Trials Evolution is an upcoming downloadable 2.5D platform racing game developed by RedLynx and published by Microsoft Studios. Successor to 2009’s critically acclaimed Trials HD, this game will be released for the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade and is set to be released on April 18, 2012.
In Trials Evolution, the player controls a rider on a physics-based motorcycle from the start of the level to the end while navigating a number of obstacles. The objective is to complete the course as fast as possible and with as few crashes, known in the game as faults, as possible. The game uses 3D graphics, but is played on a 2D plane, so the rider can only move forwards and backwards. Players can also control the bike’s pitch at slow speeds or while in the air. It includes a real-time multiplayer aspect that allows up to four players to compete simultaneously on the same console or over Xbox LIVE. Players can also design and share their own maps utilizing the intuitive editor. Another new addition to the gameplay is the line of movement can now curve, the controls will remain the same but the map and driving line can swerve to make for more creative and challenging maps.