A quick look at Sonic Runners, the slow and stodgy auto-runner
Lots of menus, a fair few IAPs, and load times aplenty
I'm sorry to disappoint you Sonic fans, but Sonic Runners isn't the game you want on your mobile telephone or tablet computer.
This auto-runner has loads of unnecessary (and very weak) story elements, occasionally fumbles an attempt at comedy, requires an Internet connection to play, and has a load of free-to-play mechanics chucked in too.
The worst thing about all this is that the core gameplay is quite fun: it's fast and frantic and looks just lovely, but the game's achingly long load times and constant gameplay interruptions make Sonic Runners a slog to get to the good bits.
Sonic Runners is in soft-launch in Canada and Japan, it should be out worldwide shortly.
Peter Willington
Die hard Suda 51 fan and professed Cherry Coke addict, freelancer Peter Willington was initially set for a career in showbiz, training for half a decade to walk the boards. Realising that there's no money in acting, he decided instead to make his fortune in writing about video games. Peter never learns from his mistakes.