With the series’ origins reaching back to the flash games of the early 2000s, there’s the danger that it could remain in the past and feel outdated. But by then you’ll be ready and you’ll have a blast obliterating your previous records.Īn important part of a game feeling good to play is it looking good to play. Unlocking the later levels takes more medals, so eventually you will have to go back and nail these courses flawlessly. Levels are easy to get through, but doing so within a time limit and without any faults takes practice. But when the spectacle of a crash is this outrageous and slapstick, it’s impossible not to chuckle at yourself.įor a good portion of the game, Trials emphasizes simple but addicting gameplay, that’s a real treat to behold whether you crash or triumph. After all, sometimes, gravity is a cruel practical joker and your failure is the punchline. While the physics aren’t always entirely predictable, they always feel right. Every vehicle has a different feeling of weight to it that is just right. No, really.įor all it’s tempting during a stressful run, the game’s handling and physics cannot be faulted. Masterfully guide your biker to a secret area of the level and you might find yourself playing pingpong with a penguin. Drive backwards a little at the start of a level, and you’ll play out the level from an entirely new camera angle. Some of these challenges are really out there and fit the game’s quirky persona perfectly. But If you want to complete every challenge the game has to offer, you’ll have to master every nuance of the trick system and look cool while you do it. Trick based tracks are separate from the main stages and tricks are never needed just to finish a stage. Not only can your bike sail through the air gracefully and pass through a ring of fire, you can do it while striking a heroic pose. A trick system is introduced that requires you position your biker in specific ways mid-air. The game offers a few distractions from these A to B courses. Will you zoom through the many obstacles of the track and land that gold medal, looking effortless while doing so? Or will you crush and burn, launching yourself full-speed into the wall just beneath the level’s end, ruining an otherwise perfect run? That’s all up to you. As far as game mechanics go, that’s all you’ll be doing for the vast majority of the game. To do this, you drive your motorbike by carefully controlling the speed you accelerate at, shifting the angle of the bike and the rider’s position on it. You must get from the start of the 2D, side-on level to the end. The gameplay of Trials Fusion is simple at its core.
But is that actually the case? And more importantly, is Trials Fusion a good game? The answer is a little more complicated than its zany intro might suggest… Welcome To The Future Or at least, that’s what it works so hard to tell us in its opening seconds.
This is a game that clearly wants to have fun and to not be taken too seriously. As far as first impressions go, Trials Fusion certainly leaves a mark. It is soon followed by a magical rainbow descending from the heavens and a posse of half-human, half-robot motorcyclists. At the same time, a cat with a gun riding a unicorn bursts onto the screen. “Weeeeelllcooome to the future!” the Trials Fusion: Awesome MAX Edition ’s start menu opens in a big, cheesy synth-pop hook.
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