Angry Birds Stella

*"Best friends forever… Most of the time"*
— Tagline
***Angry Birds Stella***, or ***Angry Birds Slingshot Stella***, was a 2014 mobile slingshot puzzle video game and a spin-off in the *Angry Birds* series, developed and published by Rovio Entertainment Corporation, kickstarting the *Angry Birds Stella* series. Unlike the previous installments, most of the original Flock members do not make full appearances, aside from the titular character, Stella. The game sees her taking a vacation on Golden Island to see her friends. However, her best friend, Gale, has gone corrupt; seemingly before or after the Golden Egg incident, Gale is now stealing multiple precious artefacts from across the island, along with Stella's trekking gear.

## Plot

*Angry Birds Stella* begins with Stella taking a vacation on Golden Island to visit four best friends, Poppy, Luca, Willow, and Dahlia. However, Gale and an army of pigs steal Stella's photo album, which leads Stella and her friends to embark on a journey to retrieve it.

## History

On December 30, 2013, the first teaser image was shown in Rovio's "New Tricks" video.

Angry Birds Stella was announced on February 12, 2014. Rovio posted a picture with silhouettes of some new characters. The next day, it published new pictures, and announcements, which it became clear that this will be a new game with new characters.

On February 14, 2014, the developers announced the Telepods for Angry Birds Stella.

Developers released concepts of the new birds and their homes. The cinematic trailer was released on July 24, 2014. Also, the demo version of the game was presented at the international festival of San Diego Comic-Con International. They released videos to meet the characters in August 2014 and the gameplay teaser was released on August 28, 2014.

The v1.1.1 update called ''New Pigs on the Block'' added the storyline that features Stella and her friends in their treehouse looking for their house's missing items that were stolen by the pigs along with the golden queen Gale and must complete levels to retrieve the items.

### Discontinuation

On Monday July 13, 2015, it was announced that the game would be discontinued to continue with *Angry Birds POP!* and Angry Birds Stella Toons.

On Tuesday October 18, 2016, the game was closed and removed from the app store. If you try to download the app by jailbreaking on iOS, installing it by the APK file on Android or you still have it on your device, you will get a notification and will redirect you to either *Angry Birds 2* or *Angry Birds POP!*. However, the game still continues to function normally. You will unable to sync from Facebook if you have reinstalled the app by this means, making it impossible to retrieve the save game data because your Rovio account is not available and you will lose your progress when the app is uninstalled.

As the game was discontinued, there are some sprites found in the game files never made into the game and left behind.

## Gameplay

Just like the original game of the series, players use a slingshot to shoot an assortment of birds to nearby structures, with an intent to kill all the green pigs that can be either near, in, or on the structures. The bird's abilities allow you to tap and hold for a certain amount of time. You can bounce off large drums and still use the birds' abilities afterward.

The total number of stars you have collected in the game is shown in the top right corner. Earning stars is important as the extra birds in your line-up are unlocked when you achieve a certain number. Without these extra birds, you do not get 10,000 point bonuses.

The game features coins () that the main purpose is to buy their accumulation characters. Also, the bird in the slingshot can be replaced using Telepods.

### Hammer

The **Hammer** is the only power-up. It is unlocked on Level 13. Press it at anything or any enemy to destroy the item/enemy. After using it takes a certain amount of pigs for it to recharge or you can spend coins and use them immediately.

### Mini-Games

There is a mini-game in the credits menu where you keep the pigs up in the air. A video is shown below.

On the Mighty Eagle's eye icon, you need to scan a code from the Angry Birds Stella magazine that's only available in the UK. You'll unlock a game of Hide-and-Seek (on page 2), you must find Stella's friends by scanning different flowers on each page.

## Scrapbook

*Main article: Album*
The scrapbook allows you to access the characters, costumes, and boxes you have unlocked.

At the very beginning of the game, it shows that the scrapbook with photos are stolen by Gale together with the pigs from Stella's treehouse, and then it was dropped from the airship on one of the flowers. You must get the scrapbook at Level 5.

For costumes, they are unlocked by obtaining Stars, or by scanning the appropriate Telepod.

### Playable characters

* Stella
* Poppy
* Luca
* Willow
* Dahlia
* Gale

### Pigs

* Minion Pigs
* Boom Pig
* Handsome Pig
* Helipig
* Space Pig
* Big Pig
* Ninja Pig
* Jetpack Pig
* Cursed Pig
* Trainer Pig
* Necromancer Pig

## Episodes / Chapters

There are only two episodes (chapters) in the game.

* Branch Out
* Beach Day

## Achievements

*For this game achievements, see Angry Birds Stella/Achievements.*

## Gallery

*For this subject's image gallery, see Angry Birds Stella/Gallery.*

## Soundtrack

*For this game soundtrack, see Angry Birds Stella/Soundtrack.*

## Unused Content

*For this game unused content, see Angry Birds Stella/Unused Content.*

## Reception

The game has received generally mixed reviews with a Metacritic score of 67/100 based on 8 reviews. Pocket Gamer UK said, "It's Angry Birds. If you care about that any more then you'll probably find something to enjoy. Just watch out for the timers." Some reviewers have praised the game for its introduction of new characters and return to the original style of gameplay.

## *Angry Birds Stella POP!*

*Main article: Angry Birds POP!*
A game from Stella series that was originally called *Angry Birds Stella POP!*, which is a bubble shooter game, was soft-launched for iOS in Canada on December 22, 2014, and released worldwide for iOS and Android on March 12, 2015.

On July 6, 2015 (v1.8.0 update), the game changed its name from *Angry Birds Stella POP!* to *Angry Birds POP!*.