Ungrateful Birds: No Good Deed<\/em> sees you freeing some winged pals from cages. Trouble is, they\u2019ll immediately start attacking you once they\u2019re out.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not really sure who locked up all of these birds, and unfortunately, the birds don\u2019t either. All they know is that they\u2019ve been locked up by some jerk, and once they\u2019re free, they\u2019re going to make them pay. You, however, are not some jerk. You\u2019re someone who can\u2019t stand to see these birds locked up. So, if you come across a caged bird, you\u2019ll toss a rock at the cage to break them free. You\u2019re good like that. However, the birds think you put them there and instantly start throwing things back at you. It\u2019s a painful misunderstanding, but at least they\u2019re free.<\/p>\n

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But there\u2019s usually more than one bird locked up on the various cliffs and platforms throughout the game. As you free each of them, they add to the slew of enemies trying to take you down. The closer you get to your goal of freeing everyone, the more mayhem you have to avoid. The birds don\u2019t all behave the same, either, with several types attacking in varied ways. You have to stay light on your feet because thrown rocks and other projectiles will be coming at you from a bunch of different directions. You can alleviate the challenge a bit by bringing in a second player to help out (bless you both and your bird-loving hearts), and can pick each other up if you get clobbered. Things can still get pretty wild the closer you get to the end of each level.<\/p>\n

Ungrateful Birds: No Good Deed<\/em> is a goofy, yet challenging platformer where I love and hate my little feathered foes. It brings up interesting mixed feelings as you curse the birds for attacking you even as you free more of them and make your troubles worse.<\/p>\n