Pocket Gamer: There's a PC and Xbox game series called Trials that is about using minimalist controls to edge your bike across an increasingly tricky environment without falling off and breaking every bone in your body.
Oddly enough, an identical description could be written for Trial Xtreme 2 HD, only it's on Android and it removes the pesky letter 's' from the word 'Trials'.
AR: Thanks to Trials on the Xbox 360, the trial racer has become extremely popular. With the goal of trying to race through a course and reach the end very quickly, while sometimes collecting stars or other doodads as a secondary goal, this game has been oft-imitated.
Pocket Gamer: Anyone who has wasted time on Miniclip or any other hub of web games can testify to the flighty appeal of motocross-style biking games.
Despite their throwaway nature, a good physics engine and challenging levels can do a lot for these games.
Trial Xtreme 2 makes absolutely no change to the set formula, and is as competent as any blatant Trials-alike has any right to be. However, as it’s also a little rough around the edges.
