TEMPLE RUN AT LAST!

Finally, after months of waiting and waiting and constantly browsing Android Apps for its arrival the most awaited game has arrived in Android – Temple Run! I know, Apple users have been using this since last year pa but what could we do, we’re Android users so we just had to hope and pray that soon Android would develop the same game for its users - and thankfully our prayers have now been answered!

But what is the game really about – here’s the gist from Wikipedia - Temple Run is an endless action video game developed by the Raleigh-based Imangi Studios. The game revolves around several curious explorers attempting to steal an idol from a temple and being chased by "demonic monkeys". The player controls the explorers with a few simple touch screen gestures and device tilting and aims to run as far as possible without being "eaten", therefore the namesake of the game, "Temple Run."

Despite the simple premise and objective of the game (to survive and just run for your life!), many had become addicted to the game - myself included! There is really no object to attain or level-ups to reach for but the simplicity of the game is the one that makes it addicting – and besides, it is all not just about running. There is in fact a strategy that one must devise to reach far, there are power-ups that a player can collect while running – the invisibility shield, mega coin, coin magnet, the boost. So that by the time you are dead, you would know you have reached or ran far enough by the number of coins or points that you have acquired. But so far, despite my numerous attempts, I have failed to break the one million mark. But kids being kids, my kids already have done it. Maybe someday I will too!