EuroGamer: "Origin of Pain promises head-injury fans even more of their favourite game, then - and it may prove to be that game at its very best."
Xboxer360: "For 400 Microsoft Pointd you are getting some good content for one of the games of the year, combined with the user-generated content it’s hard to complain, unless you are one of my mangled controllers."
OXM: "It’ll take you just an hour or two to get through most of the new tracks, but don’t worry: the three extreme ones are absolutely brutal. You can just imagine the developers’ maniacal laughter while building them."
VVV: "Trials Evolution’s legion of experts will most likely blitz through Origin of Pain in a couple of hours, at least until they reach the Extreme levels, but there’s more than enough content to justify the paltry price which makes it essential for existing owners of what is arguably one of the best titles available on XBLA. Just be prepared to fork out for another controller after you clench it too tightly and inevitably break it in frustration."
