After a lackluster race, I came in second place, closed the game out, and uninstalled SpeedRunners from my PC.Īvailable on: PC (Reviewed), Xbox One Publisher: tinyBuild Games Developer: DoubleDutch Games Players: 1 – 4 Released: Aug ESRB: NR MSRP: $14.99įull disclosure: This review is based on a review copy of SpeedRunners given to HeyPoorPlayer by the publisher.In a city filled with superheroes, getting to crimes becomes a competition on its own. So I made a game, found three other racers, and did my best. If they cared this much about the game, I didn’t stand a chance. I mean, these are people who probably spent real money on some of those trails up there. That’s worse than hats! At least you wear the hat all the time! Ugh, okay, fine. Given, the players who designed the trails get a cut, but you’ve got to be kidding me. Those appear behind your character while boosting. I’m lucky I wasn’t charged to view the inventory. After getting enough, new items, courses, and runners are unlocked. At the end of each race, points are awarded. After that, the rival switches and the whole process begins again. The first three are against three other racers, but the last is a one-on-one race between the pro- and an- tagonists. Basically, a different runner challenges the protagonist to a set of races. I wanted to make sure I had the full picture of what the game was all about. I was determined to play through the entire story. Considering that runners are eliminated when falling too far behind, it can completely change a race. That grabs the runner in front and propels you forward while flinging them back. I found the most devastating item to be the golden hook. These power-ups can be a simple box you can drop, an ice beam to freeze enemies ahead, and everything in between. The first runner to win three times wins the whole shebang.ĭuring the race, players can grab items (Mario-Kart style), and use them against the other players. If a race goes on too long, that red box from above closes in on the runners until only one remains. As each runner falls too far behind, they are eliminated. The goal of each race is to outrun the competition. Certain ceilings can be grabbed with a grappling hook that can aid in jumping, picking up speed, or changing direction. There are plenty of places to jump, slide, and hook to. Nothing can kill you, but they sure can slow you down. These range from boxes and overhangs to lasers and spikes. SpeedRunners gives players access to several different courses. I had waited long enough! This time, I got to really play it. I wasn’t too keen on the idea of bringing my controller out with me, so it instantly became a game I could only play at home. But since I was out and about on my tablet, I was stuck. Sometimes, a game just calls for a controller. They even range in appearance from a man in all black to a creeper in a shark suit to what has to be a literal deer/human hybrid. Unfortunately, it seems all of their powers are “run kinda fast and do wall jumps and stuff.” That’s it. It’s more of a footrace between superheroes. Okay, so it was different from what I was expecting. However, I still wanted it to involve speed, runners, and the combination of the two. I wanted it to be something entirely different from what I was expecting. For free! I really didn’t want to waste my time on one of them. I can play countless little running games on my browser. I know what I didn’t want, and that’s what I was expecting. I mean, come on, it better take this to the next level if they expect people to pay for it. Well anyway, that’s what I was expecting going into this, except with higher quality and stuff. You’re that little T-Rex jumping over cacti and stuff. A good example is the little game you can play in Google Chrome if your browser can’t load the page. Here, all I could think about were those little flash games where you’re always running to the right, jumping over stuff in your way. That way, I can give the most unbiased review possible. With a name like SpeedRunners, you know it’s gotta be fast.Īs before, I tried to jump into this game with as little knowledge as possible. So, I buckled down, put on the Sonic Adventure 2 soundtrack, and prepared for some G’s. But until these developers started hot-boxing an Oldsmobile, that idea was still mostly untouched. That’s the only real explanation I can give for SpeedRunners’ existence. So many, in fact, that you’ve got to bring something unique to the table if you hope to succeed. There are plenty of racing games out there.
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