Flappy Bird Review: Flappy Bird is now dead, but what was the secret of its success?

FLAPPY BIRD, WHICH HAS NOW BEEN TAKEN DOWN, WAS BRIEFLY THE BIGGEST GAME ON THE APP STORE. BUT IT WAS NOTORIOUSLY DIFFICULT, AND LAUGHABLY BAD TO LOOK AT. IS FLAPPY BIRD SECRETLY A REALLY GOOD GAME, OR IS IT JUST A JOKE? OUR FLAPPY BIRD REVIEW TAKES A CLOSE LOOK AT THIS SMASH HIT.