Reviewed on July 8, 2009
The physics-based action in this puzzle-oriented platformer from FrozenByte is inventive, satisfying, and visually stunning.
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Trine is a side-scroller for PC, PSN, and XBLA that lets you switch between three different characters to solve puzzles and find treasure!
Gameplay
Trine bills itself as a "physics-based action game." The player uses three characters, which can be switched throughout the game at any time, to work their way through a 2D side-scrolling environment. The characters include a Knight, a Thief and a Wizard. Each character has his / her own individual abilities that can be used to solve various conundrums faced by the player.
Trine's gameplay.
There are various potions and secret treasures scattered throughout Trine which create interesting mini-challenges as you go. Green potions represent experience and are often hidden just out of reach, causing the player to use creative problem solving to achieve the potion. The treasures are generally hidden much more discreetly and require the player to wander off the beaten path to get to them, let alone find their location.
In April 2009, a trailer was released demonstrating the games co-op multiplayer. The game can be played with up to two other players. At any time a friend can join your game, allowing new ways to overcome obstacles by combining each characters abilities.
While the multiplayer will start out as only local play, Trine designer and Frozenbyte CEO, Lauri Hyvärinen has said they plan to add online multiplayer at a later date.
Currently to play Co-op in Trine (PC) you must use a 360 controller/s. There is no Co-op option in the Start Menu, instead you will have to to access the control settings in-game and turn on the 360 controller/s.
Plot
Trine starts with the three adventurers, the knight, the thief and the wizard, stumbling upon an ancient artifact called the Trine which fuses all three souls into one body which can change into any of the three characters. Shortly afterwards, an undead army attacks the kingdom. The trio must work together through various environments to stop the undead as well as determine how to counteract the effects of the Trine.PSN Delay and Controversy
Although released for PC on July 2, the release for the PlayStation Network was delayed, likely in order to optimize it for the PlayStation 3 platform. In mid-July, a Frozenbyte employee posted on the game's official forums saying that the game would be released on July 30. However, on July 29 the same Frozenbyte employee wrote, "Unfortunately, Trine isn't coming to PSN this week, and this time it's our fault as there was discovered yet another small bug, which needed to be fixed."Some cited the release of Sony's Fat Princess, also scheduled for release on July 30, as the reason for the delay. They theorized that Sony must have forced Frozenbyte to push back the release of Trine, fearing low sales due to competition. However, that theory seems less and less likely as more time passes without a Trine release.
Trine was eventually released in Europe on September 17th 2009, and on Octiber 22nd in North America. One of the advantages of buying the game on PSN was supposed to be that it would be $10 cheaper than the PC version, but the price of the PC version dropped to a price parity before the PSN release leaving that advantage unrealized.
XBLA Version
According to Atlus, the XBLA version of Trine should be out "later this year". However, since that announcement the developer has said that the XBLA version is just speculation.PC System Requirements
Minimum system requirements
Processor: 2.0 GHz CPUOperating System: Windows XP / Windows Vista
System Memory: 512 MB (XP), 1 GB (Vista)
Hard-Disk Space: 1 GB
Sound Card: (not required)
Video Card: Radeon X800 or GeForce 6800 or better
Other: -
Recommended system requirements
Processor: Dual-Core CPU or betterOperating System: Windows XP / Windows Vista
System Memory: 2 GB
Hard-Disk Space: 1 GB
Sound Card: DirectX compatible soundcard
Video Card: Radeon HD 3800 series or GeForce 8800 series or better
Other: gamepad(s) for co-op play
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