Let’s be honest here, it’s hard to argue that Usian Bolt making an appearance in Temple Run 2 doesn’t make sense. You can think of it as selling out or prolonging the inevitable, either way Usian Bolt is here in all his low polygon goodness.
Believe it or not, Usian Bolt is actually aware of the developers using his likeness in the game and even left some comments in the press release.
“I am a big fan of Temple Run. I travel all over the world and travel time gives me lots of opportunity to play Temple Run at airports or on car journeys,” said Usain Bolt. “It’s exciting to see myself represented within a game I already play.”
Keith Shepherd, co-founder of Imangi Studios who developed the game also had some words to share.
“This seemed like the most obvious and fitting partnership,” explained Keith Shepherd, co-founder of Imangi Studios. “Personally, we are huge Bolt fans and watched him race to gold last year in London. We cannot think of a better personality and role model to represent the game and encourage our players to keep running.”
Usian Bolt has indeed sold out and for the small sum of 69p, he will sell out for you too. In case you’re not familiar with Usian Bolt, he’s this guy.
