SpeedRunners
| SpeedRunners | |||
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| Studio | DoubleDutch Games | ||
| Publisher | tinyBuild | ||
| Senior Developer | Casper van Est | ||
| composer | SonicPicnic | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
Windows, MacOS, Linux April 19, 2016 Xbox One June 1, 2017 PlayStation 4 July 5, 2017 iOS March 28, 2019 Nintendo Switch January 23, 2020 |
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| platform |
Windows MacOS Linux Xbox One PlayStation 4 iOS Nintendo Switch |
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| Game engine | XNA | ||
| genre | Jump 'n' run | ||
| Game mode | Single player , multiplayer | ||
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Speed Runners is a multiplayer - racing game , which of Double Dutch Games developed and tinyBuild was published. Originally a free web browser game called SpeedRunner and later an Xbox 360 game called SpeedRunner HD on the Xbox Live Arcade , SpeedRunners was released in Early Access on August 26, 2013 on Steam and as a full version on April 19, 2016 . SpeedRunners was released as a Games with Gold title on Xbox One in June 2017 . On February 25, 2019, an app for beta testers of the free iOS version appeared in the Australian iTunes Store , which was then released for everyone with the first update on March 28, 2019. On January 23, 2020, the game was released in the Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo Switch . In July 2015, it was recognized as an eSport by the Electronic Sports League . However, due to the declining activity, the SpeedRunners area ended on August 28, 2016 with the last Community Cup.
Gameplay
SpeedRunners is played as a fast side-scroller . Players compete with one another to overtake their opponents with grappling hooks , power-ups and interactive environments. The screen moves with the player who is currently at the top. If you fall back far enough from the screen, the players will end up dying from the players who are still on the screen. As the game progresses, they gain experience based on their performance. If the player gets enough experience points, he will rise to a higher level, which will unlock new power-ups, levels, characters and ways to change the appearance.
reception
Kotaku's Alex Jones described SpeedRunners as "a competitive multiplayer Mario that Nintendo should have made." PC Gamer's Emanuel Maiberg said it was a "fully realized idea" with the exception of "the occasional bug and some gross artifacts." Rock, Paper, Shotgun's Ben Barrett praised the simplicity of the game.
SpeedRunners won the “Gamer's Voice Award” at the 2015 SXSW Gaming Award , in 2014 the “Best Multiplayer Game Award” from Indie DB and was nominated for the “Best PC / Console Game” category at the 2012 Dutch Game Awards.
Web links
- official website
- Speedrunners at MobyGames (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Alex Jones: Speedrunners is the Competitive Multiplayer Mario That Nintendo Should've Made. In: Kotaku . May 22, 2015, accessed May 20, 2019 .
- ^ A b Emanuel Maiberg: SpeedRunners review (Early Access). In: PC Gamer . July 31, 2014, accessed May 20, 2019 .
- ^ Adam Smith: Hook, Line And Sprinter: SpeedRunners. In: Rock, Paper, Shotgun . June 24, 2013, accessed May 20, 2019 .
- ↑ SpeedRunners Gets an Official Release Out of Early Access. In: Twinfinite. April 19, 2016, accessed May 20, 2019 .
- ↑ SpeedRunners on Steam. In: Steam . Retrieved May 20, 2019 .
- ↑ SpeedRunners Is Now Available For Xbox One. In: Major Nelson. May 31, 2017, accessed May 20, 2019 .
- ↑ Jared Nelson: TinyBuild's 'SpeedRunners' is Heading to Mobile and Looking for Beta Testers. In: toucharcade.com. February 25, 2019, accessed April 4, 2020 .
- ↑ SpeedRunners 1on1 Summer Series # 1. In: ESL Play. Retrieved May 20, 2019 .
- ↑ Time to say goodbye to our SpeedRunner section! In: ESL Play. Retrieved May 20, 2019 .
- ↑ SpeedRunners - 4 Player Grappling Hook Elimination. In: tinyBuild . Retrieved May 20, 2019 .
- ↑ Ben Barrett: Gotta Go Fast: SpeedRunners. In: Rock, Paper, Shotgun . August 27, 2013, accessed May 20, 2019 .
- ↑ SXSW Gaming Awards Highlights | South by Southwest 2016 Music, Film and Interactive Festivals - Austin Texas. In: SXSW. Retrieved May 20, 2019 .
- ↑ Indie of the Year 2014 - Editors Choice feature - SpeedRunners. In: Indie DB . December 23, 2014, accessed May 20, 2019 .
- ^ Nominees Dutch Game Awards 2012. In: Dutch Game Awards. Retrieved May 20, 2019 .