Flying Cyrus – Wrecking Ballgame
is one of the most popular iOS games of the recent times. Currently, ranking as
the fifth most popular free iPhone application in the U.S., from the iTunes App
Store, it is very similar to the irritatingly difficult and yet very popular
“Flappy Bird” app. According to the latest reports Israeli App designer company
Talo Games has been asked to remove the game Flying Cyrus by Miley’s legal team
for unauthorized use of celebrity’s name and trademarks.
Flying Cyrus closely resembles
the viral hit maker Flappy Bird that was pulled off by its creator. Ever since
the Flappy Bird was pulled off the App store, several clone Apps have hit the
App store’s top charts filling the market with the alternatives for the
frustrating addictive game. Making use of the popular Flappy bird concept, Talo
Game’s introduced Flying Cyrus in which the flying bird was replaced by a
floating head resembling Miley, bouncing between the wrecking balls instead of
green pipes in the case of Flappy Bird app.
According to official sources
Flying Cyrus App has reached almost 5 million downloads since its release in
the mid of February and efforts are on to resolve the complaint from Miley’s
lawyers and reach a settlement. Talo Games has denied the claims and
emphasizing on freedom of expression Talo Game’s legal representative has
termed it as a parody and urged Miley’s legal team that there is nothing to be
upset about. In the past, we have witnessed several such parodies that at times
went un-noticed, but most of thee times there was a controversy adding on to
the business. Ever since the reports of legal action became public, Flying
Cyrus has witnessed a tremendous increase in number of downloads and is gaining
tremendous popularity.
Concept of the game is same as
that of Flappy Bird with the small bird being replaced by a floating blonde
head and green pipes with wrecking balls. User has to move past these wrecking
balls which are not very easy to achieve and the game is high on frustration
level and difficulty also. Yet, people seem to like the game with added
celebrity effect. As for now, efforts are on to reach a mutual understanding,
but the result is still to be determined. Meanwhile, the game is topping charts
being on the top spot as the lawyers try to sort out the situation. However, if
the game is put off the App store or drawn away just like Flappy Bird, there
are still plenty of options available for the games to choose from.
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