We’re certain that still won’t stop many players but when a sequel’s major new feature is a revamped track editor it does begin to feel like the developer has given up trying to think up any new ideas themselves and wants to see if you’ve got any instead. Given the tens of thousands of fan creations for Trials Evolution that’s perhaps unsurprising, but although the new tools are extremely powerful a gamepad is really not the best kind of controller for creating anything substantial. What does though is the expanded track editor, which has evolved a lot further than most of the other options. And although you can probably guess what the new online Tournaments are going to be they don’t work yet either. This situation is made even worse because there’s no head-to-head online multiplayer or live ghost racing at launch. The local multiplayer (where the game really embraces it’s Excite Bike roots) only has 10 tracks and RedLynx has nobbled the motorbikes so that they can compete fairly with the ATVs, which feels wholly unnecessary and unfair. It’s only when you start to consider everything around the core experience that the disappointment starts to creep back in. When you’re stuck in the moment, slowly learning and mastering a course, Fusion is as entertaining as a Trials game has ever been. However, the Skill Games – one of the only weak links in Trials Evolution – are more fun this time round, with a good mix of simple ‘perform the longest jump’ challenges and more complex mini-games such as a pseudo tennis sim.īut in general none of the new features really adds anything to the single-player experience and the only reason the game doesn’t end up being a significantly bigger disappointment is that the quality of the stage design remains as strong as ever. The new trick system, introduced via a series of specially-designed stages, is also a bit of a dud as controlling your rider via the right analogue stick lacks precision and often looks ridiculous in terms of the unnatural animation. There’s also an ill-advised attempt at a storyline, involving what comes across as GlaDOS’s less funny cousin. The main Career mode is largely the same as before, except now there’s a quad bike you can use on certain tracks – although it’s an ungainly and imprecise machine best suited only to beginners.
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