I am a huge fan of runner games, I?ve been completely hooked on them since the 2009 release of endless runner Canabalt [$2.99]. However, I often find all runner games to be quite similar, not a problem if you are a fan but if you?ve played ten or twenty you?ve definitely exhausted the possibility of finding something new and improved within the genre.

Enter Moon Surfing [Free] developed by Christian Schnellmann! I have not been able to put my phone down since downloading it. In fact the only reason I am writing the review is because my battery needs to recharge before I can play again. Moon Surfing is far removed from your typical runner games. To start with it is not an endless or auto-runner. You start at a basecamp and armed only with a trusty, solar powered, hoverboard and 40 seconds on the clock, make your way to one of several other basecamps in the chosen terrain. Swiping left or right you control direction within this mostly open world terrain, by lifting your finger your hoverboard jumps, landing either once it comes down again or when you touch the screen again. The great thing about jumps is time freezes while you?re in the air, learning to use the environment to your advantage to make lengthy jumps can really help you make it to the next basecamp before time runs out.
I really want to be able to say the jumping feature is amazing, and while it is heaps of fun to fly through the air there is a part of me longing for the developers to integrate the danger of no g...