Angry Birds 2 takes the classic bird flinging game and updates it to correspond with the new movie. The player will still use a sling to send birds flying across their screen. And they will still be attempting to demolish structures manned by pigs. There are, however, several updates that leave the game feeling fresh.

First, each level has two or more rooms. That means that the player does not get to see all of the level at once. They are, however, given birds for the entire level at the start of the game. This means that the player has to guess about which birds would be best to save for the second room and which would be better used in the first room. They can also earn an extra bird by filling up a destruction meter. Other differences include choosing which birds to unlock in which order, leveling up your birds, and spell cards (which have special effects that make a level significantly easier). The villain from the new movie, Zeta, also makes an appearance and players can unlock and play Frank the pig.

Angry Birds 2 also has extras like hat collections, special events, and daily goals. There is a daily challenge, a battle arena, and several other things that get unlocked as the player reaches higher levels. The game does have ads and in-app purchases. The ESRB rated it E for Everyone and LW4K stands by this rating.