We can only assume that the next record attempt will be for the most (and most frustrating) single-player DLC downloads.
We can only assume that the next record attempt will be for the most (and most frustrating) single-player DLC downloads.
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Posted: Sep 23rd 2009 6:31PM Ryuk said
is this game any good? I never even played the trial or heard anything good about it yet it sold so well! :O
Posted: Sep 23rd 2009 6:41PM Pure Black World Tendency said
If it was on PS3 I would get it straight away, so if you have a 360; buy it now. You won't regret it.
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Posted: Sep 23rd 2009 6:52PM The Wicker Man said
This is an outstanding XBLA title. Really addictive and challenging. Never gets old watching your motorist go flying across the screen.
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Posted: Sep 23rd 2009 7:21PM ugotamesij said
Trials HD made me repeatedly want to punch my 360 in its stupid smug face.
Buy it now.
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Buy it now.
Posted: Sep 23rd 2009 6:32PM kevin949 said
Damn you trials and your ludicrous levels!
Posted: Sep 23rd 2009 6:33PM dantebk said
Anecdotal evidence: I bought it.
Also: That's pretty impressive for a $15 game.
Also: That's pretty impressive for a $15 game.
Posted: Sep 23rd 2009 6:42PM XaiaX said
As ridiculously hard as Trials can be, remember, the inputs are VERY simple. Accelerate, decelerate, lean forward, lean back. And those really break down into two axes.
Which is all to say, it's very easy to grasp the controls, so as difficult as the higher end tricks may be, it's not immediately intimidating. It's readily apparent that when you can't finish a hard trial, it's because you don't have the skill or the practice for it, not because you're fighting a complex input system.
I think this, combined with the fun visuals, is what's leading it to such high sales.
As a Trials 2 player, I can only hope HD lands on Steam at some point.
Which is all to say, it's very easy to grasp the controls, so as difficult as the higher end tricks may be, it's not immediately intimidating. It's readily apparent that when you can't finish a hard trial, it's because you don't have the skill or the practice for it, not because you're fighting a complex input system.
I think this, combined with the fun visuals, is what's leading it to such high sales.
As a Trials 2 player, I can only hope HD lands on Steam at some point.
Posted: Sep 23rd 2009 6:49PM einhanderkiller said
The devs said HD won't land on the PC as it was built specifically for consoles. However, there will probably be a sequel to Trials 2. Perhaps it'll be called Trials 3?
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Posted: Sep 24th 2009 10:56AM InTheCatBoxAgain said
My biggest gripe is that there's no brake. If there was a way to brake without reversing, it would be very helpful.
Oh, and the fact that you can only share custom tracks with friends is really stupid.
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Oh, and the fact that you can only share custom tracks with friends is really stupid.
Posted: Sep 23rd 2009 6:43PM (Unverified) said
I really wish this was on PSN. I'll (hopefully) be getting a 360 soon, so this will be on the top of my list for downloadable games to get when I have the chance. I had a chance to play it at a bud's house and it was great fun.
Posted: Sep 23rd 2009 6:43PM (Unverified) said
I bought it. Not sure it was worth the 1200ms I spent on it though. If they release more levels(for free) or at least a decent way to share player made levels, then it would be.
Posted: Sep 23rd 2009 6:49PM teamsammalone said
I love Trials. I know that among my group of friends it caught on through word of mouth. I'd say around ten of my friends (IRL) picked it up over the last month. It's the leaderboards that drive the game. When you see your friends and their ranks at the top of the screen the way you do in Trials it really builds the competition. In that way the game is almost multiplayer...
Anyway, I have to go now to get the one more gold in hard and break back into the top 6,000 overall ;)
Anyway, I have to go now to get the one more gold in hard and break back into the top 6,000 overall ;)
Posted: Sep 23rd 2009 6:57PM jameskond said
Waaaaaait, that 15 times 300.000 aka 4,5 million dollars? That's not bad for an Independent game company O.o
Posted: Sep 23rd 2009 7:04PM (Unverified) said
They don't get all that money though. I'm not saying they haven't earned a good chunk of change with this game, but Microsoft (like any other downloadable game service company like Sony or Apple) gets a percent of the earnings. It is still an impressive number of sales, regardless.
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Posted: Sep 23rd 2009 7:07PM (Unverified) said
So like this is ExciteBike?
Posted: Sep 23rd 2009 8:27PM Captain Underpants and the Bring said
if excite bike was made for the 360
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Posted: Sep 23rd 2009 7:11PM Shane86 said
Didn't buy it because of the price point.
Posted: Sep 23rd 2009 11:30PM (Unverified) said
whats the point in adding point? Just say price, jesus...
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Posted: Sep 23rd 2009 7:47PM Starbuck2907 said
I bought it. Played the hell out of it. Excellent game. Worth the money.
Posted: Sep 23rd 2009 7:50PM (Unverified) said
I love it. Incredible value--can't stop playing it, but getting a bit frustrated with the extreme tracks. And making plans to buy my own 250cc bike to rip it up.
Posted: Sep 23rd 2009 8:06PM (Unverified) said
Awesome game but is ridiculously hard on the highest difficulty stages.
Posted: Sep 23rd 2009 8:25PM emperorzeroxx said
PEOPLE ACTUALLY BOUGHT THIS GAME?!
Now don't get me wrong I am definitly not a hater of bike games, in fact I usually* love them. This game was too simplistic and pointless to me... But apparently if this is a top seller of sorts most others actually found some fun out of it... However in my opinion this was the one summer arcade game I didn't care about xD MVC2 and Shadow Complex were the best, and splosion man was pretty cool too.
Now don't get me wrong I am definitly not a hater of bike games, in fact I usually* love them. This game was too simplistic and pointless to me... But apparently if this is a top seller of sorts most others actually found some fun out of it... However in my opinion this was the one summer arcade game I didn't care about xD MVC2 and Shadow Complex were the best, and splosion man was pretty cool too.
Posted: Sep 23rd 2009 8:39PM SilverFireshot said
Damn you Inferno 2. You are the only one I need to complete!
Posted: Sep 23rd 2009 9:06PM djderricke said
@emperorzeroxx, did you actually PLAY the game? If you did, you would know there is nothing simple about it. It may seem simple on the surface, but it takes thought and a LOT of patience.
Posted: Sep 23rd 2009 9:53PM douglasp75 said
I bought this for my son (and for me too), and when we played the demo man we had so much fun. Just making your guy crash and watching him explode is fun.
After buying the game. WOW some of those levels are pretty tricky, but of course my son beats me all the time. I can't seem to pass the one with the two balls and you have to jump from one to the other. I love the one you get to ride inside the ball though.
After buying the game. WOW some of those levels are pretty tricky, but of course my son beats me all the time. I can't seem to pass the one with the two balls and you have to jump from one to the other. I love the one you get to ride inside the ball though.
Posted: Sep 23rd 2009 10:41PM Haon said
I haven't played HD but have Trials 2 on steam and it sure is a punch in the nuts. I wonder how they compare in difficulty.
Posted: Sep 23rd 2009 11:33PM LocalToast said
I also have the PC version... needless to say I haven't played much of it because it's so freaking hard.
And for some reason the graphics are really slow, despite having a constant 180 FPS on both L4D and TF2 with highest settings @ 1920x1280
And for some reason the graphics are really slow, despite having a constant 180 FPS on both L4D and TF2 with highest settings @ 1920x1280
Posted: Sep 24th 2009 12:31AM MDizzy said
While I do enjoy the game I think it being part of the Summer of arcade special had something to do with it as well.
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