Amazon's Free App of the Day - Walkabout

written by: Nick Kosmides

Quick Summary of Yesterday's Free App:
You may have noticed I skipped yesterday's free app of the day.  It was for a reason not related to good journalism.  In case you missed it, or think you missed it, yesterday's free app was a texting client called textPlus GOLD Free Text + Group Text.  Yup, that whole thing is what Amazon says its called.  I'm pretty sure its just supposed to be textPLUS GOLD, though whats with the caps?  


TextPlus GOLD forces assigns you a new phone number to use for texting through the app exclusively.  Not only would you need to have another phone number used only for texting, but so would everyone you intend to text with.  You can use textPlus as your default texting app for carrier SMS and simultaneously use it for textPlus messaging.  The app requires use of the internet to send and receive their texts while your carrier does not.  A better alternative to this app is easily Google Voice.  It also gives you a new number, but allows you to text from a computer and stores all communications to the cloud.  No app needed, though there is a good one on both Android and iOS.


BACK TO TODAY!


Walkabout is free today and is a welcomed awakening in the world of puzzle collect-a-thons.  Jerry Lee Lewis would love this thing.  


The Amazon video shows the gameplay best.  Move around the play field quickly one square at a time to collect all the stars.  You cannot move back to the square you were previously occupying. Just swipe your finger anywhere on the screen to move.  Your are scored in stars for collecting stars within a specified time.  This is where I call shenanigans.  Every level has you collecting no less than four stars, yet you are only given three stars or less back in your score!  Where are the rest of the stars going?  Taxes?  Little John come to collect?  Maybe to help rebuild the nation you are destroying by walking on squares of land and taking the stars that allow them to exist?   

Walkabout is a great little game with an upbeat score and cute graphics.  The game description says "8-bit" look but everything is far too smooth for an 8-bit look.  At least a 16-bit look.  I'm not sure if that's an upgrade or downgrade.  Ironic isn't it?


Hit up the link to take you directly to the Amazon store and get it today for free!


Walkabout - $0.99 FREE