Ranked mode changes the rules slightly in that spikes which would be an inconvenience and slow you down normally now become fatal which can feel like an anti-climax as opposed to those races that go to the wire but it’ll be a mode primarily for the hardcore anyway. You can play locally as it’s a single screen game but you also have online multiplayer and a ranked mode if you want to really test yourself. Playing on a tiny window in the middle of the screen can be pretty frantic but it’s pretty enthralling where the tiniest mistake or a brilliant bit of play can make all the difference. To stop games lasting forever the longer a match goes on the smaller the screen gets, meaning the distance required for a win becomes smaller. Each has their own uses but are also telegraphed enough that a good player can avoid them if they’re paying attention. You can drop boxes behind you for your foes to stumble on, drop a bomb which you can detonate manually, use a grappling hook to grab the person in front of you and basically switch places, shoot a pulse which pushes people away, fire a rocket, throw a ball of fire or shoot a freeze ray. There are boost areas which fill a turbo meter which you can use at anytime and pick ups which are like Mario Kart style weapons. You can only grapple onto white ceilings though these are common enough for you to always be on the lookout for them and grappling is always fun and if done correctly is a great way of gaining speed. There are always multiple routes through each level with some requiring more skill to navigate than others and the person in front can often hit switches to try and put those behind at a disadvantage. To get through the levels you can run, jump, slide and use a grappling hook to get around. With this comes the similar problem/design choice of the person in first having very little idea of what is in front of them but a certain amount of stage memorisation is required to be competitive. Like Micro Machines everyone occupies the same screen so if you fall off the screen you’re eliminated, the last person standing earns a point, first to three points wins. Up to four players race through the stage hoping not to fall behind. Viewed as a 2D platformer the stages are actually tracks which loop, like a racing game.
The gameplay is very simple to describe but requires a similar nuance and precision to the games I mentioned earlier. It’s the multiplayer which sits at the top of the main menu and that’s where you’ll find an incredibly enjoyable and addictive experience. You have multiple difficulty settings to play but to get through the sixteen stages won’t take you very long at all on the lower difficulties, Unfair difficulty is aptly named though. You do have a single player experience but that is simply you racing against bots with a very, very basic ‘story’ introducing each level. If you’ve enjoyed Super Meat Boy or N+ at any point then you’ll feel right at home here.
#Ps4 speedrunners game Ps4
Speedrunners is a new release on PS4 from DoubleDutch Games and allows you to put your platforming skills to the test against other players. Jin PS4 tagged 2d / competitive / mario kart / micro machines / multiplayer / platformer / speedrunners by Gareth
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