Grid Runner is an arcade developed by Radical Entertainment, released 31 October 1996 on PlayStation, Sega Saturn and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Grid Runner is
Grid Runner is an arcade game developed by Radical Entertainment and released in 1996. It was published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation, Sega Saturn and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
The protagonist Axxel and his partner Tara, a pair of freelance space adventurers, are sent on a mission to the Gridonion Asteroid Field, a path between Earth and the Nether-Planets, to find out why ships have been mysteriously disappearing. While investigating a seemingly deserted alien ship in the asteroid field, Axxel is captured by an evil witch, Empress Vorga, who then forces Axxel to play a deadly game competing against her demonic minions. If the player manages to beat all of the 14 monsters, Axxel fights Vorga herself. If he wins, the witch is destroyed and Axxel escapes just before the ship explodes.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Grid Runner holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 17% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1996 averaged 70, so it scored 10 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Grid Runner launched on 31 October 1996, within three weeks of Tomb Raider, Circle of Blood, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Tomb Raider, Circle of Blood, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
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