"Runner games have become extremely popular on mobile platforms, normally going for free but incorporating some kind of in-app purchasing as a way to get money from people addicted to the game. Looking at the PC platform, runner games aren't exa ctly a thriving genre, unless you want to count the flash games you can play through your browser. I'm talking about purchasable titles, though, such as the recently-released BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien, which I'm just going to shorten to Runner2 because that title is extraordinarily lengthy. Runner2 is a game that sells for £11.99 on Steam, but the thing with Runner2 is that while the game might seem like a fancy runner game from the outside – no doubt people are screaming at the price because of this misjudgement - when you sit down and play the game, you find out it is so much more and is easily the shining example of how to grow the genre into something much more exciting." (DarkZero)
“There are definitely more interesting 2D platformers on the market but that doesn't mean Runner2 is a bad choice for fans of the genre to check out either; particularly, if you like having your reaction speed challenged.” - Martijn van Gent from Video Chums.
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There is hardly anything wrong with this addictive and utterly crazy game. From the moment the utterly bizarre advertisement pops up and Charles Martinet’s voice flows through the speakers you know you are in for a crazy and delightful experience.
There is so much to keep you entertained with this Cross-Buy title and the desire to play it through twice is an easy choice to make. BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner2: Future Legend Rhythm Alien is mad fun for the whole family and I cannot recommend it enough.
Runner2 is the new (or old) 2D sidescroller, PlayStation 4 release by Gaijin games, which came out back on February 24th but if you’ve been paying attention you’ll probably know that the game was released on other platforms back in 2013.
