[Playing…] SpeedRunners

There are games that are designed to be played with friends (or rather, against them), in which It doesn't matter so much who wins or who loses but rather how you messed up along the way.. Games with which one obtains the immediate fun, without long cinematics or the need for tutorials. Games whose mechanics are as simple as they are fun. Games like SpeedRunners. And with this idea of ​​a fast and efficient game in mind, the members of DoubleDutch Games got to work and brought us this crazy title that we are going to talk about now.

As I say, the mechanics of SpeedRunners It is the simplest. The game puts a maximum of four runners in different 2D scenarios with traps, obstacles and power ups with the aim of being the

last to remain in the race, for which you will have to avoid staying too far behind to leave the screen. It's that simple. Describing it quickly and poorly, it is “a Mario Kart in 2D”. Saving the distance with the famous Nintendo game, the system is quite similar: Run as much as possible and beat up your rivals as much as you can. For a Mario Kart lover like me this one SpeedRunners It promised... and boy did it deliver. The first day I was able to play it (by the way, with several friends from this same website) we ended up literally crying with laughter. And the screams, the tantrums and the laughter that we let out that day watching how missiles, fireballs and even characters flew were confirmation that we were looking at a title that was worth buying. But I'm going too fast (the usual with this game), let's talk about each thing in more detail.

The game started with a few characters to choose from but over time they have added many more. Many of them are paid but don't worry, since The difference between the characters is only aesthetic., since they are all handled exactly the same, preventing the game from being a pay to win. Some characters are visually very fun, like The Falcon, who appears to be a parody of Walter White dressed in a cosplay. The Chicken Brothers. It is also possible that you recognize some, like the Scout of the Team Fortress or even the face of someone you follow on YouTube, since via DLC you can run with different youtubers famous.

When you have already chosen your character to run, it is time to select the map for voting. Each map has its little secrets, its shortcuts, its traps and its ideal places to leave a “little gift” for your pursuers.. There is enough variety of maps to have fun for a long time. soooo many hours, but for the bravest there is the possibility of choosing to play on maps created by the community, where you will find real gems: from maps in which there is no floor and you only have to cling to the ceiling thanks to a hook that the runners have to maps full of traps where it is better to be careful than too fast. It should be noted that although at first the maps were quite simple visually, over time they have added decorative elements that give them a richness that is very appreciated.

But the element that gives the game real fun is the power-ups, those boxes in the purest style Mario Kart When you break them, they provide you with the help of special objects to gain an advantage. Among them we can find, for example, wooden boxes that will slow down players who trip over them, missiles that will go straight to the player in front of us, bombs that we can place and detonate wherever and whenever we want, etc.

There is certainly no doubt that They provide an advantage that comes in handy and, therefore, it is important that we try to break boxes of power up whenever we can (and as long as we don't have one already equipped, since we can only take that one).

In short, SpeedRunners It is a game highly recommended by me, easy to play, fun and even more so if you play with friends.