Today I decided to take a look at the game T.E.C. 3001. While this game has been on Xbox Live Indie Games for quite a few years, it recently came out on Steam.  T.E.C. 3001 is an endless runner game where you play a robot that needs to collect leftover energy for humanity.  

There are a few ways to play this game. There is both Singleplayer and Multiplayer modes. Unfortunately Multiplayer is only Local. So there is no playing with friends unless they are in the same room as you. Anyway, in Singleplayer, you can either do the Campaign Mode or the Endless Mode. The Campaign Mode consists of 41 levels which vary between 3 different race types: Speed Run, Drag Race, and Free Run.

The first mode, Speed Run, is a mode where you are set to 3 lanes on a track and you dodge obstacles by just movie left or right. You can also can jump and slide under obstacles as well.

The second mode, Drag Race, has you stuck to the middle of the track, you can’t move left or right. You need to reach the end within a certain time. To do this you need to activate boosts as you run over them. Each time you hit it right you get an extra boost. If you activate it too early or too late you get slowed down. You are also required to jump or slide under obstacles as you run as well.

The third mode, Free Run, is probably the harder of the modes. This mode gives you free movement anywhere on the track. These levels usually have multiple paths you can go, a lot of times making you jump from one path too another to get around obstacles.

You will have to manage your speed on some rounds for if you are going too fast or too slow it can mean the death of you. For example if you are going too fast around a sharp bend you are most likely to go flying off the edge. If you end up being too slow at a certain jump you may not make it to the next platform.

Another way to play the game in Singleplayer is the Endless Mode. This is basically a Free Run mode where you try to last as long as you can. As you go, you end up getting faster and faster till almost everything is just a blur around you.

As I mentioned earlier there is also a Local Multiplayer mode where you can play split screen vs a friend. You can race on all three of the modes in game: Free Run, Drag Race, and Speed Run.

T.E.C 3001 is a good game to hop on and off if you are craving some high octane fun. This game can get frustrating at times when you can seem to beat a level. Some levels, especially the Free Run ones, can be really challenging at times, but when you finally beat them you can’t help but feel a sense of accomplishment. You would most likely find yourself going back to older levels to try to get better scores.

The gameplay, the music, and the general look of T.E.C 3001 make this an awesome game to have in your collection if you are looking for a challenging, high energy game. Also it is pretty cheap ;).

You can buy it on Steam,  as well as on the Xbox 360 though the Xbox Live Store.

Check out the trailer below: