Trials Evolution

Trials Evolution is a single-player and multiplayer motorcycle platform racing game. Players guide a stunt rider across obstacle-filled tracks, attempting to maintain balance while accelerating, braking, and leaning to clear ramps, jumps, and hazards. The game maintains the 2.5D perspective of its predecessor, Trials HD, but expands the environments beyond enclosed arenas into outdoor locations such as forests, industrial sites, and construction zones. Unlike earlier entries, tracks now include curved paths, hills, and terrain that bends in different directions, giving the illusion of full three-dimensional movement while retaining the left-to-right scrolling structure.

The central challenge lies in physics-based control. Riders must carefully shift their weight forward or backward on the bike to climb steep surfaces, recover from hard landings, and maintain momentum across gaps. Trials are graded on performance, awarding medals based on completion time and the number of crashes. Progression through the single-player mode requires earning medals to unlock increasingly difficult tracks. Money earned in races can be used to purchase cosmetic upgrades for both rider and motorcycle.

Multiplayer is available both locally and online for up to four participants. Unlike the ghost races of Trials HD, this installment includes tracks designed for simultaneous competition, where players ride side by side and attempt to finish first. Online play is supported through ranked races and custom match options.

A major addition is the track editor, identical to the one used by the developers. Players can build their own stages ranging from traditional racing tracks to complex physics-driven scenarios, then upload and share them through Track Central, an integrated hub on Xbox Live. The flexibility of the editor allows for unconventional designs, including puzzle stages, skill-based challenges, or even creations that resemble entirely different genres.

Optional skill games return, offering variations on the core mechanics such as long-distance jumps, precise balancing acts, or survival tests that emphasize creative use of the physics engine. These side modes expand the replay value and highlight the unpredictable nature of the controls.