I’m so far from being a gamer it’s not even funny. I’ve never been especially good at learning the controls on video games. And recently, as I’ve complained about in other posts, the controls having gotten so out of hand (no pun intended) that it would simply take far too much time and effort to become good enough to actually have any fun.

Enter Angry Birds.

Angry Birds is my kind of game and it’s on the iPhone. Basically, just launch a variety of different kinds of birds from a sling-shot (why they can’t just fly, I’m not sure) at a horde of egg-thieving pigs to destroy their strong holds and topple their ranks.

Of course, the bird’s whole nobility is called into question when one particular breed of birds uses their eggs as bombs. I mean, isn’t that what we’re trying to prevent here? I the destruction of poor helpless pre-born birds in eggs?

In any case, Angry Birds can be played for 2 minutes, or 20 minutes. Waiting for the train, sitting on the pot, trying to fall asleep. It’s like all the enjoyment of classic video games meets the simplicity of internet-flash games, but all on a hand-held device that goes anywhere.

Now, would someone in the major gaming industry please take a queue from Angry Birds and give me more involved video games that don’t ask for anything more? Seriously people. Seriously.