Bit.Trip Runner

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  • Summary: Discover the fastest, most exhilarating action-platformer to hit the WiiWare service. Race across the moon, kicking down crystal walls and sliding under chomping moon-slugs. Bound through the Robotic Mines and face off against the MinerMech. Dash through the Big City on a quest to findDiscover the fastest, most exhilarating action-platformer to hit the WiiWare service. Race across the moon, kicking down crystal walls and sliding under chomping moon-slugs. Bound through the Robotic Mines and face off against the MinerMech. Dash through the Big City on a quest to find friends and defeat the final boss together. Runner is the fourth entry in the award-winning and critically acclaimed Bit.Trip series. You control CommanderVideo as he runs, jumps, slides and kicks. With exciting modern and retro challenges, you can move through more than 50 levels of addictive game play. Chiptune supergroup Anamanaguchi makes a guest appearance. Join CommanderVideo on his most epic journey yet!… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    May 17, 2021
    95
    It's an auto-runner (surprise!), but unlike others in that genre, it has a definitive end. [Issue #51 – March/April 2021, p. 21]
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  2. Nintendo Insider
    Jan 11, 2021
    80
    If there was one BIT.TRIP game I had to recommend to a general audience, it would be BIT.TRIP RUNNER. It’s definitely the hardest game of the series and doesn’t necessarily do too much that’s exciting, but it’s still great fun and serves as the best introduction to what the series is all about.
  3. Switch Player
    Feb 2, 2021
    80
    RUNNER is still a rhythm game: the chiptune music is still just as strong, and you jump, duck, and kick to the beat in order to progress.
  4. Pure Nintendo
    Dec 21, 2020
    75
    BIT.TRIP RUNNER holds up pretty well for an indie game from 2010. True, its sequels have spoiled us with checkpoints and leaderboards. But this more modest entry comes at the more modest price of $4.99, making it a worthwhile purchase for fans asking for a challenge.
  5. NintendoWorldReport
    Dec 18, 2020
    70
    The BIT.TRIP series took off with Runner on WiiWare, so much so that the two successive Nintendo consoles have each had a Runner sequel. And honestly, what Runner has done now is made me look forward to the Switch port of Runner 2 coming next year, because I prefer its art style and it has checkpoints. Even if they are optional. Runner’s still my favorite of the original BIT.TRIP series but if you pick up Runner you get a big discount on the other ones so it may be better to explore those instead.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. adpaskhughes
    Aug 25, 2023
    8
    This is a great little game, perfectly suited to a handheld device like the Switch. Part auto-runner, part rhythm game, it's difficultThis is a great little game, perfectly suited to a handheld device like the Switch. Part auto-runner, part rhythm game, it's difficult (especially due to the lack of checkpoints) but satisfying enough to keep you coming back for "one more run". Great chiptune soundtrack too.… Expand
  2. Adasc2906
    Mar 4, 2023
    8
    A great game for what you pay. its challenging no doubt but incredibly fun.
  4. Onioncreature
    Jan 20, 2021
    7
    The first of the Runner trilogy is also the most challenging, the lack of checkpoints in particular is a bit hard to go back to, as itThe first of the Runner trilogy is also the most challenging, the lack of checkpoints in particular is a bit hard to go back to, as it increases the amount of repetition required for completion substantially. While the visual style is nice and the gameplay is at it's core enjoyable, the unnecessarily high difficulty level makes this my least favorite entry in the series. With that said, it is still overall quite a good game, and worth playing if you're up for the challenge, especially for the relatively miniscule asking price.… Expand
  5. phoenixfire683
    Jan 6, 2021
    1
    This is a great game, however, I have run into a game-breaking glitch, where it will not start past the loading screen. I have tried toThis is a great game, however, I have run into a game-breaking glitch, where it will not start past the loading screen. I have tried to contact the developers to no avail, so hopefully, this will catch their attention. It would seem not many others have run into this issue, however, the fact remains that I can not play this game in its current state. So based on my experience, I was very much so enjoying this game until it just stopped functioning. My Twitter is @JulianS_42 just in case Choice Provisions happens upon this review.… Expand