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    Trials HD

    Game » consists of 2 releases. Released Aug 12, 2009

    Trials HD is a 3D, physics-based motorcycle racing/platforming game played out on a 2D plane.

    floodiastus's Trials HD (Xbox 360 Games Store) review

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    • floodiastus has written a total of 5 reviews. The last one was for Gemini Rue
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    Great game

    Trials HD is a 2.5D game, 3D but on a 2D plane. It is a motorbike game where you have to move over obstacles, drive up ramps and use your balance to reach the finish line. It is very similar to Across (action cross) and the later Elastomania and all those clones that have popped up over the years. But there is a few differences namely. 
     
    1. You dont jerk your bike violantly forward-backward, it is much smooter leaning with the left analogue stick which makes the game feel very different. 
    2. You cannot turn your bike around to go backwards, you always move left to right towards the finish line.
    3. You do not collect apples :) 
     
    The graphics looks very nice and more importantly the framerate is very solid and smooth. The game is divided into differnet difficulties (easy, medium, hard, master and so on), with bronze to gold medals to be won for completing each track in a certain number of checkpoint retries and under a certain time. 
    Also there are minigames which differ somewhat, like catapulting your racer from his seat down a set of stairs to break as many bones as possible, flying through rings of fire, hill climbing and so on. 
     
    The controls are spot on, very responsive and accurate. There is alot of trial and error in this game, but the reset button reloads instantly which makes you wanna try just one more time. I reached 180 retries on one track so far .... but there is great satisfaction when clearing a track. 
     
    Sounds are well done as well, you can hear your speed and momentum, the soundtrack is great. 
     
    There is also included a level editor in this game which seems very detailed if you go enable the advanced editor mode but the biggest drawback with sharing levels is that you can only do it with people in you friendslist. Hopefully they will patch the game to have community downloads or something. 
     
    Overall this game would have gotten 0.5 stars more if they just included a reasonable way to download user created tracks. Nevertheless it is an awesome game.

    Other reviews for Trials HD (Xbox 360 Games Store)

      Hurts so good... 0

      Of all the various flash games one could play whilst wasting their time away on the internet, one would likely say that few (if any) warranted a full-fledged game, let alone one that would cost 15 dollars.  However, Trials HD successfully melds the fun and addiction of similar flash games with depth and replayability that not only justifies its price, but results in an immensely enjoyable product overall.  Trials HD is, at it's core, a series of increasingly difficult dirt bike obstacle courses....

      4 out of 4 found this review helpful.

      Addiction and reward await the bold. 0

      Trials HD is a game that sits the player on a motocross bike and tasks them with one thing; get to the finish line. While this starts off as a very simple task in the early levels, it is not long before the obstacles in your way will have you scratching your head as to how to proceed. As your confidence rises, the objective of the game changes. No longer will one be content with simply finishing the levels. Soon the player will want to cross that checkered strip with no faults and finally beginn...

      2 out of 2 found this review helpful.

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