The transition between rounds builds into the music really well, as every time someone wins a round, the game counts down from three before you can start running again. They sure do love their saxophones in the soundtrack.Īs for sound effects, there is always something going on, so it is recommended to play with volume as every item has a distinct sound. Suits the game, eh? Really helps elevate your heartbeat when you’re in an intense race fighting for the victory. Music/Sound - All of the music is very big band styled and quite powerful and fast-paced. The style really does suit the theme though. Points for style, but the graphical polish is not completely there. Each player has a trail behind them which can be customized with DLC, that emphasizes the speed of the players without bogging down your computer, as many particle effects can do. With so much going on at once, and going quickly too, it must have been difficult to get the animations looking as smooth as they are. There are cheesy one-liners galore, and all of the ‘superheroes’ are designed to look fast, with all of them wearing some sort of speed suit.Īs for the animation: simple but effective. Everything is drawn in a comic book style, which is quite well done. Graphics/Animation - The whole artstyle and feel of the game is a parody of superheroes. Overall I enjoyed it, but due to stiff competition in this review category, I would give it a 7/10 But, it does offer a few more hours of playtime which I found enjoyable, often even more so than the online multiplayer. You would think the story is lacking because of the multiplayer focus. However, there is still a high level of skill involved in beating the story mode on the hardest difficulty, but of course it doesn’t compare to the level you will find online. We played it a few times and enjoyed it for a bit, but it is the competitive side that really shines. I first played this game as a casual experience with a group of friends. But as I got more competitive, the matches went on for far longer, and many lasted long enough for the play size to start shrinking, decreasing the distance the leader has to be ahead of the competition to win the round. At first, it was a bit annoying when I would go online and there would always be one person in the game that won almost every round, miles ahead of everyone. 9/10įun Factor - As a platformer enthusiast, I really enjoyed this game. Many people use controllers of some sort, but with custom key arrangements on keyboard, using the keyboard is a viable option, even for competitive play. It has mechanics beautifully tuned and polished to the main theme. I have experienced nothing but smooth, bug-free gameplay. All of the items have a counter and can be overcome by advanced players, and are randomly distributed regardless of the current standings since the standings change so often in a single match anyways. This is done through the use of an item system which works much in the way of Mario Kart, but in what I would consider a much fairer way. Yes, a major mechanic of the game is in slowing down your opponents. Since speed is the core of the game, and I’ve only talked about how you can speed yourself up, you may know what’s coming. This is nothing too fancy, but it is executed superbly. Not only is there grappling, but wall jumping too! Many sections in levels are vertical and will require a fair bit of practice with this mechanic as well. This is a necessary tool in navigating the maps quickly as a lot of shortcuts require it. One of the tools you can use in going fast is the grappling hook, which you can use for grappling onto certain marked ceilings to propel yourself, as air travel has a higher top speed than just running. Coupling this with angled surfaces can have you flying through the maps after some serious practice. The level design, which I will talk about later, completely complements this core mechanic, as one of the main ways you can gain speed quickly is by translating vertical drops into horizontal speed. Each game goes until someone wins three rounds. The core mechanic of Speedrunners is going as fast as you can in order to get far enough ahead of the other runners that they are pushed off-screen and lose. If you’re just starting off now, you’ll have a lot of tough competition, but that helps in learning strategies faster. Mechanics/Gameplay - The mechanics are so fluid and smooth with such a high skill ceiling that you could play this game for hundreds of hours competitively, as many people do. There is a heavy focus on online multiplayer and streaming, though the game offers a single player mode and local play with bots. Speedrunners is a 2d fast paced competitive platforming game where each player’s goal is to outrun all the others on a looping level.
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