Radiangames should be pretty familiar to most TouchArcade readers. The one-man studio is best known for crafting glowing, particle-effects heavy shoot-em-ups like Inferno 2 and JoyJoy that have amassed a dedicated following for their tight controls and chaotic gameplay. Over the years the developer has strayed outside that mold a few times and created a handful of games in other genres as well (block puzzlers, etc.) which were every bit as deceptively simple and fun. Their latest, Speed Demons, finds the prolific developer stepping outside their usual twin-stick genre once again, this time with an auto-running racer. So is it any good" Let?s find out!
Yes, it is good. (Didn?t have to wait long for that, did you") In Speed Demons you take control of a car racing along a busy highway filled with other cars and trucks that are mostly minding their own business. Your Pedal has been firmly superglued to The Metal, it seems, as you have no control over the acceleration and therefore most of what you?ll be doing is weaving around traffic and hanging on for dear life. Now, I?m sure you?ve played mobile games like this before. All you?re doing is continuously scrolling forward (which is up, in this case) and just sliding your fingers around to avoid hitting stuff for as long as possible. What makes it stand out from most of the pack are three main things: It?s level-based, it?s premium, and it just feels really nice to play.

Let?s tackle those in order. Most games in thi...