Run Legends: Make fitness fun!

The game is easy to play right after installing! Short tutorial explains how you can play without even looking at your phone. The music is awesome and engaging, and the sound effects make running more interesting. I don’t normally like to run, but I do when it means battling monsters! First time in my life I actually look forward to running.

I’ve been trying this game for the last day or so since it came out. The game was pretty good on my morning run, and I was able to finish 2 missions then. There is a bit of setup with the tutorial and getting onboarded, but after that it works pretty easily. For experienced runners, this entire game is basically a Fartlek run where you alternate between fast and slow paced at controlled times to train. The pace isn’t perfect and there is a slight lag but it’s enough to keep up with when I change pace. For newer runners, who have done pace change, I would recommend starting at a slower baseline and spent more for speed ups. Alternating speeds should be an big effort change until your calibrated. I’m not sure how gear works yet, so I wish the tutorials around gear were better. Also the store is a bit lackluster since it’s basically just coins.

I for one do not enjoy running…but the concept behind this app makes it so much fun. There are I dead lots of improvement that needs to happen but that is to be expected with any type of new release. I love the speed up to attack and slow down to defend yourself mechanic. This is a really fun way to incorporate heart rate training in a unique way. My Biggest request would to be to allow some kind of heart rate monitor sync so you can use the app on a treadmill. You will loose a lot of users if they live in areas where weather doesn’t permit out door activities a few months out of the year.