This, along with alternate paths (a la Super Mario World) and unlockable chests containing additional costumes/characters encourages the replay of each level-assuming the cheery soundtrack isn’t motivation enough. Retro levels are no longer punishingly tacked on to the end of a perfectly cleared level, but instead must be discovered within each stage. The bright, colorful, and cartoonish new palette not only makes it easier to time your jumps, but draws easy comparisons to similar on-the-rails platforming from Rayman or Donkey Kong Country.
With the exception of the difficulty, which appears to have been slightly toned down, every aspect of Runner2 is an improvement over the original. Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien, their latest entry in the Bit.Trip franchise, is packed with over 100 alliterative and punny levels (“Hypnagogic Logic,” “Response-Ability,” “Dubbed Steppes”), split over a series of five colorful landscapes that range from the bouncing forests of “The Supernature” to the volcanic bowels of “The Mounting Sadds” and even a pseudo-futuristic mashup of their previous games, “The Bit Trip.” Suffice to say that for a game that revolves almost entirely around jumping (with the occasional bit of sliding), Gaijin Games has exactly the right amount of spring in their step to go toe to toe with their rivals. And you don’t beat the international market at poorly subtitling your game unless you’ve also got a sense of humor about what you’ve created. You don’t go through the effort of hiring longtime video-game voice actor Charles Martinet, largely known for Mario’s squeaky-clean sound, unless you’re sure that your product is strong enough to be compared to a triple-A title. You don’t go about changing the pixelated, retro art style that you’ve used for the past six Bit.Trip games unless you’re serious about drawing a larger audience.
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