4:10 AM
David
Title: Canabalt
Genre: Action.Run
Release/update: December 20, 2011
Price: $2.99
Rating: 3 out of 5
Have you ever wondered what would happen if we were attacked by aliens and you were at work? What would be your escape route? how would you survive the alien Apocalypse?! If you have ever had thoughts like these then this might be the game for you. In canabalt you see how far you can run before you meet your untimely death. There are plenty of obstacles in your path to slow you down or just plain end your survival all together. What i like about this game is that the level is always changing so you don't get bored. The controls are as basic as basic can get. Tap anywhere on the screen to jump, that's it. So the objective of the game is to run and run as far and fast as you can. You lose by falling to your death. So you first start off in an office building but quickly you are out the window and on to the roof tops. 
There are boxes and trashcans that if you run into them they will slow you down a good amount. If you are going to slow then you will not reach the next building when you jump. Not only do you have to dodge miscellaneous objects but some of the buildings that you are running on begin to collapse as you are on top of them forcing you to try to jump to the next rooftop or fall with the building. (falling with the building does not help at all fyi) If that's not enough there are also random missiles that fall from the sky and crash in front of you blocking your path. The developers of the game also put some well placed visual distractions as well. At random times the screen will shake as another building collapses to the ground. There are doves on the roof top that fly as you get close to them (it took me a minute but i was able to get a screen cap of them, i died afterwards... it was worth it) also in the background you can see giant robots destroying the city you once knew. I would like to mention the song that plays in the background as you play is awesome!! The song RUN by danny baranowsky really keeps you pumped up while your playing. Most of the time one of the first things i do is turn of the background music because it tends to get repetitive or it is just plain horrible, but i have not yet to get tired of hearing this song while i'm playing. The game is ok, but for a game that was made in 2 weeks $2.99 is a bit much. This should be more of a 0.99 cent game at most.david
My best so far is 2,744m..... but i'm working on that still -_-
You can also play the game online for free on the developers website http://adamatomic.com/canabalt/
here are some more in game screen captures i took.
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