Virtual Console Reviews

Chelnov is a young scientist who once lived happily with his father and his sister. One day, while walking on the street, he heard a sound of a huge explosion. He rushed home, only to find his father lying bleeding on the floor. Before he died, the father told Chelnov the explosion was caused by Deathtarians, a race of aliens who claimed to be the original population of the Earth and wanted to control this planet. They also kidnapped Chelnov's sister. Chelnov grabbed a special suit made by his father, which gave him super-human powers and made him an "Atomic Runner". The Deathtarians caught and imprisoned him, but he broke out of the prison and is now on the run...

"Atomic Runner" is a side-scrolling platformer. You can't control the movements of your character completely: you can only jump and shoot. The screen moves constantly to the left, and the Atomic Runner is running automatically. You have to eliminate the enemies quickly and collect valuable items while they are still to the right of you. Once they are left behind, you can't go back and collect them. The large levels end with boss battles.

Status: Released in Japan (11 Sep 2007)

A bit of an odd platformer with difficult controls which time has forgot. It's been released in Japan so its only a matter of time until everyone else gets it we think!