Cut the Birds<\/a> plays exactly like Fruit Ninja, but instead of fileting flying fruit, you’re slashing birds–mad-looking birds.<\/p>\nIndeed, there’s no mistaking the inspiration for these foul-tempered fowl. Their colors, their shapes, and even their frowny expressions look straight outta Angry Birds. The question is, did developer SolverLabs LLC cross the copyright-infringement line, or does the game constitute a parody?<\/p>\n
I’m no lawyer, but to most customer reviewers in the App Store, it screams rip-off. (A few also argued that it screams poor taste, though I’m not sure how this is any worse than flinging birds from a slingshot to their doom.) Time will tell if Apple, Rovio, and\/or Halfbrick Studios (owners of the App Store, Angry Birds, and Fruit Ninja, respectively) agree.<\/p>\n
The game itself is pure Fruit Ninja lite, with one small twist: the birds aren’t merely bobbing through the air; they’re headed straight at you. Your job is to slash them in two (by finger-swiping, natch) before they crash into your screen. Each crash creates a “permanent” cracked-screen effect; five crashes and it’s game over.<\/p>\n
The longer you play, the more birds appear and the faster they come at you. You also get more bombs in the mix. (Gee, where have I seen that before?) There’s no bonus system at work here, even if you hack multiple birds with one swipe. Like I said, Fruit Ninja lite. Very<\/i> lite.<\/p>\n
And, yet, Cut the Birds is a fun little game, at least for a while. Plus, it’s free, so it’s not like SolverLabs is (sorry) cutting into Angry Birds or Fruit Ninja sales. So give it a try and let me know what you think. Do you consider this an homage, a parody, or a rip-off?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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