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CodeRunner app for iPhone and iPad


4.2 ( 4192 ratings )
Health & Fitness Games Role Playing Adventure
Developer: RocketChicken Interactive Inc.
1.99 USD
Current version: 1.4.0, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 12 Nov 2011
App size: 52.74 Mb

BEST MOBILE GAME NOMINEE!! - Golden Joystick Awards

"One of the most innovative and outstanding games weve ever seen on the iPhone." 
— Discovery Network, Rev3 

The walls between fiction and reality collapse around you as your town becomes the setting of an intense alternate-reality, GPS driven spy-thriller where you star as an undercover agent.

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"BEST MOBILE GAME OF GDC 2012"
— Joystiq (http://aol.it/2012bestgames)

“CodeRunner is like starring in a James Bond film in which everyone around you is an unwitting extra […] an incredibly cool game.”
— Forbes

“The closest I’ve ever come to a game that made me feel like it wasn’t a game.”
— Classic Game Room

“Incredibly creative design with a fantastic spy-like presentation.”
— Gamezebo

“Cleverly, its missions adapt to work around the world”
— The Guardian

“Jack Bauer meets geocaching”
— Vancouver Sun

"CodeRunner is quite an app, and I almost don’t want to tell you what it is before you try it. In fact, let’s not. Just go download it from the App Store and experience it for yourself"
— The Unofficial Apple Weblog

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Take to the streets, guided by GPS and the voice of your handler to real locations on an undercover mission of hacking, spying, sabotage and murder. It works anywhere in the world.

Join this global spy game and
* Hunt enemies of the state!
* Hack wireless networks to steal intelligence files!
* Bug phones to monitor suspicious citizens!
* Uncover the sinister conspiracy!
* Find codes hidden around you!
* Solve puzzles created by players near you!
* Create secret dead drops for other players to find!

Download CodeRunner now!
***iPhone only - Requires GPS***
English Language Only.

Pros and cons of CodeRunner app for iPhone and iPad

CodeRunner app good for

Love playing this game. The local map integration is immersive, the story is fun, and the tagging is addictive and rewarding. With more people playing its going to get even better.
Awesome game. Shocking to see places from my neighbourhood in the game, and the story is really engaging!
Wow ! This game put you in the shoee of a spy! Worth more than 1.99$ !!!
Incredibly fun and innovative game. I never think a iphone game would make me walk so much. I was into the game at the first minute. To the developper: please keep active developpement, I will soon need more mission and I will gladly pay for.
This is the most fun Ive had on my lunch hour walk, ever! Worth more than the $1.99. Get it now! The voice acting is realistic, the whole package is polished and convincing. The only let down was going back to my office at the end of lunch. I wanted to stay in the world of espionage and intrigue it created. No players around my area, but its still fun. Its a bit of a battery hog on my 3GS, but can easily get an hour of fun out of it without needing to charge.
A video game in the real world - love it. Its very exciting and such a refreshing change in gaming. We have been talking about this type of gaming for a long time - and now it is here.

Some bad moments

Dont expect much interaction with other players since theres no way to see who is playing in your area. Fun idea but the content is limited and players cant add their own audio/video to drops. Novelty that wears off quick.
Absolutely did not work on my 4s. Videos failed to load, the UI was broken, and it hung constantly at "acquiring location" even though the map underneath the error message showed correct location (despite being unable to pinch and zoom). Could not select first target. Just utterly broken, which is a shame because the voice acting seemed good.
If I would have known that you can only play one game I never would have bought it... It was so fun took me like an hour to finish the mission and I was like ok next? And nothing... Like really? I cant believe this app has such high ratings... If you cant keep making new story lines, then maybe you should try something different. Like let the players make story lines?
It has been at least 3-4 months since I bought it. It is time for more code running to happen.
This current version crashes at startup on my iPhone 4 and is unplayable. It looks like this is already a known issue so looking forward to the fix! :)
Agree with previous reviewer. Have iPhone 4S with IOS 6 and the app doesnt get past the splash screen. Trust this will get fixed soon, but dont waste your money in the meantime.