BIT.TRIP RUN!

Critic reviews

• Arcade Sushi

  Chris Urie · Nov 04, 2014

  9.0

  Bit. Trip. Run! offers you a challenge that endless running games don’t. It forces you to start over at the beginning every time and you have to slog through the easy bits before you can make it back to your old checkpoint and longest run.

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• 148Apps

  Carter Dotson · Nov 01, 2014

  9.0

  Really, Bit.Trip Run is just an immensely satisfying game. It nails that balance of challenge while not being frustrating. And it looks great: while I initially wasn't a fan of Runner 2's move away from the Bit.Trip pixel art style, I must admit that in action it looks great.

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• Touch Arcade

  Shaun Musgrave · Nov 05, 2013

  9.0

  I'm never happy to see big coming soon signs in lieu of a proper ending, and the packed-to-the-bursting-point controls can cause frustrating let-downs, but on the whole, I think Bit.Trip Run! accomplishes the somewhat lofty goal of being a worthy premium-priced entry to a genre with no shortage of great freebies.

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• Gamezebo

  Jillian Werner · Nov 04, 2013

  10

  As a port, BIT.TRIP RUN! is perfect, standing up to its predecessor while simultaneously meeting the challenge of an entirely new control scheme. Runner2 on PC is still the definitive version of CommanderVideo’s colorful, rhythmic runner, but BIT.TRIP RUN! is the best possible iOS iteration we could have hoped for, and one of the most must-play games on mobile today.

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• Slide to Play

  Lonnie Isham · Nov 04, 2013

  10

  Bit.Trip Run! is a game that everyone should try, from fans of the Bit.Trip series to newcomers who have never heard of it before. It’s everything you could ask for in an endless runner: It’s fun, the music is great, and it offers a level of challenge that will keep you coming back for just one more try.
• Modojo

  John Bedford · Nov 01, 2013

  9.0

  Controls are remarkably tight for a touchscreen - a tap of the screen helps him jump over objects, a slide downwards ducks him under danger, and side-swipes help him block and kick away objects. For the most part, the developers have done a very admirable job of directly porting over what works, and automating those aspects that simply wouldn't.

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