Give the little sledder the ride of his life.
Line Rider, originally released in the fall of 2006, is an elaborate, yet accessible physics toy that features a character who sleds on any user drawn slope. Upon release, the game became an Internet phenomenon, attracting a cult following and ballooning into an obsession for many intrepid course designers. Line Rider 2: Unbound features the work of one of the most famous designers, TechDawg, who's creations can be seen at IRideTheLines.com.
Hands on with Line Rider 2: Unbound on DS
It seems that the best DS games are also the simplest. Few button presses, totally intuitive use of the stylus, and cute graphics. Check all three off for the handheld adaptation of internet phenomenon Line Rider. The wildly popular flash game takes toboggan aficionado Bosh on a new adventure in the DS's Line Rider 2: Unbound.
Looking at Line Rider on consoles
InXile announced a console version of Line Rider in late 2006. The game was supposed to come out on the Wii and DS last year and we heard nothing about it. Yesterday, I got a teaser CD with screenshots for Line Rider 2: Unbound as proof that it’s still in development. I still don’t have a lucid idea of how it controls, but the first screenshots outline some clues.
Line Rider 2: Unbound Hands-On
When the original Line Rider first hit the Internet in 2006, its simplicity and lack of a real goal gave it the feel of a toy rather than a game. All you really had to work with was a rudimentary line-drawing tool and a scarf-wearing guy on a sled who would gleefully submit himself to the forces of gravity. As the development team behind Line Rider 2: Unbound, InXile Entertainment realizes that the beauty of this formula lies in its simplicity.
The Music of Line Rider 2
We chat with KROQ DJ Jason Bentley about the electronic soundscapes of this Flash enhancement. Audio clips included. by Daemon Hatfield May 8, 2008 - When we started playing Line Rider 2, we were struck by the surprising quality of its soundtrack. The game's protagonist, Bosh, sleds down slippery slopes to a variety of catchy, electronic tunes from underground musicians.
Q&A: Riding The Lines With Bostjan Cadez
There would have to be a fairly large percentage of people who've played PC software toy/game Line Rider who first experienced it through YouTube videos. It's a pretty amazing sight – the rider swooping and diving through intricately created courses, coming close to peril on oh-so-many occasions, but always pulling through and continuing on his epic journey. And then you try it yourself and realise that – eep – it's a lot harder to put something like that together than you'd think.
Genius Products joins videogame segment
The company kicks off its expansion with Line Rider, which is set for release this summer and is based on an Internet game in which players design a world for a boy and his sled. Genius will distribute Line Rider for the Wii, Nintendo DS and PC platforms.