In October 2010, Rovio released a special Halloween edition of the game.
Halloween,
exclusive to Apple iOS at the time and a separate application from the main game,
included new levels with Halloween-themed music and graphics. In December 2010, Rovio
released Angry Birds Seasons to iOS, Android and Symbian^3 devices. Seasons
introduced 25 Christmas-themed levels, one for each day leading to the holiday,
similar to an Advent calendar. All versions include the previously-exclusive Halloween
levels and are offered as separate, stand-alone paid applications, with the exception
of the free, ad-supported Android version; Angry Birds Halloween users on iOS
received the Seasons levels as a free upgrade. The Halloween version was given the
episode title "Trick or Treat", while the Christmas episode was entitled "Season's
Greedings". In February 2011, Rovio released a new Valentine's Day update to Angry
Birds Seasons, entitled "Hogs and Kisses", complete with new themed levels and
graphics, as well as the option to send Angry Birds-themed Valentine's Day messages
through Facebook. In March 2011, Rovio released a new St. Patrick's Day update,
entitled "Go Green, Get Lucky", followed by an Easter update, entitled "Easter Eggs",
in April 2011.
Angry Birds Rio, a stand-alone edition tying into the release of the
20th Century Fox animated film Rio, was launched for iOS, Android and Mac OS X in
March 2011. In this version, the
characters appear in Rio de Janeiro and interact
with characters from the film. Angry Birds Rio initially includes two chapters, each
with 30 levels; the Angry Birds rescue caged exotic birds in the first chapter and
attack evil marmosets in the second and third chapters. The game also includes new
hidden items and planned level updates in May, July, October and November 2011. The
reception of Angry Birds Rio has been positive, with Ryan Rigney of GamePro saying the
iOS version "boasts some notable improvements on its predecessors" and Levi Buchanan
of IGN, in his review of the Android version, calling the game "a smart, snappy new
chapter for the series". Since release, Angry Birds Rio has been downloaded more than
10 million times. The first planned update, a new chapter called Beach Volley, was
released in May 2011 and included 30 new game levels.
A special version of the game,
called Angry Birds Magic, will be developed exclusively for Nokia's NFC-enabled
Symbian devices. This version of the game will include functionality that will unlock
game levels upon contact with another NFC-enabled phone running the game. A free
version of Angry Birds Magic will come preinstalled with all NFC Symbian devices to be
sold in 2011, starting with the Nokia C7.
