Necrorun Death has been challenged by knights to a duel, and if they win, Death will reward them immortality."Dark… Free Buy Now Watch Media DetailsDeath has been challenged by knights to a duel, and if they win, Death will reward them immortality."Dark but funny at the same time, with an ominous and thrilling soundtrack you can play this game for hours or for a few minutes if that's all you have time for. I'll warn you though, Necrorun is addictive." Newswatch TV"Dark, addictive, eerily beautiful endless runner with great permanent upgrades." ArcadeLife[Game Features] ► Play as Death on its horse, reaping everything in your path. ► Attack in any direction just by touching the screen. You are in FULL control of your death weapon. ► Joust duel with knights. You have never looked so noble playing with your iPhone. ► Beautiful and idyllic day/night cycles. ► Complete Trials to get higher scores, and get Medals for executing challenges. ► Great soundtrack. ► Destroy all obstacles and living creatures without missing any to increase your Combo Multiplier and score even higher. ► Fun to be played over and over, whether you have a lot of time to spend or just a few minutes. Information Seller: Genre:Action, Arcade Release:Jul 18, 2011 Updated:Nov 30, -0001 Version: Size:0.0 TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (1) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal mattll Well-Known Member Apr 9, 2009 1,976 1 38 bavaria #2 mattll, Jul 18, 2011 looks good Gabrien Well-Known Member Nov 24, 2009 5,148 0 36 #3 Gabrien, Jul 18, 2011 Game Impressions Had somebody thought to make an endless runner in the Mega Drive (Genesis) era, it would probably look (and play) a lot like this. But is it any good? Well, let's just say I think it's worth a look. It doesn't strike me as being all that impressive technically, the difficulty curve could definitely be smoothed out as it begins a little too leisurely and then ramps up the difficulty a little too sharply in my view, the grammar on display is fairly atrocious. But I do find myself coming back to it for that one more go, and endless runners generally aren't even really my thing. gunxsword Well-Known Member Dec 24, 2010 2,556 0 0 Sydney #4 gunxsword, Jul 19, 2011 Review I would very much like to disagree with Gabrien. I love this game, not just for the gameplay, but the art, sound and music. Necrorun is not unlike other action-orientated horizontal runners such as Monster Dash and Victory March. The gameplay is very similar: environmental platforms to jump, objects and obstacles to destroy, and a very unique jousting platform to occasionally break the pace. This is a long platform where the player attempts to unhorse an enemy knight by striking them with the lance riding towards them at high speeds. If you didn't like horizontal runners, than this wouldn't be likely to change your mind. As Gabrien noted, this game's graphics aren't technically impressive, though it is artistically impressive. The pixel art is very detailed (by pixel art standard of course), and animates with great style and fluidity (again, pixel art standard). Effects like the lance's attack animation letting out a burst of purple energy, while leaving pixels of black smoke drift away is viscerally satisfying. This game is simply a piece of art. Sound wise, it doesn't sound better. The clop of horse hooves on different environments are correctly reflected in the sound - from the crisp, hard dried soil to the soft, dense snow lands, the sound never fails to impress. Other sound effects include a magical thrust of your lance and occasional nigh of your horse during jumps. Everything just sounds exceptionally beautiful. The music track on the other hand, is one of the best I've ever heard in any games that I've played (... ... ... I mainly play action orientated games so the SFX usually drowns out the BGM... oh and no Superbrothers for me...) As always, it's neigh impossible to describe a melody in words, so the best I can do is to say that it's an Gothic (think vampires and Dracula) themed track with orchestral instruments and acoustic riffs and strumming patterns. It's energetic, vibrant and although it is quite short and loops upon itself, it never really boring. Now, perhaps you'll hate me for writing up this review explaining all those things I like about this game and can't really express in words, I present you with a link to the full game, hosted on the developer's site. Try it for yourself, and give the music a listen. Though the iPhone version seems to run slower and just easier to play in general. Gabrien Well-Known Member Nov 24, 2009 5,148 0 36 #5 Gabrien, Jul 19, 2011 So where's the part where you disagree? Actually though, I probably should've mentioned the music myself, as yes, it's a definite positive. EnShinNoi Well-Known Member Apr 2, 2011 154 0 0 #6 EnShinNoi, Jul 19, 2011 This game looks really cool (couple of YouTube videos available). Kind of like the anti robot unicorn. I'm not ready for yet another endless runner though. Howlingwolf Well-Known Member Feb 18, 2010 2,208 0 0 Uk #7 Howlingwolf, Jul 19, 2011 I like the look of this and I'm a sucker for endless runners but there seems to be one key ingredient missing unless I'm mistaken and that is online leaderboards which is the point of a high score game in my opinion . gunxsword Well-Known Member Dec 24, 2010 2,556 0 0 Sydney #8 gunxsword, Jul 20, 2011 ... ... ... Yeah no online highscores. Lethegames Member Jul 22, 2011 23 0 0 http://www.lethegames.com #9 Lethegames, Jul 22, 2011 Hello everyone. I am the Game Designer/Programmer for Necrorun. I just wanted to point out that the lack of a leaderboard is because Necrorun was developed in Flash, and neither Game Center nor Open Feint support it at the time. I am expecting Adobe to quickly remedy this situation (at least with Game Center). And if not, I will look into alternative solutions. I am well aware of the need of an online leaderboard, and I intend to have it implemented by the next free update, if it is possible. Feel free to ask me any questions here, and don't hesitate to give us feedback. Oh, and here is the Game Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM8zT212-aU As you can see, the controls are much more agile and precise compared to the flash version available (for free) on our website. The iPhone version also has an interface overhaul and a lot of other improvements. gunxsword Well-Known Member Dec 24, 2010 2,556 0 0 Sydney #10 gunxsword, Jul 22, 2011 I've been playing this quite a lot after I bought it, but found that the trophies and trials don't save if I delete the game off my multitask bar... is this intentional? Oh and if you own the musician (bad wording here ) can you make some new music tracks? I'm excited by this thought alone Graphic problem: the knight's head/body won't fall after you kill them. It looks very unpolished to see a head floating in the air after you knock it off... Lethegames Member Jul 22, 2011 23 0 0 http://www.lethegames.com #11 Lethegames, Jul 29, 2011 Gun, can you confirm if the medals (trophies) are actually not saving? Because Trials do reset when you restart the app. Trials are simple challenges that you do to gain a scoring bonus on different kills. They are supposed to make replaying more fun. Like for example, doubling score from knights if you get to kill one while jumping at the same time. This is something I will make more clear on the next version. Medals however, do save, unless you uninstall the game from your iPhone/iPod. Edit: Oh, and the knight's head actually doesn't get knocked off, only his helmet. syntheticvoid Well-Known Member Jun 20, 2010 14,504 124 63 Musician & factory worker. a[V-O-I-D] http://apparentsymmetry.bandcamp.com #12 syntheticvoid, Jul 29, 2011 woah... the graphics look ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! =oD gunxsword Well-Known Member Dec 24, 2010 2,556 0 0 Sydney #13 gunxsword, Jul 29, 2011 Wait, hey no the medals do save... my bad Ok... so the helmet gets knocked off and 'floats' off the screen? Same thing with the body too... Looks awkward... Lethegames Member Jul 22, 2011 23 0 0 http://www.lethegames.com #14 Lethegames, Sep 5, 2011 Necrorun Free Expansion Images from the upcoming free Necrorun expansion. You will be able to strengthen Death with new powers and skills, such as transforming your horse into a flying creature. During this form, you can move with the accelerometer up and down, left and right. Double jumping activates it, and simply landing or jumping again cancels it. Good for catching lepers before they run off the cliffs, amongst other things that will be revealed later. Necrorun has been from the start about having full control of your character and full control of your attacks. We intend to make it one of the best arcade games for the iOS (and Android), and will continue to provide updates that will add more depth to the game as needed, as well as more enemies and general content. If you are looking for an endless runner that lets you be in charge, and if you are tired of cute graphics, try Necrorun. We will keep posting new updates when we can. Note that any graphics shown here can be completely changed on the final version. Also, we will be handing out 5 promo codes. If you would like one, please say so in this thread and I will PM you. We just ask that if receive one, please post your feedback here flameon Well-Known Member Jul 26, 2011 1,172 0 0 #15 flameon, Sep 5, 2011 I'd like a promo code for Necrorun! medianotzu Well-Known Member Nov 21, 2009 3,803 9 36 #16 medianotzu, Sep 5, 2011 Would love a code to try this--have been on the fence with it since release. speed4mee Well-Known Member May 17, 2010 2,796 0 36 #17 speed4mee, Sep 5, 2011 This game looks awesome, i would like to play it ikemike Well-Known Member Jul 23, 2009 823 0 0 Chicago #18 ikemike, Sep 5, 2011 Promo Code I'd be interested in a promo code. I for one am a big pixel art junkie, but couldn't get myself to spend the money to check it out personally. I've heard good things about the pixel art, and can't wait to see it for myself. =) weehomer Well-Known Member Nov 30, 2010 777 0 16 North of Ohio #19 weehomer, Sep 5, 2011 Yeah, a code would be great! 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Game Impressions Had somebody thought to make an endless runner in the Mega Drive (Genesis) era, it would probably look (and play) a lot like this. But is it any good? Well, let's just say I think it's worth a look. It doesn't strike me as being all that impressive technically, the difficulty curve could definitely be smoothed out as it begins a little too leisurely and then ramps up the difficulty a little too sharply in my view, the grammar on display is fairly atrocious. But I do find myself coming back to it for that one more go, and endless runners generally aren't even really my thing.
Review I would very much like to disagree with Gabrien. I love this game, not just for the gameplay, but the art, sound and music. Necrorun is not unlike other action-orientated horizontal runners such as Monster Dash and Victory March. The gameplay is very similar: environmental platforms to jump, objects and obstacles to destroy, and a very unique jousting platform to occasionally break the pace. This is a long platform where the player attempts to unhorse an enemy knight by striking them with the lance riding towards them at high speeds. If you didn't like horizontal runners, than this wouldn't be likely to change your mind. As Gabrien noted, this game's graphics aren't technically impressive, though it is artistically impressive. The pixel art is very detailed (by pixel art standard of course), and animates with great style and fluidity (again, pixel art standard). Effects like the lance's attack animation letting out a burst of purple energy, while leaving pixels of black smoke drift away is viscerally satisfying. This game is simply a piece of art. Sound wise, it doesn't sound better. The clop of horse hooves on different environments are correctly reflected in the sound - from the crisp, hard dried soil to the soft, dense snow lands, the sound never fails to impress. Other sound effects include a magical thrust of your lance and occasional nigh of your horse during jumps. Everything just sounds exceptionally beautiful. The music track on the other hand, is one of the best I've ever heard in any games that I've played (... ... ... I mainly play action orientated games so the SFX usually drowns out the BGM... oh and no Superbrothers for me...) As always, it's neigh impossible to describe a melody in words, so the best I can do is to say that it's an Gothic (think vampires and Dracula) themed track with orchestral instruments and acoustic riffs and strumming patterns. It's energetic, vibrant and although it is quite short and loops upon itself, it never really boring. Now, perhaps you'll hate me for writing up this review explaining all those things I like about this game and can't really express in words, I present you with a link to the full game, hosted on the developer's site. Try it for yourself, and give the music a listen. Though the iPhone version seems to run slower and just easier to play in general.
So where's the part where you disagree? Actually though, I probably should've mentioned the music myself, as yes, it's a definite positive.
This game looks really cool (couple of YouTube videos available). Kind of like the anti robot unicorn. I'm not ready for yet another endless runner though.
I like the look of this and I'm a sucker for endless runners but there seems to be one key ingredient missing unless I'm mistaken and that is online leaderboards which is the point of a high score game in my opinion .
Hello everyone. I am the Game Designer/Programmer for Necrorun. I just wanted to point out that the lack of a leaderboard is because Necrorun was developed in Flash, and neither Game Center nor Open Feint support it at the time. I am expecting Adobe to quickly remedy this situation (at least with Game Center). And if not, I will look into alternative solutions. I am well aware of the need of an online leaderboard, and I intend to have it implemented by the next free update, if it is possible. Feel free to ask me any questions here, and don't hesitate to give us feedback. Oh, and here is the Game Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM8zT212-aU As you can see, the controls are much more agile and precise compared to the flash version available (for free) on our website. The iPhone version also has an interface overhaul and a lot of other improvements.
I've been playing this quite a lot after I bought it, but found that the trophies and trials don't save if I delete the game off my multitask bar... is this intentional? Oh and if you own the musician (bad wording here ) can you make some new music tracks? I'm excited by this thought alone Graphic problem: the knight's head/body won't fall after you kill them. It looks very unpolished to see a head floating in the air after you knock it off...
Gun, can you confirm if the medals (trophies) are actually not saving? Because Trials do reset when you restart the app. Trials are simple challenges that you do to gain a scoring bonus on different kills. They are supposed to make replaying more fun. Like for example, doubling score from knights if you get to kill one while jumping at the same time. This is something I will make more clear on the next version. Medals however, do save, unless you uninstall the game from your iPhone/iPod. Edit: Oh, and the knight's head actually doesn't get knocked off, only his helmet.
Wait, hey no the medals do save... my bad Ok... so the helmet gets knocked off and 'floats' off the screen? Same thing with the body too... Looks awkward...
Necrorun Free Expansion Images from the upcoming free Necrorun expansion. You will be able to strengthen Death with new powers and skills, such as transforming your horse into a flying creature. During this form, you can move with the accelerometer up and down, left and right. Double jumping activates it, and simply landing or jumping again cancels it. Good for catching lepers before they run off the cliffs, amongst other things that will be revealed later. Necrorun has been from the start about having full control of your character and full control of your attacks. We intend to make it one of the best arcade games for the iOS (and Android), and will continue to provide updates that will add more depth to the game as needed, as well as more enemies and general content. If you are looking for an endless runner that lets you be in charge, and if you are tired of cute graphics, try Necrorun. We will keep posting new updates when we can. Note that any graphics shown here can be completely changed on the final version. Also, we will be handing out 5 promo codes. If you would like one, please say so in this thread and I will PM you. We just ask that if receive one, please post your feedback here
Promo Code I'd be interested in a promo code. I for one am a big pixel art junkie, but couldn't get myself to spend the money to check it out personally. I've heard good things about the pixel art, and can't wait to see it for myself. =)
I know I'm number 6... but if you have one extra code laying around, I'd love to give this a try. Thanks!