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SpeedRunners Review

Title:ย SpeedRunners Available On: Steam Developer:ย DoubleDutch Games Publisher:ย tinyBuild Games Genre:ย Platform Official Site:ย tinybuild.com/speedrunners Release Date:ย April 19, 2016 Where To Buy: Steam We all know that in the…

Brittany SoldoBy Brittany SoldoJuly 6, 20164 Mins Read
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Title:ย SpeedRunners

Available On: Steam

Developer:ย DoubleDutch Games

Publisher:ย tinyBuild Games

Genre:ย Platform

Official Site:ย tinybuild.com/speedrunners

Release Date:ย April 19, 2016

Where To Buy: Steam


We all know that in the gaming world, โ€œspeedrunningโ€ refers to when a player completes a game as fast as possible, disregarding the environment and minor enemies. Thus, most speedrunning athletes will have already tried their hand at DoubleDutch Games’ SpeedRunners by now, a multiplayer side-scrolling racing game thatโ€”despite its simplicityโ€”manages to stand out from the cluster of racing titles already available for purchase. Originally a free web browser game titled SpeedRunner and later an Xbox Live Arcade title, SpeedRunners in its most recent form was officially released for Steam on 19 April 2016. For those just now stumbling upon this modern and quirky, superhero-y Mariokart, get ready to transform your enemies into frozen blocks of ice or trade places with your grappling hook, leaving foesย in the dust.

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A few of the characters in SpeedRunners.

The primary goal in Speedrunners is to understand levels and navigate far enough ahead of your teammates that they are eliminated from the screen. You can run, jump, slide, use a grappling hook to swing from surfaces, bounce off of walls, etc. Levels are littered with speed boosts that give the player an advantage over his or her teammates, and a good speedrunner should attempt to hit every one. While Speedrunners offers Story and Practice modes, the heart of the game lies in its Multiplayer feature, which allows you to play online with other racers in a quick or custom match. Though the game’s awkward matchmaking algorithm has the potential to throw newcomers into races with total pros, don’t let this put you off: being eliminated can be a humorous experience given SpeedRunners’ ability to continue spectating a race. Watching giant chickens and other bizarre characters zooming across the screen and hooking onto everything possible is enough to erase the disappointment of defeat.

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Items acquired are televised inside of speech bubbles.

Where Speedrunners shines is its abandonment of the โ€œchanceโ€ element of Nintendo’s Mariokart and other racers, rendering it truer to the concept it was born from: the better you know the level and the more optimal choices you make, the better chance you have of winning. In Mariokart for Wii, an enemy’s blue shell could put a swift end your hard-earned spot at the front of the race, whereas in SpeedRunners, enemy projectiles are more or less manageable as long as you keep aware of their televised loot. Furthermore, if you’ve exhausted the premade levels DoubleDutch Games has so creatively provided, SpeedRunners provides a workshop mode which allows players to design and upload their own maps. The editor feature accommodates creations ranging from simple to complex, perfect for fans of Super Mario Maker.

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SpeedRunners in its beta stage.

Despite its propensity for glitching during its Early Access run (no pun intended), SpeedRunners has faired phenomenally well since its official release in April, cleaning up most of its technical problems and significantly improving the menu system from its beta format. The game functions exceptionally well as a party gameโ€”as I guarantee you and your friends will be shouting and laughing during the entire match (if they’re any fun, that is)โ€”and with its paltry system requirements the game runs effortlessly on laptops and PCs alike. SpeedRunners is a title you can repeat over and over, and still discover further ways to eliminate your enemies no matter how small. Pick it up, give it a try, and learn how to speedrun like the pros.

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  • Gameplay:ย Original obstaclesย and graceful controls.
  • Graphics:ย Extremelyย simple, yet creative and humorous.
  • Sound:ย Fitting music for aย fast-paced racingย environment.
  • Presentation:ย An overall enjoyable game with originality and flare.

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