You also can run from side to side on a pathway by tilting your iPhone left or right-a necessary action when you need to grab coins to the side of your run and avoid broken parts of your path.
A swipe upward makes you jump, a horizontal swipe lets you turn at intersections, and a swipe downward lets you slide under low-hanging obstacles. You run on 3D stone platforms, crude rock walls, and wooden walkways as you grab coins and avoid obstacles. Temple Run breaths new life into the running-game genre with high frame rates on the iPhone 4 and a new level of interaction as you run. You'll definitely want to grab as many coins as possible in between runs, you can buy upgrades like the coin magnet that sucks coins toward your character, or the coin value multiplier that gives you double and triple coin value the farther you run. A little different from the other games in this genre, Temple Run gives you a 3D perspective as you run, jump, turn, and slide down pathways while grabbing coins. The simple storyline is that you've stolen a cursed golden idol, and now you need to run for your life from demon guardians through all kinds of obstacles. Temple Run is a survival/escape game from the makers of Harbor Master in which you play as a character who's a lot like Indiana Jones from the popular action movies.