

I guess even the inhabitants of New Rush City still need a reason to run. These comics are silly at best but entertaining nonetheless. After completing a stage, you are rewarded with a short comic which gives some insight on the story.

The last level of the stage is a one-on-one race with the boss, which doesn’t feel too gratifying as you’ve already pummeled him or her in the previous three stages to get to the end.

Each of the four stages is comprised of four levels, with a consistent boss character appearing in every race. A level-up system also unlocks new power-ups, which are used to take control of your lead and put your opponents behind you. The story mode is short but sweet, unlocking a new course for each level you complete. One feature I particularly enjoyed was playing user-generated courses and appreciating the creativity of other players. Offering a single player story mode, local and online co-op, multiplayer and a level editor, there are boundless ways to have fun with this title. With four difficulty levels – from “Easy” to “Unfair” – the learning curve is both fluid and challenging. As easy as the controls are to learn, mastering the physics of this game will put your skills to the test. Each character has the ability to jump, slide, boost or grapple. With simplistic design and controls, it’s a far cry from recent popular endless runners. This adds to the level of excitement, providing a looming sense of imminent peril. As the race goes on – and after an opponent drops out – the screen will start to zoom in to make the size of the field smaller. The objective in this superhero-inspired game is to be the “last man standing.” You must effectively outrun your opponents until they disappear off the screen and into oblivion. SpeedRunners combines the fast-paced action of Sonic the Hedgehog with Mario Kart-inspired power-ups, which can be used to make your foes stumble as you race past them to be number one. This 2D action/platformer takes elements from a number of successful franchises to bring together a complete package of fun for any casual or competitive player. After almost three years of waiting, SpeedRunners is now available to the public. In the same year and month that costumed superhero film Kick-Ass 2 was released, DoubleDutch released SpeedRunners as a Steam Early Access title.
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Originally released under the title SpeedRunner, it was a free web browser game that later spawned SpeedRunner HD on the Xbox 360 in 2011.įast-forward to August 2013. SpeedRunners, developed by DoubleDutch Games, has a bit of a history behind it.
