Review: Trials Rising (PlayStation 4)

Explore over-the-top action and physics-bending motorcycle racing in the latest entry in the Trials franchise. With over 125 new tracks, Trials® Rising is easy to pick up and play, challenging to master and offers the best multiplayer racing experience ever.

Pros:

• Decent graphics.
• 24.66GB download size.
• Platinum trophy.
• Cheap price point. Not a full retail priced game.
• Opening tutorial event.
• Full online leaderboard support with filters and friend lists.
• Ubisoft club integration.
• Bike gameplay that is more a score chaser slash puzzle game.
• Instant restart button. Two types- last checkpoint or restart the whole event.
• Strong physics and momentum game.
• Earn EXP level up and earn gear crates, bikes, and events.
• Gear crates- 3 random customization items complete with rarity levels.
• Four modes- race (career), multiplayer, party mode and track central.
• Can customize your bike and rider.
• Track central- play user created tracks and has filters and searches.
• Party mode- 2-4 local play where you make a playlist, set up a bet and what bikes are available.
• Other player ghosts are in the game.
• Two currencies- cogs (in game) and acorns (premium)
• University–series of events you unlock over time that goes into great detail on teaching you all the tricks and tips of the game.
• Can select a particular person of the leaderboard and face off against their ghost.
• Deep logo/paint editor. Forza levels of detail.
• A lot more accessible overall.
• Locations from all over the world.
• World map level select.
• Challengers mode-beat a rival 3 times in a row for a special crate.
• Skill game festival-fun mini-games like bomb bouncer, power bike and out of control etc.
• Race events-Brawl, duels, supercross etc.
• Levels are far more extravagant with set pieces and more integrations and action.
• Multiple routes in levels.
• Two player tandem races, both players control the one bike.
• Rock/rap soundtrack.
• Same controls as always.
• Infinite levels of replayability.
• Solid level creator.

Cons:

• Long initial load time.
• Basic actual creator where you choose male/female, voice and skin color.
• In-app purchases for gear crates and items.
• Underwhelming loot box contents.
• Slow to unlock bikes.
• You have to unlock/pay in game for single letters in the editor.
• University challenges unlock over time which is crazy.
• Clumsy level select, pain to navigate the wide world map.
• No music controls like a playlist.
• Difficult trophy list.
• Doesn’t have a filter to find which races support tandem events.
• Only one view in multiplayer.
• The view is a bit off at times.
• Difficult.
• Takes a while to get going as you grind through hours of easy and medium level tracks in the career.