I think the concept of this toy is really fun, and my kids certainly enjoy it although you need to be prepared to search around for scattered pieces if you dont have a restricted area for shooting the birds. I find shooting toward a rug or on a table with a tablecloth keeps them from ricocheting all over the room. First, the good stuff PROS The rules are simple, easy to explain to younger children, and you dont have to know how to read to figure things out, so thats also great for little ones. The birds, pigs, catapult, and the structure pieces all seem pretty sturdy. Plus my five year old likes to just play with the game pieces as action figures. We only got this game because he wanted some plastic Angry Birds to play with and this was the only thing we found that fit the bill. The game builds coordination and (hopefully) a little patience in the best case scenario. But that leads me to the cons... CONS This is more a downfall for folks like me who cant stand tedious projects ) but I get a little frustrated trying to build the structures shown on the level cards sometimes. They are supposed to be grouped according to difficulty, but some of the Level 1( ie allegedly easier) structures are just as difficult as the Level 2 and 3 ones. There are some I think might be impossible to build at all based on the law of gravity, although my husband disagrees and says with enough balance theyre all possible. Im kind of a fumbleprone mom and I spent more time knocking down halfbuilt structures with my clumsy hands than with birds at first. If you have a child who doesnt have much tolerance for slow, meticulous projects then heshe might be annoyed trying to build the structures. As far as the actual shooting the birds part of the game, that takes some getting used to and is actually a lot harder than on the Iphone app. in my opinion. That said, it is doable. My five year old and eight year old are fans of the game and have already played with it a lot. One tip make sure you kee
