Understandably after three years in public development, Speedrunners has undergone a lot of changes and improvements throughout its various versions. The main focus of the game remains in the multiplayer racing, but it adds a nice distraction and is a solid introduction to the game for those who haven’t played before. Reward? You get a short little “comic book” detailing the challenger’s motives and how they seek you out. You’re the eponymous Speedrunner character and the story simply comprises of you coming across the different characters, challenging you to battles of speed. Now, I know what you’re thinking a “story” mode in a simple, racing platformer? What could the story be? Well, I’ll tell you. Forcing the screen to shrink causes a much more intense game as it urges people lagging behind to catch up while those ahead may get complacent and slip up.Ī big change from the Early Access version to the full release of Speedrunners is a focus on single player content, which has been done by adding a story mode. When the first of the four runners hits the far edge of the screen, they’re eliminated and a “countdown” takes effect the screen slowly gets smaller and smaller until it’s a mere few inches wide, increasing the chances of being left behind and eliminated until only one remains. It was simple, of course: pick one of the characters, run around a map, dodge traps, use powerups and win. Initially released in August of 2013 onto Steam’s Early Access program, Speedrunners showed promise in offering a unique multiplayer style of having to force your opponents off-screen to win. After three years of being in beta, the platform-runner from DoubleDutch Games, Speedrunners has finally been fully released.
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