But you’ll face it again, because, man, is it addictive. It’s a brutal feeling when you can see the finish in sight, only to be dragged all the way to the beginning. Two hits and you fly back to the beginning, a stylish rainbow trail flowing behind you, and start again in a flash. You’ll have to contend with multiple at once, and trying to focus on them all will make your head spin. Spikes, saws, flamethrowers that trail your movement, and later, ships that fire at you. You move forward fast, but in your way are a variety of obstacles that’ll stop you in your tracks. Your task is to get through the short levels, collecting as many Atomix as you can on the way.

In fact, it’s so fast-paced, that when you first start a level you’ll be frantically pressing both, trying to avoid obstacles. You’ll run, gun, jump and gun, not always in that order. The character you control runs forward automatically, you press the R Button to shoot your gun, and hold the L Button to point it downward to jump (with single-handed controls also available, it’s also disability friendly). But don’t worry, you’ll have no regrets that you’ve voided your warranty.ĪTOMIK: RunGunJumpGun might sound like a nonsense name, but it does exactly as it says on the tin. It’ll have you clutching your Joy-Con so hard you’ll be afraid you’ll leave permanent marks. We all hated them and let out an anxious groan when they loaded.īut maybe we just weren’t expecting that from Mario and rivals? Given the right setting, fast pace, and plenty of variety and the runner game can be a thrilling, heart-pounding experience. And how many of us came away saying that those were our favourite levels? None. We all remember those sections from platformers, being forced to run forward while the level scrolls, losing if you can’t keep up. Despite the fact they used to thrive on iPad, when the moustachioed king of the platformer struggles, you know it may be a sign of a format getting tired. You only have to look at the disappointing sales of Super Mario Run to know that the endless runner genre doesn’t always succeed.

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