10 Video Games Popular Franchises Stole From

10. Angry Birds Stole From Crush The Castle

In 2009, Angry Birds took the world by storm. In less than a year, it was the most popular game on the Apps store. It was so addictive, former British Prime Minister, David Cameron, said he completed the whole game. (He probably should have spent more time running the country.)

However, Angry Birds drew a little inspiration from the game, Crush the Castle. And when I say it drew "a little inspiration", I mean it drew ALL the inspiration.

In Crush the Castle, you launch boulders at balanced structures, forcing them to collapse. Okay, the concept is the same. There's no question about that. But couldn't it just be a coincidence?

Nope. Angry Birds didn't just copy the idea; it copied the projectiles. In Crush the Castle, you can wield a stone that splits into three (just like the blue birds in Angry Birds), a jumbo boulder (just like Terence), and an exploding rock (just like Bomb).

Crush the Castle isn't bad. It's just a little generic. But the company, Rovio, assumedly knew the concept had potential and so, copy-and-pasted the game, gave it a cartoony style, and slapped some bird faces on the projectiles.

Apart from that, it's basically the same game.