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Spin Addict review - An auto-runner with a few twists up its sleeve

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Spin Addict review - An auto-runner with a few twists up its sleeve
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Spin Addict is an interesting auto-runner. I know, that's a pretty bland statement, but bear with me, because this is a game with a good few tricks up its sleeve that's well worth checking out.

The game sees you controlling a spinning-top, avoiding a series of fraught obstacles, and trying to survive for as long as possible.

It looks great, the controls are slick and simple, and there are a couple of interesting ideas here that keep things reasonably fresh.

Spin to win

Each run starts off with you spinning your top. From there it shoots along a narrow walkway. You tap to jump, and swipe down to turn your path 180 degrees.

Your top while remain, er, on top, but any obstacle that was heading towards you will now be on the underside of the path.

The big thing to remember here though, is that you need to make sure your top keeps spinning. You do that by leaping through yellow machines that add more thrust to your whirling dervish.

There are two distinct chunks to the game. One is endless, and is all about setting a high score. There's a level-based mode too, that sees you completing specific challenges that remain the same.

The level mode is in landscape, the endless in portrait. The controls are the same, but in the levels you're also collecting glowing orbs.

The game looks slick and delicious, with flashy special effects and a striking, almost steampunk aesthetic.

You spin me right round

The end result is an engaging and entertaining arcade blast. It's a diversion, but it's an impressive one, and you'll sink a good few hours into it before the shine wears off.

It doesn't break the mould, but it adds enough intriguing swirls and sticky-out bits to it that you're not going to mind too much.

Spin Addict review - An auto-runner with a few twists up its sleeve

Spin Addict ticks enough of the right boxes that it's hard not to enjoy its slick auto-running
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Harry Slater
Harry Slater
Harry used to be really good at Snake on the Nokia 5110. Apparently though, digital snake wrangling isn't a proper job, so now he writes words about games instead.