Fun in moderation, unfairly hard and frustrating at times – Running Fred Review

The games mechanics are sound, moving controls are tight and responsive. You earn coins at a fast enough rate that you don't really need to spend money or watch ads, and the games graphics and sound design are passable. The game is fun in moderation, and a great time passer for something like a long car ride or an hour on a flight. However, when moving into the more difficult modes of Endless mode, glitches, bugs, and collision issues become more apparent. Being knocked back by nothing, not grabbing onto walls when you'll need to wallrun, not climbing up ledges and being stuck on the bottom level of an obstacle, obstacles killing you when you're nowhere near them, these are just some of the issues. This isn't even mentioning the unfairness that plagues these levels, especially the endless caves. It is nearly impossible to see some obstacles coming, and some obstacles require you have a sizable amount of upgrades in order to pass them, like the before mentioned wall running and double jump. There is a balance that must be struck between fair and unfair, and this game severely leans on the unfair side. Play this game casually, and not to unlock every difficulty and beat everything. Overall, the game itself is good and fun in moderation, but needs an update to fix glitches and collision issues as well as some of the obstacles in the game.
Review by Trevor McKee on Running Fred.