The new Angry Birds 2 is out now, available on Android

Marco Angelo D'Souza

The game that spawned legions of mobile gaming converts, noisy toys, beach towels and school back packs is now back, this time with a sequel number.

Ever since it upended the casual gaming space in 2009, Angry Birds had everyone from kids and grandmas thumbing away at phone screens. So big was the franchise that it warranted 13 editions, with characters including Luke Skywalker from Star Wars to Blu from Rio.

The new version brings many new characters and modes of gameplay including lasers, slick new in-flight moves and is, in the words of the creators, bigger, badder, birdier. From the looks of the trailer, we’ll take their word for it:

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