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.