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Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

Runner2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed and IGF award winning BIT.TRIP RUNNER.,In the style of the BIT.TRIP series, Runner2 is a rhythm-music platforming game.,Players will run through fantastic…

78 26 February 2013

Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien is an adventure developed by Gaijin Games, released 26 February 2013 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Wii U. The main story takes about 8 hrs to finish.

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What Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien is

Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien is an adventure game developed by Gaijin Games and released in 2013. It was published by Aksys Games. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Atrophy.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien is a 2013 side-scrolling platformer developed by Gaijin Games. The game is the sequel to Bit.Trip Runner (2010) and was released as a downloadable title on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Wii U, Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, and iOS. Versions for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch were later released in 2016 and 2024 respectively. The PC, Mac, Linux, and Wii U versions were self-published by Gaijin Games, and the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions were published by Aksys Games.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, fantasy and kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 26 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien holds a critic score of 78 out of 100. That places it above 59% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 8 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 75, across 59 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 8 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 20 hrs, roughly 2.5 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2 GB memory of RAM and GeForce 8 series (8xxxx) or Radeon HD4 series (HD4xxxx). At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien launched on 26 February 2013, within three weeks of Tomb Raider, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm and Mass Effect 3: Citadel. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Tomb Raider, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, Mass Effect 3: Citadel.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Quick answers

Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien — frequently asked questions

When did Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien come out?
Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien was released on 26 February 2013 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien?
At minimum, Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien needs 2 GB memory of RAM, GeForce 8 series (8xxxx) or Radeon HD4 series (HD4xxxx) graphics, 850 MB free hard drive space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien?
The main story of Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien takes around 8 hrs, or 20 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien?
The PC version needs about 0.8 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("850 MB free hard drive space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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