Everton stars Walcott, Tosun and Sigurdsson turned into 'angry birds' for mobile game

  /  autty

Everton stars Theo Walcott, Cenk Tosun and Gylfi Sigurdsson have become the first Premier League players to have personalised playable characters in the new mobile game Angry Birds 'Evolution'.

Global games giant Rovio Entertainment have teamed up with Everton to give Walcott, Tosun and Sigurdsson an Angry Birds makeover, but if you want to play with them you'll have to be quick.

The three Premier League stars are only available for a limited amount of time and are 'extra-rare five-star birds' which can be used in the game from today until Monday, August 27.

Each of the three new player-inspired characters have been designed to have three unique 'evolutions' based on their personalities and playing styles.

Walcott's Angry Bird takes the form of a distinctive yellow bird – yellow characters being the fastest in Angry Birds Evolution.

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Turkish international Tosun's character will reflect his cultural roots and clinical finishing skills while Icelandic international Sigurdsson's character will draw upon his physical strength and recognise his Nordic heritage.

The popular mobile game, which has near to 4 billion downloads since its inception in 2009, has been a shirt sleeve sponsor of Everton for the past two seasons after the club signed a multi-year international partnership with Rovio.

This is the latest activity the two organisations have embarked upon to engage Everton fans following the release of a video series on Youtube - which featured some of the club's key players - this summer.

Speaking about his Angry Birds makeover, England international Walcott said: 'Angry Birds is one of the biggest names in gaming and I am very happy to be one of the first three football players in the world to have my own personalised playable character.

'It's been really interesting to work with Rovio to shape my character and see the work that goes on behind the scenes to bring it to life.'

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