Angry Birds POP!

Angry Birds POP!
File:Stella Pop Icon.png Angry Birds POP! game icon
Developer(s)	Rovio Entertainment Outplay Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Rovio Entertainment
Series	Angry Birds
Platforms	iOS, Android, Facebook
Release date(s)	December 22, 2014 (Canada) March 12, 2015 (Worldwide)
Genre(s)	Tile-matching

Angry Birds POP! is a tile matching game co-developed by Rovio Entertainment and Outplay Entertainment that was soft launched for iOS in Canada on December 22, 2014 and released worldwide for iOS and Android on March 12, 2015. The game was the second game in the Angry Birds Stella series and a spin-off of Angry Birds.

It was first released as Angry Birds Stella POP!, however since the July 5, 2015 update, the Stella name was removed from the game's title and the new name is Angry Birds POP!. In October 2015, the game was added released as a Facebook game.

Gameplay

The game features a slingshot that the player uses to fling bubbles to pop the bubbles at the top of the screen, as long as three or more bubbles with the same color are matched. Each level has a limited number of bubbles and/or a time limit.

For two weeks in September 2015, a bird based on global pop star Shakira called Shakira Bird was playable; this was to promote the then upcoming game Love Rocks starring Shakira.

Episodes

#	Episode	Levels	Release date	New Features
1	Forest	15	March 12, 2015	Glass (weak) and Wood (durable)
2	Waterfall	15	March 12, 2015	Stone (indestructible) and Gale
3	Forest Haven	15	March 12, 2015	Line Blast (destroys an entire row) and Drums (redirect shots)
4	The Beach Party	15	March 12, 2015	Spikes (indestructible hazards)
5	Crystal Caves	15	March 12, 2015	Bomb Fruit (explodes in an area)
6	Monument Mountains	20	March 27, 2015	Splash Fruit (turns surrounding bubbles one color)
7	Lily Lagoon	20	April 21, 2015	N/A
8	Bees and Honey	20	May 4, 2015	Honeycombs (adjacent matches unlock them)
9	Quarry Concert	20	May 21, 2015	N/A
10	Gloomy Grotto	20	June 10, 2015	Boomshrooms (release foam when hit)
11	Golden Temple	20	June 18, 2015	N/A
12	Dusty Dunes	20	July 5, 2015	Dust devils (move from bubble to bubble)^
13	Coral Conundrum	20	July 16, 2015	N/A
14	Cliffside Clamber	20	July 31, 2015	Bubble Buds (adds 3 bubbles) and Pucker Pops (subtracts 3 bubbles)
15	Magma Mountain	20	August 12, 2015	Lava (spews Ash in a set direction)^ and Ash (takes 2 hits to break)^
16	Cloudy Peaks	20	September 17, 2015	N/A
17	Love Lagoon	25	September 17, 2015
18	Spooky Swamp	20	October 6, 2015
19	Ghoulish Garden	20	October 15, 2015
20	Autumn Orchard	20	November 2, 2015
21	Thanksgiving	25	November 13, 2015
22	Frosty Falls	20	December 3, 2015
23	Cozy Cabin	20	December 17, 2015
24	Luca’s Treehouse	20	January 6, 2016
25	Cotton Candy Carnival	20	January 28, 2016
26	Valentine's Day Picnic	20	February 9, 2016
27	Hog Wash	20	February 23, 2016
28	Midnight Mud Bath	20	March 2, 2016
29	St. Patrick's Day (Part 1)	20	March 10, 2016
30	St. Patrick's Day (Part 2)	20	March 17, 2016
31	Buoyant Bayou	20	March 24, 2016
32	Buoyant Bayou Dusk	20	March 24, 2016
33	Hamming it Up!	20	March 31, 2016
34	Red's House	20	April 7, 2016
35	Pig Premiere	20	April 15, 2016
36	Red Carpet Rumble	20	April 21, 2016
37	Drive-In Theater	20	April 28, 2016
38	Drive-In Theater (Dawn)	20	May 5, 2016
39	Road of Wisdom	20	May 12, 2016
40	Lake of Wisdom	20	May 19, 2016
41	Cherry Blossom	20	May 26, 2016
Total	Total levels	805	Since May 26, 2016

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Reception

The freemium bubble popping Stella POP! is very similar to King's 2014 game Bubble Witch 2 Saga, however it has better graphics. The Macworld reviewer enjoyed it as a free game, with its light puzzle gameplay and good production values but once a barrier in play presents itself, the reviewer thought it was best to do something else.

See also

• Bust-a-Move