Whilst SpeedRunners may be a long way from any action-packed blockbuster, there is certainly enough included to warrant dusting it off every once in a while for some multiplayer madness. This is due to the fact that one mistake will see you lose out, and with many players already firmly up to speed with the different track layouts, you could well find yourself consistently on the losing board if you haven’t put the time in. If you are someone who intends to try and dominate the online community, then practice and solo run will need to become your best friends first though. Played in both a local or online fashion, with up to four players able to face off against one another, multiplayer is the place to play if you’re looking for a true challenge. With these type of games, multiplayer is where most of the action will be taking place and fortunately, it’s the multiplayer in which SpeedRunners really excels. Unfortunately, the story itself is a rather bland and boring experience, with nothing memorable to speak of within any of the dialogue, and a lack of any proper cinematics bringing about the feeling of a tacked-on experience.īeing a party game though, a naff story doesn’t mean it’s all over. The former of those puts players into a four-chapter campaign, with each one culminating in a 1vs1 boss battle against each of the biggest heroes of the city. Other than practice, players can take part in both a Story mode and Multiplayer. This practice mode quite simply removes all opponents from the stage, allowing you to learn each track, find the fastest routes and discover the ins and outs of the game, before letting you race against a ghost of your individual best lap time. Options to play against bots of your chosen difficulty are found here, but most surprisingly for me was the option to run through each stage in a Solo Run. Whilst many will view practice mode as the go-to mode for tutorial lovers, in SpeedRunners it is an essential place for those wanting to master every course. But what game modes are on offer to put your speedrunning to the test? So that’s the main jist of SpeedRunners – an endless runner that pits you and your competitors in a first to three rounds match to justify who is the best superhero. That in itself will take some time given the many arenas that are available in the game. Boost drains, and to get more you’re going to need to learn the best route of each circuit to make sure you hit the boost pickup zones dotted throughout each match. But once more, this isn’t a free-to-use-as-you-wish ability. Boost pushes each character to much faster speeds than the normal run and can be just what you need to get that little extra distance on your opponents. Every character has one, but utilising it well can often be the deciding factor over gaining a win, or avoiding a loss. The other game changer is that of the speed boost. This isn’t something that can be used freely though, and it takes perfect timing to fire your grapple at specific ledges to ensure you get the advantage of swinging quickly… with the slightest mistake sending you back the other direction towards the vanishing depths of the edge of the playing screen. This is a tool that allows players to swing large distances without any loss to momentum.
There are two of these, with the grappling hook being the most significant. Each of the many available arenas are littered with constant annoyances – boxes, spikes, trap doors etc – and powerups that each of the players can use against each other, like shockwaves and the placing of even more crates.Īfter mastering the basics, you’ll probably want to get to grips with the game changers. The real difficulty comes when you begin to encounter each of the level’s obstacles, hazards and pitfalls that look to slow you down. Putting things into action isn’t too difficult at first, after all, simply mastering the running and jumping is enough to get the job done provided a bit of luck comes your way.
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