Trials HD Review

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(More customer reviews)This game starts out pretty innocent.Totally awesome graphics, effects, controls, and just plain fun.Pretty soon though, it gets very hard. About midway through the Medium levels, you realize how hard this game is, and once you get midway through hard you may just throw your controller. WAIT - don't!While this game is hard, it is very easy to practice over and over. By pressing the B button, you are instantly put back on two wheels at the last check point. (Or press Select to start the level over).You could knock down over 50 attempts in about a minute or two until you get it right, and then the next checkpoint is just over that bump. Still wanna throw your controller? WAIT - don't!This game turns out to be all about the rear wheel.If you can master when to apply your rear wheel to the ground, you will have a much easier time getting through the levels... still hard, but easier.You can't accelerate if your rear wheel is off the ground, so the longer your rear wheel is on the ground the faster you'll go!

After you pass some of the harder levels, press Y to see the leaderboards, and then check out the replays from the #1 slots. Keep a close eye on the rear wheel action, I've learned a lot by watching what others do.

Another tip: Leaning one way then the other can result in some serious instabillity (true to physics) so be careful not to overcompensate!

1-19-2010 EDIT:I'm still totally addicted to this game, so here is another tip. Learn to "bunny hop" for those Hard and Extreme levels. If you accelerate while leaning back, then quickly lean forward, you can hop up on things easier.I find the Hard levels totally manageable now (still no Gold medals), and I've beat all the Extreme tracks... once I figured out the bunny hop.

DLC (BIG Track Pack) also available now, and totally worth the measly $5.

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Trials HD is a frantic, single player motorcycle racing game for download and play on Xbox LIVE Arcade. Chock full of features such comic, yet explosive action blended with platforming and puzzle-solving influences, a constant link to the times posted by players on your friends list, and a deep level editor, it is an affordable and addictive option for any and all Xbox LIVE account holders. Originally available only as a download through Xbox LIVE Arcade using Microsoft Points, Trials HD can now be yours via online game code, which can instantly be redeemed by anyone. Players will still need both an Xbox 360 console connected to broadband Internet and an Xbox LIVE Silver or Gold account for game download and play.

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Trials HD is a full-featured, physics-based motorcycle racing game with over 50 mind-boggling tracks in two unique game modes. Race Mode emphasizes balance, skill, and control as you tackle indoor obstacle tracks. Skill Mode features extreme stunt tracks in which explosions, crashes, and injuries cannot be avoided. A level editor enables players to create, share and download an unlimited number of free tracks. The game features stunning full HD graphics, rider customization, unlockable bikes, global rankings, all new in-game friend scores, and many other fun features.

Explosive racing action with a puzzle-solving feel.
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Trials HD is an arcade style racer, with platforming and puzzle-solvingaspects, designed for play on Xbox LIVE Arcade. The goal of the mainportion of the game - Race Mode - is to finish the levelswith the best time possible. 35 levels, offering 2D movement and near3D rendering of environments and rider are pre-loaded with the gamedownload, with the additional ability to create levels using the includedlevel editor tool. These can be shared by the level creator with playerson their Xbox LIVE friends list. A single player affair, the arcadeaspect of Trials HD relates to the repeated over-the-top actionand comic nature of the explosive damage your rider endures whileattempting to complete levels, yet players are never really alone.A built-in link to your Xbox LIVE friends list constantly comparesyour progress and speed against the best times of your friends. Duringa ride players can move their bike left, right, up and down throughlevels, with the game's real-world physics allowing for an extremelevel of sensitivity as you use a standard controller scheme utilizingthe left stick for movement and triggers for acceleration and braking,with puzzle-solving precision to clear each level faced. Successfulcompletion of levels, graded at six degrees of difficulty and featuringmultiple check points for saved games, earns players medals rangingfrom bronze to platinum, as well as motorcycle upgrades and a shotat a variety of leaderboards featuring scores and video replay ofruns. Trials HD also features a second play option, Skill Mode,which allows players to take on a series of 12 challenges. This gauntletof skills games test players' abilities in more focused scenarios,that in turn can be put to use in Race Mode, and offer additionalachievements and leaderboard recognition.

Key Game Features

Tons of Tracks - The initial game download includes over 50 versatile tracks will test your racing and stunt riding skills.
Levels and Mini-games - Post your best time as you roar through 35 race levels, graded at levels of six difficulty, in Race Mode and 12 specific skill games available in Skill Mode.
Level Sharing - The level editor allows you to create your own levels and share them with other racers on your Xbox LIVE friends list.
Customization - With success, unlock new bikes as you ride, and make your rider your own.
Xbox LIVE Leaderboards - Trials HD features a new type of in-game friend scores and global rankings.

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MotoGP '07 Review

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(More customer reviews)From the Makers of SBK 2000/2001(PC) and the equally impressive SBK'07 (PS2), Milestone, comes the best iteration of MotoGP thus far.

The handling is very tight and the bikes feel like they have a quite a bit of weight to them while you can really feel the bumps as your suspension's working the tarmac...or is it the other way around? There's very competent AI and hard braking is required to keep up. The graphics, though slightly grainy, feature very good rider/bike models that are nicely animated and the game runs smoothly even with all 21 opponents (yup,Ilmore's alive) on screen. Independently adjustable opponent AI and bike handling characteristics means anyone can dive right on in and work you way up.The only downside, overall, is that there's no 125 or 250 classes.

If you're a MotoGP fan or bike fan in general, then buy without hesitation. Pick up SBK'07 also and you're covered for life.

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Tourist Trophy Review

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(More customer reviews)I love motorcycle racing and wanted a good bike game for my PS2. All the professional reviews I had read said that Tourist Trophy (TT) was good, but way too hard, so I never tried it. I'm not a particularly skilled PS2 player, so the "hard" label put me off.

After reading a few reviews here that said it wasn't so difficult, for a racing game, I decided to give it a try and am I ever glad I did! The controls aren't nearly as hard as implied. If you have even a little speed you can lean way over without falling and braking in turns isn't always going to cause you to crash. Like any other racing game, the key is to be smooth, which comes with experience.

Unlike Gran Tourismo 4 (GT4), where I lack a majority of the upper level licenses, I've cruised through three of the four license levels in short order and am winning bikes by racing and by Challenge.

Those familiar with GT4 will recognize the same basic menu design and the same high quality of bike presentation and race tracks. Many of the tracks are the same as on GT4, which helps veterans of that game.

There are over 90 bikes, ranging from Scooters to 1100cc Cruisers to 125cc 2-stroke racers to the custom Superbike racers. The oldest bikes are from the 70s and there are some noticable holes in the catalog, but it is only 90 bikes. I'd like to see the next version expand to include more historic bikes, like how GT4 improved over GT3.

Like GT4 you must complete license tests, which are like interactive tutorials. The first two license classes will show the best line on the track, with blue where you should accelerate, red where you should brake, and white where you should idle. It is a great way of learning how to negotiate the various turns and learning what to look for in the best racing lines.

Ironically, the most difficult of the license tests is the third one in the novice class, where you must ride a scooter around a perfect circle within a specific time, without straying outside and hitting any of the cones. I couldn't have passed this one without the advice given in the Prima Strategy guide, which for those few license tips alone is worth the price.

The strategy guide also shows all the bikes you win for various races or licenses, as well as gives the basic bike stats and serves as a nice guide to see what your opposition is capable of when lining up for a race.

For the third and fourth license levels, you are on your own as far as figuring the best lines. The fourth license level is a timed lap on various tracks with various bikes, so you'll get used to some of the basic tracks by completing this level.

Like GT4, you earn bikes by winning races or race series. If you get gold in a license test, you will also win a bike. The other way to get bikes is in Challenges. With these, you look in the catalog for a bike you want and select it.

To win the bike you must race it against another bike, which is in the lead. You must pass it and lead for 10 seconds or must cross the finish line first. This is easier on some bikes than others even within the same class, because the opponent varies from bike to bike.

For example, to win a street racer in the 1000cc class you have 4 major bikes worth getting, the Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha and Kawasaki. To win the Honda, Kawasaki or Yamaha, you must race one of these four bikes. But to win the Suzuki, you go up against the Ducati, which is 20+ hp less and about 10 kg more, and thus is easier to beat.

Unlike GT4. there is no money and the "add-ons" are limited to exhaust upgrades, which come with the bike. You can make a few mods to the suspension, gearing and braking, but the options are much more limited than in GT4. This is a good thing though, as it is way too easy to get lost in GT4 and not so here in TT.

This is another area where the Prima guide comes in handy, as it has 7 pages of sound advice on the various tuning options, which you should mess with and how, and which you should leave alone. Another selling point for the guide are the track maps, which show typical slowest speeds on selected corners. The Prima Guide is a "must have" for this game, IMO.

Like GT4, there are a number of different race classes, which allow you to use a majority of the bikes you will collect from racing wins. There are classes based on engine size, engine type, the year the bike was released, and for specific models. There are a total of 23 racing series/classes, with 3-7 races each.

TT supports replays and "photos" similar to how GT4 handles them. The game supports the use of a USB flash drive plugged into one of the PS2's USB ports and can store the jpgs output by the photo session, as well as the replays, which can be quite large. The game also supports printing of "photos" directly to USB photo printer.

Photos can be generated automatically from the replay menu. The game scans the replay and makes a series of photos as it finds things worth keeping. Some are good, some are not so good. You can save individual ones to the memory card or a USB flash drive. When saved to a flash drive, they are saved as jpgs, which can be read by your PC (not tested yet as I lack a flash drive).

Overall, I find the game easier to approach and play than GT4, which was easy enough to become a best seller. It looks and feels real enough, without being impossibly hard. Once you learn the basics and get used to it, you will find yourself winning bikes and races and getting faster and faster as you learn the tracks.

My wish is that Polyphony Digital will do for dirt bike racing what they've done for auto racing and now for motorcycle road racing.

If you are at all into motorcycle road racing and have a PS2, get this game and the Prima Strategy guide. You won't be sorry!

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MX vs ATV Unleashed Review

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(More customer reviews)This game really has lots of choices to choose from! I rented this game once before and the first thing on my mind was this game isn't going to go well and I hade to return it, but my thoughts were wrong. This game did go well and I'm anxious to rent it and play it again!

For the tracks, you have a lot of choices like "Freestyle," "Hillclimb," "Gap jump," and much more! Plus in all of the events in the game have multiple tracks in them like "Los Angeles," New Orleans," and much more! So you have more choices when choosing and racing in a track!

There is also a lot of vheicles to choose from like "ATV," "Monster Truck," "Baja Truck," and more! Plus you can customize any vheicle you choose! And you can even use "planes" and "helicopters" too!

Sometimes when in any race, you can do stunts to earn points. And if you have enought points, you can unlock a vheicle that is available to you! But watch your stunts and how you do them.

When you crash, it might take a few seconds to get back on track. If you're on any vheicle like an "ATV," you should be caucious whe doing anything like stunts so you don't crash. And also when in any vheicle, try not to ride off track. You have 5 seconds to get back on track but if you don't get back on track in 5 seconds, your vheicle will be put back in the origional spot you came from, and that can put you behind in a race! So try not to go off track and try not to crash! If you follow these tips, you should have an easier race!

When you finish in first place in reguler modes, you just walk away with victory or any points you earned during your race. But when you finish first place in Career Mode, especially in a tournament, you might get a new vheicle, with points you might have earned, and also... sweet victory!

For the riders, you can change their cloths from head to toe! You can change the helmet, goggles, suit, and boots! And you can even change the name of your rider! Just keep it short but sweet.

When about to race, you can choose your opponents from any vheicle that you unlocked and now available! And you can have up to 5 opponents in every race. But choose your opponents wisely! And you can choose the number of laps from 2-5! It doesn't matter!

If you want more challenge, in Career Mode, you have a ton of challenges you can complete and lots of vheicles to unlock on your way to the top! But be careful out there, it's a tough race to beat in Career Mode!

If you feel like listening to music, you can listen to music when you race. Or you can go to the Jukebox in one of the menus, select a song, and start listening! There's all kinds of music like "Crossfade," "Powerman 5000," Unwritten Law," and much more music to choose from.

I've seen a lot of MX or ATV games before like ATV Off Road Fury 1, 2, 3, but to be honest, this one is the best with the most choices! I highly recommend this game to buy and race in more than any other game out there!

Enjoy MX vs. ATV Unleashed! You won't regret it! Trust Me!

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In MX Vs. ATV Unleashed, you'll power through serious outdoor racing environments, in the toughest events around. Jump into a redesigned monster truck, powerful sand-rail, 4x4 golf cart, ATVs, dirt bike or biplane for a massive competition in a completely open game world.

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Motocross Mania 3 Review

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(More customer reviews)I like this game a lot. It has good graphics and is a ton-o-fun.
You get to choose a weapon to use during a race like baseball bats, e.t.c. and knock people off of their bikes with them. There are a few levels where you drive into oncoming traffic and if you hit the cars and trucks at the right speed and angle, you can flip them over. The only thing that I didn't like is that your bike is a little hard to control and it is easy to run into things. Overall it is a good game for a good price. -Clark

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The first next-gen edition of Take-2's motocross racing series, formerly a budget series for the PS one. Mania has spread across the land as people have turned traditional motocross racing into an intense blood sport. Furious combat mixes with fast paced racing through deadly courses that range from populated city street to harsh open environments. Mania is here and ready to fight. The winner is the one to make it across the finish line still in one piece. Bikers fight hand-to-hand using a variety of weapons, while racing at high speeds on more than 20 unique circuits. Large and distinct environments create an ever-expanding race, aided by a third-generation physics engine that makes every move, fight and crash different and fresh. Riders can also unleash air mania allowing for bigger tricks and increased combat maneuvers.

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Moto GP 3 Review

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(More customer reviews)i have recently played the demo, and i must say i was amazed.
The whole experience is great. The graphics are great.They focus on the bike and the environment and as you get to fast speeds,the whole landscape blurs.
i found the gameplay, which is the most important part of mostgames, to be solid.When you take care into executing the turns, you tend to do a lot better. But when you rush through them, you usually end up crashing into another rider, then flying off of your bike, or skiding off the course.
There is always a concern that the pc lacks the amount of control that consoles do because of the lack of controllers.This is easily solved.I purchased the Nyko AirFlow conroller at best buy for 20 bucks, and it works GREAT with the PC.There might be even better options as well.
There are two types of gameplay, that totally balance the game.There is the gand prix mode which offers more tight turns and more precise gameplay, while the three extreme classes offer a more arcade genre of gameplay with higher speeds and bigger turns.I found both of these options to be extremely fun.
AS far as content, there are plenty of motorcycle racers, and about 30 courses (15 for each grand prix and extreme.) There is the quick race option, career mode, time trial races, and internet and split screen multiplayer.The demo did not have career, or split screen, but i am excited to get the game for such a cheap price and enjoy this game even more. An excellent game experience.

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All new 'Extreme' Mode featuring 16 street racing tracks and 16 streetracing bikes!Product InformationThe MotoGP series is the definitive motorcycle racing game for the Xbox and PC.The game accurately captures the excitement of Grand Prix motorcycle racing.This time MotoGP 3 is taking the franchise to the extreme expanding beyond therealms of Grand Prix racing to incorporate high adrenaline Street Racing.Players can hone their skills on the streets or progress through the Grand Prixchampionship.MotoGP 3 features fully licensed riders tracks and bikes from the 2004 MotoGPSeason. 6 Game Modes include Grand Prix Mode Extreme Mode Quick Race TimeTrial Training Mode Multiplayer. All new "Extreme" Mode featuring 16additional circuits that run through cities and spectacular landscapes. Goonline with up to 16 players through Xbox Live! or Gamespy. Multiplayer features20 riders competing in each race 4-player split-screen multiplayer options.Sleek bike physics engine and graphics boast 60 frames per second. Develop yourrider's abilities and earn attributes through a compelling in-game learningcurve extended by unlockable tracks riders cheats bikes and possible outfits.Purchase and collect racing street bikes then upgrade them to the highestspecifications and customize them visually in Extreme mode. MotoGP 3 is taking the franchise to the extreme expandingbeyond the realms of Grand Prix racing to incorporate high adrenaline StreetRacing. Players can hone their skills on the streets or progress through theGrand Prix championship.Game FeaturesFully licensed riders tracks and bikes from the 2004 MotoGP SeasonAll new 'Extreme' Mode featuring 16 street racing tracks and 16 streetracing bikes - Full customization and upgrade system for street racingbikes6 different game modes: Quick Race Grand Prix Mode Extreme Mode TimeTrial Training Mode Multiplayer20 riders competing in

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