Oddball in the Series: Trials of the Blood Dragon, a crossover title with Far Cry 3's futurewave action expension Blood Dragon.Not the Intended Use: The level editor in Evolution and later games are sufficiently powerful enough that one could even make a whole new game such as a first-person shooter or a Minecraft clone.Until Fusion, where there's some creepy goings-on in the background. No Plot? No Problem!: There's no story or definite characters it's just you, a bike, and a whole lot of obstacle courses. ![]() Later on, harder tracks will give you greater room for error to earn the gold medal, where the no-fault requirement then goes to the platinum medal. ![]() No-Damage Run: Most of the gold medals earned in Trials Evolution requires you to beat tracks as quickly as possible without crashing once.Level Editor: Trials HD includes one, and Trials Evolution added a major upgrade that includes the ability to curve tracks, a 3D open sandbox, and its own visual scripting system.You win if you cross the finish line on both wheels no matter what, but on some courses in HD (and damn near all of them in Evolution) your rider is unceremoniously destroyed, maimed, or tortured once he clears the stage. Naturally, many difficult challenges throughout the series involve beating entire levels using the Donkey. It's a minibike, and while it does boast some fairly decent speed, it's very bottom-heavy, meaning it's difficult to even accelerate the damn thing and move forward without flipping the bike over backwards and crashing. Interface Screw: Fusion has some challenges which task you to complete the level from a behind view, while the controls are still left-to-right.Rule of Cool and Rule of Cute are very much in effect. Gratuitous Ninja: The Xbox exclusive Awesome Adventure DLC in Fusion has the rider turn into Microsoft's unofficial mascot Ninja Cat who rides a fire breathing unicorn instead of a bike.The player can also create floating platforms in the Level Editor there's no requirement that they be supported. Floating Platforms: Certain levels (such as the "dream" level in Trials HD) still feature them.All the tracks are possible using the correct bike. Everything Explodes Ending: Trials Evolution features the player humorously exploding in some way at the end of nearly every track.Every Car Is a Pinto: Bikes, in some cases, will explode with little provocation.Exploding Barrels: Oh, are they aplenty.The fan-created Ninja dificulty, one step above extreme, is an official tag, and would later be used in Trials Rising as an official difficulty marker for some secret, extra-difficult courses. Difficulty Levels: In Trials HD, tracks are rated Beginner, Easy, Medium, Hard or Extreme.Cyberpunk: The theme in play during Trials Fusion, where-in the player is in a future full of corporate saturation, voices from AI, and a shady motorbike rider testing program in an attempt to discover the fusion between man and machine.Color-Coded Multiplayer: Good thing it's present, or multiplayer matches would be more confusing than they have to be.Checkpoint: Each level features many check points, usually placed right after a difficult segment.Previous games also allowed the player limited color customization. Players can unlock different clothes and cosmetic equipment. Character Customization: Present from HD onwards.Alternate Reality Game: Both Trials and Evolution had two of the most complex ARGs out there, with the latter having a solution that will only be revealed in 2113, 100 years after the game's release.One level in Trials Evolution features pipes that shoot a burst of water/air and launch the player. Air-Aided Acrobatics: Certain levels in Trials HD feature fans that levitate the player.Evolution takes this up to eleven as the 2D track itself can turn left or right, but the player is still restricted to the plane of the track. 2❝: Every game from Trials HD onward displays courses in 3D on a 2D plane.The games used to be published by Xbox Game Studios, but ever since Fusion, they've instead been published by Ubisoft.
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