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Trials 2: Second Edition

Trials 2 has it's roots firmly in the old 2D bike games of the 8-bit era. Nominally it evolved out of a series of Flash-based games by Finnish developer RedLynx. Trials 2 also exists as a free Flash game, giving you a quick two-dimensional taste of the addictive gameplay and promoting the full game. However, the full-blown PC version, now in it's second incarnation as "Trials 2: Second Edition" is something different - it takes the beautiful concept and marries it with a modern 3D engine and a tasty pile of online community features.

At first sight, Trials 2 is very much a "casual game" - the controls are the same as in the numerous Flash-based versions, making it very easy to pick up the basics. There is a free demo version, and it's priced accordingly ($20) and available only online. And in a way, almost anyone can figure it out in a few minutes and have a blast.

Yet this appearance is somewhat deceiving. Trials 2 is one of those evil games that you decide to try, only noticing four hours later that you were only supposed to try it for a few minutes. Go ahead, grab the demo and try it out, but you have been warned. It's also a game that can drive you to the brink of madness with completely insane courses that seem utterly impossible, yet at the same time you know that the course can be completed and every time you plant the face of the rider to the concrete floor, it's all due to your skill (or more specifically, lack of it).

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