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Mobilewalla: Have a dash of fun with mobile app running games

Running games are challenging and require the ability to react with lightning speed to the bonuses, traps and obstacles strewn in your path.

Apple apps

Agent Dash (Free)* Agent Dash, with only his super-agent training to help him survive, runs through an island world, avoiding traps like flowing lava left by fiendish villains. (Score: 98/100)

Angry Gran Radioactive Run (Free)* Angry Gran’s been running a long time, thwarting her pursuers. Frustrated, they’ve escalated her obstacles to include nuclear traps. (Score: 98/100)

Running Fred (Free)* Everyone’s trying to kill Fred, and he’s got to run and jump through an obstacle course full of traps and foes in order to stay alive. (Score: 98/100)

Sonic Dash (Free)* Sonic the Hedgehog is on the move in this endless runner featuring fast-paced running, jumping and combat with foes like Dr. Eggman. (Score: 95/100)

Animoys : Ravenous (Free)* Animoys are silly creatures that race through an endless runner, attempting to eat everything in their path and avoid traps. (Score: 93/100)

Android apps

Despicable Me: Minion Rush (Free)* This app features little yellow minions racing to collect rare fruits and encountering foes and fluffy unicorns along the way. (Score: 98/100)

Battle Run (Free)* Battle Run finds the gamer running a character down a course in competition with other players. Many customization options are available. (Score: 98/100)

Temple Run 2 (Free)* In this game, you are an adventurer attempting to escape with a cursed artifact that causes all manner of foes to pursue you. (Score: 97/100)

Fun Run 2 - Multiplayer Race (Free)* Hurtle down a race course, playing a cute forest creature who will get physical, if necessary, to win the race, in Fun Run 2. (Score: 96/100)

Run Sackboy! Run! (Free)* LittleBigPlanet and PlayStation bring their character Sackboy to mobile and send him racing through a challenging and artsy-craftsy runner. (Score: 94/100)

*Available on Apple and Android

Mobilewalla is a search and discovery engine using breakthrough technology to score every app to help consumers navigate the mobile application marketplace. Apps are scored using an algorithm that weighs several characteristics, including user ratings, position within category and staff recommendations. For more app intel, go to www.mobilewalla.com. Anindya Datta is a technologist and founder of Mobilewalla.

This story was originally published August 28, 2015 at 1:23 PM with the headline "Mobilewalla: Have a dash of fun with mobile app running games."

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