Flappy Bird (2013)

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User Score
4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 147 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 147
  2. Mixed: 36 out of 147
  3. Negative: 79 out of 147
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  1. ce111
    Feb 7, 2014
    0
    I typically don't like to give zeros because I usually believe that a game can have redeeming qualities. This game really has none. Its barely a game with ripped off graphics. I gave it the best shot I could but there are better ways one could pass the time (like swallowing a pinecone whole).
  2. SX_Predator
    Feb 17, 2014
    0
    This game offers literally nothing new. Trying to find original content in this game is like trying to find a certain grain of sand in space. It's that helicopter game from a decade ago with sprites ripped straight from Mario Bros. It's games like this that get popularity and millions in ad revenue that makes other game developers that actually make quality games quit the industry. IfThis game offers literally nothing new. Trying to find original content in this game is like trying to find a certain grain of sand in space. It's that helicopter game from a decade ago with sprites ripped straight from Mario Bros. It's games like this that get popularity and millions in ad revenue that makes other game developers that actually make quality games quit the industry. If this trend goes on, the next generation, kids right now, will know absolutely nothing about an actual game. They will have never played a game like Half-Life, Super Mario 64 or Age of Empires. Instead all they have played and will ever play is **** like Flappy Bird, Dungeon Keeper for ios, and **** Call of Duty: Ghosts.… Expand
  3. lazatoy
    Mar 29, 2014
    0
    Oh dear god do I even need to do this?
    Well, it works but that doesn't necessarily mean its a good game.
    Also, all you ####s out there thinking you can make a butt load of cash making clones of this already DREADFUL game... your wrong. Just this damn game alone has caused allot of phones to break, allot of people (who don't know better) to cry, etc. Sure, it works but I don't even    Oh dear god do I even need to do this?
    Well, it works but that doesn't necessarily mean its a good game.
    Also, all you ####s out there thinking you can make a butt load of cash making
    clones of this already DREADFUL game... your wrong. Just this damn game alone has
    caused allot of phones to break, allot of people (who don't know better) to cry, etc.
    Sure, it works but I don't even like the game. It tries to market on what mobile aholes do best: HAVING YOU DO THE SAME CRAP OVER AND OVER AGAIN. Also, everybody who gave this game a 10 out of 10 here deserves a slap on the face. If this isn't too much of a review for you, and its CONSTANTLY bugging you, no need to worry, I'm about to get into that RIGHT NOW.

    First off, there's no real novelty to this piece of iTurd, this is an overrated piece of crap.
    Second off, this game will have your friends constantly bugging you until they beat you score.
    And lastly, this game is SO overrated and s####y that it has already gotten a bizzilion (not really) of clones, some include flash game versions.

    With this out of the way BACK AWAY FROM FLAPPY BIRD, oh wait, the creator ALREADY did that by removing it off the app store... SCOOOORE!    … Expand
  4. Doodahday66
    Mar 17, 2014
    0
    Please... It's the most overrated thing in the history of existance...need I say more? Since Metacritic insists I have 150 characters, I will actually say a bit more... How can this even be remotely worthy of being called 'the new Angry Birds'?!
  5. KennyTWD
    Feb 17, 2014
    0
    What the f**k is this?! I mean it spoofs Mario bros in every way! Whoever calls this a game needs to learn the goal of this pointless, frustrating game!
  6. Slurpy
    Mar 25, 2014
    0
    Short story: overrated mobile quickly made game. If you are looking for a addictive game this might be okay but it's really not that great. Sorry addictive game fanboys :)
  7. how_are_u
    Oct 29, 2014
    3
    I guess this is an okay concept, but it's just a huge rip off of a free online game released in 2011 called Piou Piou, and this is basically the same thing but worse.
  8. ilovegames123
    Jul 15, 2014
    3
    What can I say.. I fell into the hype. Wasted a lot of time playing this game. Mainly just to show off to my friends my high score. Tbh, it's not really THAT fun.. just addictive when you're competing with friends.
  9. KleepKlopp
    Feb 7, 2014
    0
    An awful one dimensional game. Playing around with settings on my phone is more redeeming and fun than playing this. Early contender for Metacritic "worst of" lists for 2014 .
  10. hermogen
    Feb 4, 2014
    0
    Calling Flappy Bird a game is stretching the concept to its utmost limit. There is no level design to speak of and the only challenge there is comes from a viciously large hit box.
  11. ITZZZPERRY
    Mar 9, 2014
    2
    Flappy Bird is not a fun or good game. It has glitches, touch-control issues, and is just unforgiving. This is a not a game to play if you have no patience.
  12. GrimOctober
    Feb 10, 2014
    2
    crap- crap- crap- crap- crap- crap- crap- crap- crap- crap- crap- crap- crap- crap- crap- crap- crap- crap- crap- crap- crap- crap- crap- crap- crap- crap- crap- crap.....
  13. Will3700
    Feb 14, 2014
    4
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    That is all...    … Expand
  14. SzotyMAG
    Feb 16, 2014
    0
    the most rage including game i have ever seen
    the developer should regret that he made this utter ****
    i'd give -100 but metacriti doesn't allow me to do it
  15. ShadowRamen
    Apr 23, 2014
    0
    im going to jail l
  16. drlowdon
    Jun 27, 2014
    3
    Inexplicably popular and spawning thousands of copy cat titles Flappy Bird is about as simple as video games get. To progress players must simply tap the screen to make the bird flap his wings in order to avoid a series of never ending pipes, the longer the player survives the higher their score. The game is certainly a challenge and most players will make little progress to begin with andInexplicably popular and spawning thousands of copy cat titles Flappy Bird is about as simple as video games get. To progress players must simply tap the screen to make the bird flap his wings in order to avoid a series of never ending pipes, the longer the player survives the higher their score. The game is certainly a challenge and most players will make little progress to begin with and its hard to see why anyone would really want to persevere when there are so many more interesting and enjoyable titles available.

    If you have 10 minutes to kill on a bus journey Flappy Bird (or any of its imitators) may provide a distraction but its not really worth any more of anyone's time than that.    … Expand
  17. MRmehman
    Mar 8, 2014
    2
    I have no idea what the appeal is in this game? It isn't fun. It isn't Stock-home Syndrome-y (Is that a word?). It isn't even all that hard. Surprisingly, it's slightly buggy too! Their really isn't much to say on it other then it doesn't offend me I guess; that's good...
  18. lordleumas66
    Feb 12, 2014
    1
    This game is ridiculously hard and addictive! Whatever you do, DO NOT download this game! Be glad if you haven't ever played this game! It is, and I quote, "THE GAME OF SATAN!"
  19. supermann234
    Dec 23, 2014
    0
    I gave this game a big fat '0' ! Honestly, I don't understand why people love this game so much. It's so hard, and has little sound effects and you call this an addictive game! What's worse, it parodies other games such as Mario. To sum up, this game is a complete waste of my time and I have better things to do than playing this game.
  20. Twirkkhu
    Jun 11, 2014
    3
    It's really not that hard or frustrating as it's often portrayed to be, but it's still a bad game by all means. Honestly, this game shouldn't have this much fame. Heck, no-one would even know what this game is, if "a certain someone" wouldn't have brought it to light.
  21. bobthecow
    Jul 13, 2014
    0
    How can society consider this a game? Frustratingly hard, annoyingly short story, Grapefruit plot whatsoever, designed to make you rage. Maybe would be better if there was more to it.
  22. Brainstorm123
    Aug 25, 2014
    0
    Flappy Bird is everything wrong with video games. It is dull, lazy, infuriating, uninspired, and it tries to convince everyone a game made in a day is the best IOS game ever. Well... it's not. It is literally: jump through pipes with a deformed bird, with a lazy backdrop, over, and over, and over again. That's it. That's everything. your first playthrough will be around 3 SECONDS! This isFlappy Bird is everything wrong with video games. It is dull, lazy, infuriating, uninspired, and it tries to convince everyone a game made in a day is the best IOS game ever. Well... it's not. It is literally: jump through pipes with a deformed bird, with a lazy backdrop, over, and over, and over again. That's it. That's everything. your first playthrough will be around 3 SECONDS! This is THE WORST GAME I'VE PLAYED IN A LONG TIME! It's nearly as bad as Big Rigs, which really does say something.… Expand
  23. denizakalin
    Jul 27, 2014
    2
    It's not a good game. It's unnecessarily difficult and repetitive. All you do is tapping the screen to get the bird fly (which looks like a fish by the way) and avoid colliding with pipes and floor. The graphics are dull and ripped from SMB. Only addictive thing in the game is trying to get high score because of the extreme difficulty. Other than that, Its just a time waster. It's okay forIt's not a good game. It's unnecessarily difficult and repetitive. All you do is tapping the screen to get the bird fly (which looks like a fish by the way) and avoid colliding with pipes and floor. The graphics are dull and ripped from SMB. Only addictive thing in the game is trying to get high score because of the extreme difficulty. Other than that, Its just a time waster. It's okay for playing this game when you have very little time like 5 minutes, but when you have a lot of time, don't play this game. There are lot of things to do rather playing this game.… Expand
  24. f3l1p3
    Sep 13, 2014
    3
    Flappy Bird é um jogo simples e viciante,mas tipo,ele é muito chatinho. E ainda dá muita raiva quando perde. Só vicia porque você sempre quer cumprir o desafio,mas fica enjoativo com o tempo.
  25. ikereview
    Nov 2, 2014
    0
    should i even call this a game why do people play this because they are addicted this game all you do is touch the screen over and over and over and everytime you pass a pipe it makes this annoyong beeping sound flappy bird is a terrible experience just inogre flappy bird and play real games like minecraft smash brothers and dishonerd
  26. Tbone413
    Jul 4, 2015
    3
    The difficulty is not my problem with this game. The main problems are the mechanics and the graphics. Not as addicting as it could be, but this game is good enough to make me keep playing until I can get a score of six or higher.
  27. Le__Xenomorph
    Dec 18, 2014
    2
    This game can barely be considered a game at all. It is made to piss people off and shows minimal effort in its graphics and gameplay mechanics. I guess it doesn't need that though considering its simplicity. 2/10 (horrible)
  28. iluvsports
    Apr 3, 2015
    0
    It could addict you for two minutes,but after it really annoys you seeing a stupid bird flapping around, you would want to throw your phone. This game also copies the pipes from Mario which is even worse
  29. HJ100
    Jun 5, 2015
    1
    A simply failed attempt at creating a rage game,an absolutely worthless piece of crap that was never worth waiting to download,I won't even pull this review any further.it deserves a holed 2/10
  30. luketeddy
    Jul 29, 2015
    1
    I HATE THIS STUPID GAME. one of the worst games last year. how did this game get so much money this is one so the dumbest games I have ever played....
  31. GamecubeLover
    Jul 2, 2016
    0
    This app makes people go insane and gameplay is just using your thumb or your fingers. Variety is a no way and is it addicting. To me it isn't. This game is now token off the app store. Thank god!
  32. tsdenizen
    Oct 31, 2017
    3
    Flappy Bird is many things: shallow, infuriating, addictive, etc. It's also nothing, a hollow, vacuous ploy to have you tapping a screen like a moron until the game enforces the idea that you suck, for letting such a crummy game beat you, for getting upset that such a crummy game beat you, for playing such a crummy game at all. Yet you keep playing, like shoveling McDonald's french friesFlappy Bird is many things: shallow, infuriating, addictive, etc. It's also nothing, a hollow, vacuous ploy to have you tapping a screen like a moron until the game enforces the idea that you suck, for letting such a crummy game beat you, for getting upset that such a crummy game beat you, for playing such a crummy game at all. Yet you keep playing, like shoveling McDonald's french fries in your face until you die slowly and pathetically. I did not enjoy my time with Flappy Bird, but I had a lot of time with Flappy Bird, which is impressive in its own horrible way, I guess.… Expand
  33. sebastianali
    Aug 2, 2019
    4
    Aunque puede llegar a ser algo adictivo y satisfactorio romper tu record, el no tener nada extra le baja muchísimo la nota. Juegos casuales tienen subidas de rangos, premios, modos de juego, etc... Flappy Bird no tiene nada que te invite a seguir jugando por lo que se muere a los 10 minutos. No creo que ni un niño borracho quiera tocarlo.
  34. adena
    Dec 27, 2018
    0
    Flappy Bird is one of the most garbage games I have ever played. There is no point to the game, while its entertaining for the first 5 attempts you make it gets to be a pain in the ass, and you never win. The graphics are also terrible.

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#3 Most Discussed iOS Game of 2013
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#39 Most Shared iOS Game of 2013

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7
  1. Arcade Sushi
    Feb 11, 2014
    35
    Its designs appeared to have been taken almost directly out of previously existing titles and, ultimately, Flappy Bird was a shallow, flash-in-the-pan smartphone anomaly that we’re not going to miss.
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  2. Multiplayer.it
    Feb 8, 2014
    55
    Flappy Bird is very hard to rate. Is it a solid, hardcore experience? Or is it a simple tech demo made in a bunch of minutes? Well, both of these sentences are true.
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  3. IGN
    Feb 7, 2014
    54
    Flappy Bird isn't a good video game. It's arguably not even a fun one. But its no-frills approach and exacting, relentlessly repetitious gameplay make it an addictive short-term distraction for the skill and score-obsessed.
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