Hello. Today I will be reviewing a game called Rider. It was developed by Ketchapp and Monkey Food games, so just like all of Ketchapp's other games, this was designed to be played with only one hand. Let's get into it.
Rider is a simple 2D game where you travel along a track with hills, jumps, loops, and other moving obstacles. You can only control the bike in 2 ways. While in the ground, you must touch the screen to accelerate and while in the air, touching the screen will cause you to rotate backwards. This mechanic means that there is no way to brake or reverse on the ground, or rotate fowards in the air. There are only 2 things you can do to customize your character. You can change the look of your bike or change the colors of the track, background, and bike. The currency in the game is used to buy a random bike of varying rarities. These prices will increase with each bike you buy. This is the only thing you can use these gems on. The ways you can collect these gems are by driving through them on the track, watching a video, or completing objectives. There is currently no way to purchase these gems. There are two types of objectives. The first type is a daily challenge where you must collect letters to spell out a word that pertains to the game, like "flip" or "Ketchapp". The second type of objective is assigned when you complete the previous objective. This is something like "collect exactly 8 gems 3 times," or "land 3 perfect flips 3 games in a row". Overall, this is not a game that is desgined to be played for hours on end. It's great to whip out when you have some downtime, but that is what Ketchapp has in mind with most of its games. In conclusion, this game is a simple game that will keep you entertained for hours. If you have liked Keychapp games in the past, this will most likely be a game that you will enjoy.
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