Hambo HD, Make My Day

    Hey, everyone. I just grabbed a freebie called Hambo HD. This simple physics puzzler has taken the app store by storm, vaulting into a number of 5 star reviews on the first day of release.
     You'll be immediately struck by the game's similarity to Stupid Zombies, another good game. Here's the recipe.
    You play as a cute little pig. This pig is a scrappy little guy. He wears a red bandana around his head and carries a Beretta. His mission is to kill the army pigs which dare to oppose him, like his name sake, John Rambo, might do. In order to fulfill his mission and rescue his friend Bacon, Hambo will have to bounce his bullets off walls and steel girders. He can shoot through glass walls. I just played a level in which I had to shoot the glass beneath my feet, then fall to the grass below. Then I was able to shoot the piggies. As you might expect, billiard players will excel at the ricochet style of play.
   This game is free, fun and has a bit of a 'cool factor'. In the store you can buy new costumes for Hambo. You can dress him like Harrison Ford and call him Raider of the Lost Pork. Or maybe you want to dress him in shining armor and call him Sir Spam-a-lot. There are over 200 levels and I think this may be a big hit. For those of you who hate to get stuck on games, there is a solution button which will play through the proper scenario of a level. You get a certain number of these for free. There are also 'skips', like Angry Birds.
My wife pointed out that you should download the version that says Hambo HD. If you get the version that says Hambo Begins, you only get 42 levels. Both are free, so get the full version.
    Well, I have to go and eat my bacon and egg sandwich, then go and do chores. Talk to you later.
    I'm CE Wills.

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