Review On Temple Run 2

Featuring improved graphics, alternate player-characters with unique abilities, and new obstacles, the free-running game builds on the addictive, pick-up-and-play qualities of the original title while maintaining the extremely attractive zero-dollar price point. If you had any type of affection for the original Temple Run, you'll dig Temple Run 2—just don't expect a radically different game.


The Basics
Your play as Guy Dangerous, a redheaded Indiana Jones-type who apparently used his collected (stolen?) money to ditch his original ripped threads and barefoot look for a Doc Savage-worthy outfit. Guy, clutching a valuable artifact, flees Giant Demon Monkeys in interior and exterior levels as you tilt your Android device left and right to turn, swipe up to leap chasms, or swipe down to slide under fallen trees. Appearing in Temple Run 2 are cart levels that add nothing new to the gameplay other than interior cave levels that serve up visual diversity.

That said, Temple Run 2's constant movement and sense of speed makes it far more engaging than the likes of Angry Birds or Cut the Rope as there's a continuous action flow that doesn't let up until you run face-first into a log or plunge over the side of a cliff. The randomly generated levels lack a definite end—they continue until you end it by making a mistake. This is a welcome touch as it gives you the opportunity to rack up as many points as possible. Points that you can brag about to your friends by sharing scores on Twitter.
The Finish Line
Temple Run 2 isn't radically different from the original—it feels very much like a 1.5 release—but it's hard not to recommend the title to fans of the original. It's fast, frantic, and free, which are the elements that are sure to make Temple Run 2 another smash success as it doesn't deviate from Imangi Studios' highly addictive formula.