Dino Run
Utilising old school large-sized pixel graphics, Dino Run looks like something from a very old arcade machine, yet it is the latest offering from the heavily talented PixelJam team. At a first glance you could be fooled into thinking there was nothing much to this game besides getting from one end of the level to another (much like the original Mario and Sonic games were), yet there is a vast array of interactive elements that appear and disappear as you race across this soon-to-be destroyed terrain as a hungry Velociraptor.
As you are escaping the wall of doom on the left edge of the screen you need to jump to avoid obstacles and duck to pick up precious eggs and eat smaller ‘critters’ to collect bones. At the end of certain levels you can spend your ‘bones’ on upgrades for your dinosaur.
The game does progressively get more difficult and falling down a hole in the scenery is not the end of the world, there are vast tunnel systems below for your to explore, just don’t be down there too long, the wall of doom is still catching up with you.
There are many other dinosaurs dotted throughout the game. Hitch a ride on a pterodactyl, a stegosaurus or a triceratops to help you along the way and take advantage of speed boosts (pressing <SHIFT> when your feet begin to spark).
An extra feature of this game is a multiplayer mode which I thought was amazing. Race against other players and increase your ranking over the other players who are currently online. I felt this game ran smooth over the multiplayer mode, I was expecting an amount of lag of affect it.
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