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Overview
Grid Runner is a futuristic version of "tag." On offense, your objective is to capture the flags around the levels without being tagged or killed. On defense, your main objective is to tag the other player (either the computer or a friend in two-player mode) before he or she collects all the flags. In each level you will find different colored balls that will help you defeat your enemies. For example, the green balls increase your speed, red increases your magic, and blue increases your agility. The more power-ups you collect, the more efficient you become. You can also use and collect magic points. Collecting magic points allows you to do one of six things: build a temporary bridge, drop explosives behind you, slow down your opponent, fire a weapon (which can be upgraded or traded), temporarily boost your speed, or teleport out of danger.
Trivia & Facts
The PC version has a lower GameRankings score of 68% from three reviews.
GameSpot staff summarized, "Like Bomberman, Tetris, and Face Ball, Grid Runner is a gamer's game that pulls you in and never lets go." They particularly approved of the multiplayer mode and wide variety of stages.
Upon starting the game, two players must race to find the first flag.
The first player to get to this flag will capture it, indicated by the flag changing to that player's color.
Only the player not marked as "it" may capture flags.
All of the game's cast of characters were first sketched on paper, then turned into sculptures, before finally being rendered in 3D to limit the use of "work-intensive, expensive rendering workstations".