone pole surrounded by countless birds on wires, squawking neighbours isn't anyone's cup of tea, but Mr Squirrell has a solution - ZAP those pesky birds!

Using your finger you trace lines across groups of birds to form like-colored groups of 3 or more. When you lift your finger the birds are zapped and fried!

A fun fast paced game, this is again an example of a simple idea providing hours of entertainment. Admittedly there isn't much more to this game but the pace and ease of it makes it one of those must have timeout games.

 Penguin Airborne

A fun little freebie! We all love a good free game don't we?

This is a game of timing. You need to help your penguin parachutist get to the ground safely and in first place. You especially need to avoid coming last otherwise you will have a bomb dropped on you!

There are cute penguin voices and sound effects, but other than that there is really not much else to this game but for a freebie it's a fun download.