Defunct Games takes reviews Run Like Hell, the brand new endless runner coming to PS Vita on September 16. Critic Cyril Lachel discovers that this is a competent if uninspired action game that is marred by microtransactions and imagery that some will likely find insensitive.
Michael Crisman writes, "A guy travelling through space arrives at his intended destination to discover nearly everyone on board is dead, and his love interest is missing. Occasionally with the help of a partner, but usually all by himself, he proceeds through the levels in third-person perspective, solving puzzles, reading other people’s e-mail, upgrading his arsenal, and destroying aliens who re-animate the bodies of their victims to bolster their numbers. What’s worse, a strange bio-mass is slowly devouring everything in sight. Attacks are constant, ammunition is in short supply, and sometimes the only option is to flee from an indestructible killing machine. Name that game, readers!"
Haha I remember playing this on the original Xbox was really bad. Damn this is a blast from the past!
Played on the original Xbox as well. I've loved the Aliens movies and this game reminded me of them. Lance Henrickson does some of the voice overs.
Run Like Hell! is an endless runner that manages to trip over itself more than it manages to succeed. The randomness of each level's design leads to endless amount of frustration that manages to deplete the game of the fun it might have had. It's only saving grace is its online mode which pits you against other players in a race that is actually enjoyable.
That's disappointing. I thought that a game with cannibals would be a great time, but I guess no so much.
Bart writes:
"A running game with a short story mode, which is always good if you just want to play a short game or two, but also a game which packs a larger experience, with arcade mode where you can run until you drop and player versus player to see who is the fastest."