Temple Run 2 hits 20 Million downloads opening weekend – 1,775 years of Gameplay
It appears the small team at Imangi Studios has done it again. With 20 million downloads their opening weekend it makes you wonder..
What makes this sequel SO Good?
The answer: Not much. (in a good way)
Imangi has done an incredible job at retaining the core game play of the original Temple Run while adding new features such as:
Zipline sections where players jump to ride them, and can tilt to swing to a side and collect points.
A mine-cart sections where players tilt in the direction they want to go down a path and avoid walls, along with trying to ride a single rail in some dangerous sections. These single rail sections can be particularly devious to try and survive.
Check out the video here:
Instead of being in a forest the game is now “a float” a floating jungle in the sky. The new vibrant display of colors and 3-Dimensionality, as well as over-all environment is breathtaking.
I’d say the biggest change is: There is now a two currency system. While Coins can still be collected, there are now “gems” which appear infrequently throughout. These gems can be used to revive from the dead. The cost to revive however, goes up each time, there is of course an upgrade which reduces the cost. Lastly, the gems can be used to temporarily ‘power up’ permanent player abilities for one game.
In the original (if you’ve played it) you know that collecting coins would cause players to earn a “big coin”. Now, earning coins charges up an ability that can be unleashed by double-tapping on the screen. These abilities have to be earned by unlocking characters or advancing to a certain experience level.
Temple Run 2 hit the number one spot on the “free app list” only 8 hours after its release, and is currently the #3 top grossing app.
Temple Run (the original) was downloaded over 170 million times, and is sure to continue racking them up as time goes on. Temple Run 2 has already pulled in 210 million sessions which equates to 1,775 years of game play.
I guess you could say, “It’s Game Time”
Kevin is an Online and Mobile Marketing Strategist who has worked with companies of all sizes over the last 6 years. You can follow Kevin on any of the social platforms below.
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