History VideoGame / BadPiggies

* ThatOneLevel: The 18th level of "The Road to El Porkado", in this case.

In the ExcusePlot[[note]]for the first episode of the game called "Ground Hog Day"[[/note]], an innocent freckled pig inadvertently shreds the pigs' map of the location to the birds' eggs, and is sent by King Pig to retrieve all the pieces. This leads to a PuzzleGame in which you have to guide your pig across a screen full of obstacles after building a vehicle appropriate to the screen's specific challenges. Like ''Angry Birds'', there are three stars available for each screen, but while one is always achieved simply by winning, the other two are achievements based on beating the screen with specific challenges:

The first update added a third episode called "Flight in the Night", where [[VillainProtagonist your pig actually is]] [[MacGuffinEscortMission carrying a stolen egg]] across the screen. The second update features [[HeroAntagonist the Angry Birds themselves]][[labelnote:Note]]Red, the Blues and Chuck are the only birds appearing in the game[[/labelnote]], who would fling themselves at you [[StealthBasedMission when you wake them up by making too much noises]]. They eventually become a recurring obstacle in future episodes such as "Tusk Till' Dawn" & "The Road to El Porkado", even when your pig didn't steal their eggs at all.

* AdventurerArchaeologist: Your pig takes on this role in "The Road to El Porkado" episode, complete with an [[Franchise/IndianaJones Indiana Jones]] hat.
* AllJustADream: The "Tusk Till' Dawn" Halloween level ends with the pig waking up from the nightmare he's been through.

* AndYourRewardIsClothes: The June 2016 update introduced a custom-skin system with dress-up costumes for both Freckled Pig and King Pig along with decorative versions of device parts. Subverted with some skins, however, where they get special abilities such as the TNT Fireworks which explode after being depleted.

* TheCameo: WesternAnimation/MajorLazer in a pig form makes an appearance in the second cutscene of "Tusk Till' Dawn" where he stole freckled pig's trick-or-treat pumpkin along with some zombie pigs on his side. Nonetheless, he's also the one who made the remix song of "Shuffle & Spawn" which used in this Halloween episode.
* CatapultToGlory: Some screens can be won simply by sitting your pig on a box of explosives and hitting the detonate button.

* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies: One of the custom-skins for your piggy is a zombie pig.

** "The Road to El Porkado" replaced these with idols that you could collect in the dark levels either by shining a spotlight on them with your flashlight or simply drop your pig to them.

* MadeOfIron: Your pig, the King Pig, and the egg can take a hell of a lot of punishment as opposed to VideoGame/AngryBirds, where rolling slightly off-place can kill them and still win the screen, as long as they get to the finish marker. It's Justified however due to different gameplay.

* OutsideTheBoxTactic: Required to solve certain levels. No one ever said your vehicle had to have wheels. Or be positioned right-side up. A few levels even apply this trope literally by requiring you to place the pig outside of the vehicle.

* VideoGameCaringPotential: You can make special efforts to give your pig a smooth ride, and some screens will reward you for doing so. On the other hand...

* UniformityException: Freckled Pig, the player character of the game, can be told from the other pigs solely by the fact that he's the only pig with freckles on him.

* YouthfulFreckles: Used to make your pig seem more sympathetic.

No, it's not shooting pigs at birds, mind you[[labelnote:*]]although there's plenty of that in ''VideoGame/AngryBirdsStarWarsII'' -- the King Pig mode in the original ''Angry Birds'' doesn't count since you're shooting at eggs[[/labelnote]].

* MadeOfIron: Your pig, the King Pig, and the egg can take a hell of a lot of punishment and still win the screen, as long as they get to the finish marker.
** As opposed to VideoGame/AngryBirds, where rolling slightly off-place can kill them.

* PowerUpMagnet: You can buy a literal one to attact Star Boxes and desserts.

* AndYourRewardIsClothes: The June 2016 update introduced a custom-skin system with dress-up costumes for both Freckled Pig and King Pig along with decorative versions of device parts.

In the ExcusePlot[[labelnote:Note]]for the first episode of the game called "Ground Hog Day"[[/labelnote]], an innocent freckled pig inadvertently shreds the pigs' map of the location to the birds' eggs, and is sent by King Pig to retrieve all the pieces. This leads to a PuzzleGame in which you have to guide your pig across a screen full of obstacles after building a vehicle appropriate to the screen's specific challenges. Like ''Angry Birds'', there are three stars available for each screen, but while one is always achieved simply by winning, the other two are achievements based on beating the screen with specific challenges:

In the ExcusePlot[[labelnote:Note]]for the first episode of the game called "Ground Hog Day"[[/labelnote]], an innocent freckled pig inadvertently shreds the pigs' map of the location to the birds' eggs and is sent by King Pig to retrieve all the pieces. This leads to a PuzzleGame in which you have to guide your pig across a screen full of obstacles after building a vehicle appropriate to the screen's specific challenges. Like ''Angry Birds'', there are three stars available for each screen, but while one is always achieved simply by winning, the other two are achievements based on beating the screen with specific challenges:

* TheAllegedCar: What you have to build on most screens. In later levels, you get to build the alleged ''plane''.
* AllegedlyFreeGame: The first update introduced a new sandbox screen that you have to pay to access.
* AllForNothing: The pigs' double effort to retrieved the map of the eggs' location is completely pointless [[spoiler: once they found out the telescope they using is painted with eggs by the Blues, much to King Pig's anger]]. Additionally, when they finally manage to steal one egg and get away with it, [[spoiler: said egg is just a white-painted rock, which is also a prank made by the Blues]].
* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: One of the custom-skins for your piggy is a zombie pig.

* BribingYourWayToVictory: If you're completely stuck, you can buy a mechanic pig who will come and build the ideal vehicle to win a screen.[[note]]or just Google a walkthrough[[/note]]
** As of the fourth update, power-ups are now available (specifically, glue that holds the vehicle together, a magnet that attracts Star Boxes and desserts, and a turbo-engine that makes your engine even faster), as well as a "Super Mechanic" that builds a vehicle that allows you to earn a level's three stars more easily. However, you don't buy them with money, but you get them by collecting cakes while playing the game and feeding them to the King Pig.

* EasyLevelTrick: [[spoiler:There's at least two screens[[labelnote:*]]1-7 & 1-20[[/labelnote]] where you can get three stars simply by putting your pig on a slope with no vehicle and letting him roll all the way down the screen under gravity.]]

* ExactTimeToFailure

* GottaCatchThemAll: Some screens have skulls hidden in hard to reach places. Collecting them isn't necessary to get stars, but unlocks access to additional Sandbox levels.

* LevelAte: "Tusk Till' Dawn" has settings made out of food, in the middle of creepy atmosphere.

* MacGuffinEscortMission: In "Flight In The Night" episode, you have to escort a stolen egg.
** An update for Halloween 2013 includes levels that require you to escort a jack-o-lantern.

* SequelDifficultySpike: Many people consider this as being more difficult than ''VideoGame/AngryBirds'', as some screens are impossible to complete unless you come to a specific realisation. On the other hand, once you get the right intellectual idea, it's usually easier to win your stars than it is to win three stars on some of ''Angry Birds''' harder and more luck-dependent screens.

* SubSystemDamage: Should any critical parts break off, you cannot use them again, for example, losing one of the fans on your contraption makes said fan useless.

* WackyRacing: The basic concept.

* VillainEpisode: You play as the pigs who try to steal the birds eggs.

* WideOpenSandbox: The appropriately named "Sandbox" level does have some stars to collect in its individual screens, but is mostly designed to let you build crazy vehicles and practice driving/flying them around.

* YankTheDogsChain: After the pigs finally get away from the birds in "Flight in the Night", [[spoiler:the egg that they stole turns out to be a rock that the Blues painted white to mess with them]].

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Can often happen at the ends of levels while the results screen is up.

** The birds' egg in the third episode of the game

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