Temple Run: Oz

But Temple Run 2 is a free download, while Temple Run: Oz costs a buck. A dollar isn’t much, but when you can get nearly the same experience for free in Temple Run 2, why bother downloading the movie tie-in? Our advice is to play Temple Run 2 first. If you love it and want to play in the world of Oz, grab up Temple Run: Oz. Just don’t expect to find much new.

It all looks nice but it’s just too confusing. In fact, that describes everything in this game: it just all seems obfuscating, rather than edifying or even just entertaining. Even the Oz license just feels generic, lacking much distinction beyond the yellow brick road. It appears to have been developed outside of Imangi proper. ...I suppose for those who are already quite sick of Temple Run 2, this may represent a decent change of pace, but it’s still just too close to the original, both temporally and conceptually, to be worth a significant look.

The subtlety of Canabalt or the overflowing awesomeness of Runner2 surpass Oz’s 3D graphics, even if those 3D graphics are very good for a game on a phone. Temple Run: Oz is just as good as Temple Run 2, but Temple Run 2 is free. Even if this is your first sprint with the series, you may as well get the entry you don’t have to pay for.