

Though Guzman is rarely the top-scoring player on a particular level, he makes sure to play as many levels as possible, which puts him above the less comprehensive competition. "I can't not finish the game." That's key in "Angry Birds Space," in which overall scores are cumulative based on a player's scores in many different levels. They're actually surprisingly universal, because getting a high score is about understanding the rules of the game.įirst, and foremost, dedication is key. "Angry Birds Space." Dan Guzman would have a much better score than this.ĭan Guzman's tips for having the high score at "Angry Birds" don't revolve around what to do in one particular world, or the perfect angle to swing a bird. That leads to the big question: how did a normal (and very pleasant) guy become the best "Angry Birds Space" player in the iPhone universe? How Guzman became the best "Angry Birds" player in the world He also hasn't yet been contacted by Rovio, even though he's the LeBron James of "Angry Birds Space." During our conversation, he never lapsed into complex terminology (birds were just called "birds," not "Bip bap bops," "Space bashers," or other names approved by the manufacturer, Rovio). He doesn't care a lot about the "Angry Birds" culture either, and doesn't really know anything about the elaborate "mythology" behind the birds.
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The last computer game he finished was "Myst," and he has to get his kids to help him turn on the PS4 so he can watch a DVD.

As a teenager, he did dump all $123 of his first paycheck into an Asteroids arcade machine, but since then he rarely played games before the advent of the iPad and iPhone. "It was a perfect game for me - it's a good busy finger game, and it's just nice to have something that's mindless," he says.ĭespite being one of the best gamers in the world, he's not even that into video games. But while the game is definitely a hobby for Dan, it's by no means all-consuming.Ī 49-year-old father of four, he's a sales manager in Wichita, Kansas, who mainly uses the game to decompress after a long day at work. I expected to talk to an obsessive who was deep into the arcana of Angry Birds Space. "It's never been that big of a deal to me." "I find it fascinating that anybody's fascinated by this," Guzman tells me. This is what it looks like when your Game Center friend is the best in the world. The world's best "Angry Birds Space" player isn't even that into video games I got in touch with Dan to ask him, and the answers were completely different from what I'd expected. So how does someone become the best player out of almost 11 million people? What does it take to pull this off?

The best "Angry Birds Space" player in the world - and me.Īs of this writing, Guzman has a score of 32,809,824, better than anybody else to play the game. 1 player is Dan Guzman (his first name is Philip): Right now, the iOS version of "Angry Birds Space" has 10,958,921 players.
