Minion Rush: Running Game

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Minion Rush is a runner gaming app that tasks players with dodging obstacles and taking on missions on behalf of Gru. The Minion Rush app is rated for users 10 years of age and older. This app is available in the App Store and the Google Play Store and features in-app purchases and advertisements. This app is safe for kids.

About Minion Rush: Running Game

What is Minion Rush: Running Game?

Minion Rush is a runner gaming app that tasks players with dodging obstacles and taking on missions on behalf of Gru.

The Minion Rush app is rated for users 10 years of age and older. This app is available in the App Store and the Google Play Store and features both in-app purchases and advertisements.

Minions Rush deems itself as the Despicable Me Official Game, and features the popular minion characters from the movies. Players begin with one of the minion characters and collect new items and rewards as they progress through the game. Rewards include things like new costumes and characters.

This is an endless runner game, meaning the player’s character runs along a course automatically as players use controls to jump or attack. Kids will recognize the 3D graphics and scenes based on the movies. This app is similar to Temple Run and Sonic Dash.

In-app purchases range in price from $0.99 to $99.99 for tokens that act as in-app currency and special items.

The app has rave reviews and an average user rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. Players of all ages call the game “addictive” and “very cool.” The app has over 100 million downloads and is an editor’s choice as a fun, family-friendly game. To keep things fresh, the developers add updates on a regular basis, such as holiday specials.

Is Minion Rush: Running Game safe for my kids?

The Minion Rush game is safe for kids but gets it's rating of 10 years of age and older from mild crude humor. Parents should rest assured that this humor is no different from the Despicable Me and Minion movies.

The app includes in-game currency that kids can rack up as they complete missions in the game, but they may be tempted to make purchases to advance through the game at a faster rate with more ease. Parents should set spending expectations with their kids or turn off in-app purchases in the settings section of their phone.

A positive aspect of this game is that it is solely a one-player experience. This means that kids can’t interact with other people who play the game. There is no danger of children contacting stranger through this app, or vice versa.

Upon downloading the game, it asks the player to enter their age as well as their gender. There is no content filtering or screening, but the ESRB rating is a nod towards the fantasy aspects of the game, like fantasy violence or endangerment. Overall, this is a game with repetitive controls and missions like Candy Crush and Temple Run.