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Trials Frontier pops a wheelie, propels self to Android
The Trials series provides both gratification from conquering brutally-difficult obstacle courses and surges of frustration from the dozens of attempts preceding a victory. If that's a mix of emotions you'd care to display in public, Trials Frontier is now available to Android users for the affordable download price of free. The experience isn't uninhibited though, since attempts on courses burn up a microtransaction-based currency of fuel. Contributing Editor Earnest Cavalli details the limitation in our Frontier installment of Portabliss, though he reminds us that in a case of taking the good with the bad, Frontier "definitely offers more of the former." [Image: RedLynx]
Portabliss: Trials Frontier
This is Portabliss, a column about downloadable games that can be played on the go. Hi, my name is Earnest and I have a motorcycle problem. It started small, a few races here and there, a couple minor upgrades, but before I knew it, I was standing on a street corner, panhandling for enough cash to make it through just one more run. Don't pity me though. It's too late for that. Instead, take a lesson from my struggle. Remind yourself each morning that no matter how much the withdrawals hurt, no matter how hard it is to cope with your demons, spending $5 on virtual gas for your fake motorcycle is an awful investment. That fanciful scenario was brought to you by developer RedLynx and its new iOS (and eventually Android) entry in the Trials series, Trials Frontier. If you've played any of the prior Trials games, you can likely commiserate with my addiction, but, unfortunately, the microtransactions present in the mobile game are a glaring dark spot on an otherwise glowing pedigree. Don't let that ominous introduction scare you, though. From a design perspective, Trials Frontier is one of the most engaging iOS games available. It offers a short race structure – almost every event can be completed in under a minute – which is perfect for portable play, but more critically, RedLynx made some very intelligent choices when designing Frontier's controls.
Daily App: Trials Frontier comes to iOS with solid mechanics, freemium features
Ubisoft acquired game development company RedLynx in 2011 and promised to bring the company's popular Trials series of video games to the iOS platform. Platform racing video game Trials debuted in 2000 on the desktop and made a name for itself on Xbox Live Arcade with Trials HD. Now, the iOS version, Trials Frontier, has made its way to the mobile platform. The iOS game brings a new dimension to the Trials series by introducing a story line of sorts. You play as a biker who must race a rival biker who is terrorizing the residents of small frontier town. As a result, there is a cast of colorful characters and new missions that reward you for their successful completion. The iOS app keeps the same four button controls as its predecessors, allowing you to accelerate, brake and flip in both directions using on-screen directional controls. The controls are similar to other versions of the game, even if they are sometimes finicky on the touchscreen. Though the underlying mechanics are solid and the tracks quite fun, Trials Frontiers graphics are bit different on the mobile side, being more cartoony than realistic. The biggest change from earlier versions of the game is the introduction of freemium style elements like a fuel canister system that limits how much you play before you need to refill your energy levels. If you are successful at completing races and leveling up, then the fuel canister will easily replenish itself. Struggling bikers, though, will feel the sting of their failures by having to wait to play. Trials Frontier also allows you to upgrade your bike, collecting parts as part of a mini-game after each race. If you win the part you need to move on to the next level, you can pay right away to get it or wait for the required amount of time to pass. If you don't collect the part, you'll need to replay the level over and over again. Fans of the original series may not appreciate this aspect of the game as it ties your progress to the spin of a wheel and not your performance. Trials Frontier is available for free from the iOS App Store.
Trials Frontier rides to iOS on April 10
Trials Frontier, one of the two upcoming games in the motorcycle-flipping series from developer RedLynx, will launch April 10 on iOS. The mobile entry in the series will roll to Android at a later, undisclosed date. Being the first Trials game on iOS and Android isn't Frontier's only departure for RedLynx, as the game is also set in a futuristic wild-west environment "after the fall of the Trials Fusion universe." Players unlock small villages that are all that remain of civilization in Frontier as well as new motorcycles, characters and upgrades for their bikes. Those that connect the game with Trials Fusion will receive bonus gear as well. Trials Frontier was first announced during publisher Ubisoft's E3 2013 press conference alongside Trials Fusion. Fusion is slated to launch April 16 on PC and entered a closed beta phase late last week. [Image: Ubisoft]
Rayman Fiesta Run, Trials Frontier, Rabbids Big Bang coming to mobile
Ubisoft is bringing a trio of its franchises to iOS and Android through new games. Rayman Fiesta Run is another auto-runner (in the vein of Jungle Run) due this fall, set within the memorable Gourmand Land of Rayman Origins. Trials Frontier is a new mobile adaptation of the popular physics-driven bike racer, due on iOS before year's end. Ubisoft says it will connect to Trials Fusion, which is Redlynx's forthcoming sequel for console and PC platforms. Meanwhile, Rabbids Big Bang is a bit more unique, asking players to guide Rabbids as they attempt to reach the farthest corners of space in a physics-based fling-em-up. Players must customize the Rabbids' jetpack and account for planetary gravitational pulls in order to maximize travel distance across 150 different missions. Rabbids Big Bang takes off on iOS and Android sometime in October.
Ubisoft reveals Trials Fusion and Trials Frontier [update: Trailer and details]
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-438519{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-438519, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-438519{width:530;height:382px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-438519").style.display="none";}catch(e){} Ubisoft revealed a pair of new Trials games during its E3 conference. First is Trials Fusion, a new game in the motocross racing/crashing series for Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360 and PC. Meanwhile, Trials Frontier is for mobile devices. Each version will interact with one another in some way. Both games are due in 2014. Update: Ubisoft has provided a few more details. Fusion will be "tet in a shining vision of what our future could be, where technology and nature co-exist." It also promises "social and visual breakthroughs." Frontier, meanwhile, sounds like the Trials formula adapted for touchscreen platforms, though Ubisoft does call it a "a unique social racing game."
