The level design is also quite distinct from the previous instalments of the game with its magical craziness.
With the Awesome Level Max DLC, it’s basically the biggest update in the series that adds new tracks, gadgets, challenges and new objects for the track editor. Jsaw the release of the is Awesome Level Max DLC which lets you ride on a unicorn as a cat which is certainly a change from riding on bikes through each stage.
There has been a host of paid and free DLC released for Trials Fusion, that included new tracks and other features. Most can be unlocked throughout the game as you progress, or you can always purchase game credit to acquire different items. You can also customise your bikes, ATV’s and riders with a host of gear and styles to choose from. There are a host of tutorials available on Youtube to help you figure it all out, so if you are struggling you can always find help on there. The track editor isn’t exactly user-friendly as there is a no tutorial, which makes each custom made track available even more impressive. I had a lot of fun having a go at some of the top rated tracks, and could see that those who designed them put in a lot of effort in making them as fun and challenging as possible.
It’s solely down to you to learn and master everything within the gameplay aspects, and because of that Trials Fusion gives you a real sense of satisfaction once you nail a track or master how to handle one of the vehicles.Īside from the career mode, another feature of Trials Fusion is the ability to create and play custom tracks which can be accessed via the main menu, all categorized by difficulty and popularity. Nothing you achieve in the game could be classed as a fluke. The more gold medals you have the better, as a gold medal is worth 3 medals, and unlocking them quickly adds to your overall medal haul resulting in latter stages being unlocked.Īs difficult as the game can be, especially in the latter stages, you do notice how much better you start to become with practice. Once you start to get better, you’ll find that re-visiting certain levels where you only achieved a bronze will be much easier and getting a gold medal standard. So at first you’ll be getting bronze for only completing a track as you get used to the game and its controls. To progress to the next stages and unlock new levels you have to win a certain amount of medals from the previous stages. I enjoyed these levels but my preference was the standard stages where you just had to concentrate on navigating the ramps and hills while executing insane flips, then having to make a perfect landing. Doing a ‘superman’ and getting back in the seat of the bike before you make impact with the ground is extremely fun and feels very rewarding. There are certain levels that require you to do as many tricks as you rack up as many points as possible. Every bike feels different from the next, some I got on pretty well with, while others like the Pit Viper which you unlock early in the game, can be incredibly frustrating to use.Īs the game progresses through the first stages, the right stick finally becomes effective by it being your way of producing tricks and moves while in mid-air.
It does take time to get used to the controls, and how to best approach each track. The game requires you to anticipate and navigate each upcoming obstacle and shift your weight correctly in order to land successfully. Get it wrong and you’re face planting on a regular basis, get it right, and you’re witness to some epic jumps and landings. Each stage is well designed, and becomes more challenging as you progress further in the career mode. You have to carefully anticipate each hoop or jump, making sure you have the directional pad at the correct angle as you prepare a landing or steep climb up a hill. It’s easy to see that this futuristic racer is excellently designed with sleek visuals and a pulsating ambience from the moment you jump on your bike, but what you don’t realise until you play it is just how impressive the gameplay is.Īt first glance you might think that accelerating downhill and doing several jumps on a straight track would be simple enough but that is not the case. You jump on a bike, and accelerate really fast while navigating descents, climbs, jumps and a whole array of other obstacles with the objective of finishing the stage with the highest score possible. The premise of Trials Fusion is relatively simple. Developed by RedLynx and published by Ubisoft, platform racer Trials Fusion is the fifth entry in the Trials franchise.