Walkabout
SCORE: 92
Walkabout is a puzzle game where you walk
a princess around the level collecting stars. That can't be hard can it?
Well actually it is. The ground tile disappears when you walk off of it.
That means your moves have to be planned or you will find yourself stuff
with nowhere to go. Walkabout is nice to players and resets them pretty
quickly. This little game will got stuck in my
head. I was thinking about how to solve levels I found myself stuck in.
The graphics are colorful and cute in Walkabout. There is some diversity
in the tiles. Some of them are water, grass, concrete, dirt, etc. I
found no violence in Walkabout at all. Getting stuck meant my princess
had to start the level over again. Walkabout is an iPhone/iPod Touch
game that is visually safe for the entire family. The artwork is okay in
this game. There are apps that have more polish, however I did not find
any graphical issues with this app.
The music is cheerful in Walkabout. Certain special effect sounds like
picking a level from the menu screen are familiar. So I brought in the
video game encyclopedia - my husband, and he immediately told me where
that sound came from. Mario fans will recognize that sound byte. I found
no offensive sounds in Walkabout. Making a mistake and having to start
over is not a big deal, and this game is encouraging about it.
Walkabout includes sixty-four main levels, and eight bonus levels. Keys
are hidden in main levels to open up the bonus levels. Some of them
ingeniously hidden. Walkabout sells for ninety-nine cents, so families
get a lot of game for their money. I feel that Walkabout is worth the
money. And yes Family Friendly Gaming was provided a download code for
Walkabout.
The controls are so easy in Walkabout that children can play it. Swipe
to the right on the screen to go right. Swipe left to go left. Swipe up
to go up, and swipe down to go down. I had no problems with the
controls. The puzzles are a completely different story. Certain puzzles
in Walkabout were about ready to drive me mad. What made me even
unhappier is when I had to ask someone for help, and they breezed right
through the level.
The best thing about Walkabout is how it makes you plan for your
upcoming actions. Just winging it only works for the first few levels.
Then actually thought is required. This game is a great way to learn how
to look at problems, and find solutions. I would like to see sequels to
Walkabout in the future. This is the kind of a game that would fit great
on the Nintendo DSi, and possibly the Nintendo 3DS. I am glad the
publisher contacted us about Walkabout.
- Yolanda
Graphics: 84%
Sound: 90%
Replay/Extras: 94%
Gameplay: 94%
Family Friendly Factor: 96%
System: iPhone/iPod Touch
Publisher: Base 2
Rating: '4+' for
4+
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