Don't Get Bitten By Walking Dead: Prologue
by Tommy Ly
April 1, 2012
While it isn't an uncommon practice for questionable developers to use different techniques to sneak their shady apps past Apple's review teams, every now and then another slips through the cracks. In this case, the app Walking Dead: Prologue ($4.99) is blatantly using the look of AMC's The Walking Dead to lure customers in.
I'll admit, I was a little excited to see a Walking Dead game pop up in the App Store. Then I remembered that Telltale Games was creating a Walking Dead game for consoles, PC, Mac, and (hopefully) iOS, but they haven't even announced a release date yet. Something didn't add up.
Clearly, the official Walking Dead is called "The Walking Dead." The main character in The Walking Dead is a police officer, which seems to have been replicated in this app.
Other than blatantly ripping off a popular phenomenon, this app's release notes contain some bold claims:
Maybe Walking Dead: Prologue is fun. Maybe it's actually a great app. I just can't get behind an app that uses shady practices or misleads customers just to make a buck. If you do decide to check it out, Walking Dead: Prologue is available in the App Store for $4.99. I wouldn't be surprised to see this app get pulled in the near future.
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