Urban Trial Tricky Deluxe Edition | PC Review

August 16, 2021 Josh Ehresmann

I really miss the old arcade style sports games where pulling off insane tricks that wouldn’t be possible like SSX Tricky with a great soundtrack. When I got the chance to play Urban Trial Tricky there was a lot of that same love there. Urban Trial Tricky is from developer Tate Multimedia; they have made other Urban Trial games that are a lot like the Trial games proper, where movement across the map is the name of the game and more urban environments. Urban Trial Tricky is more about the tricks and less about racing through levels.

It’s Tricky

Urban Trial Tricky is a motorbike trick performing game with a very casual play style. The game is set in an urban environment with semi-open levels, and various different platforms and jumps to pull off crazy trick combos. Each level has a mix of platforming and spots to pull off crazy tricks; some of them are easier than others. The game starts off with only a few tricks; they are broken down into air tricks, wheelie tricks, and stoppie tricks. There are basic button combos for these ranging from easy to extreme. Some of my favorites are Superman to advanced yoga.

Urban Trial Tricky has three different single player modes. Timed mode, in which you must get to the finish line as fast as possible. If you perform certain tricks, you can take time off the clock. Tricks is a freestyle mode requiring you to pull as many tricks as possible before time expires. Finally, Competition Mode is where the game will ask you to pull certain tricks to win the competition.

There’s a great mix of the three different levels; they break it up by having tutorial levels mixed throughout the course of the campaign, with tutorial levels for learning new tricks. These will usually be several new tricks and room to learn them. Some button combinations can be a bit confusing as the game doesn’t give you an example, so some tricks are quite frustrating. When the bar for tricks gets filled up, there is an option to press both tricks and perform a special trick that rapidly brings your score up. The varied amount of levels does make for a great game to play in small doses, and is great if you only have a few minutes to sit down and play.

Custom Rider Engaged

Unlocking content in Urban Trial Tricky is through the star system. Stars are earned through getting higher scores in tricks, or through beating the level as fast as you can if it’s a timed event. The more stars you earn, the faster you can unlock the next level. Within each level, there are objectives such as score certain amounts, collect all items in level, etc, Also, there is always one for beating the developer, whether it is a high score they have set or course time for timed events.

There are lots of customization items in the game with 17 different riders to choose from. Rider styles differ from wacky costumes such as the banana suit, or even a pro wrestler. They have four bikes each, with different paint jobs so that you can match your rider and bike in style. I do like to see that different customization options are mostly locked behind progression, but there are several that are unlocked from the start which is a great option.

Urban Trial Tricky Deluxe Edition Final Verdict

Urban Trial Tricky is a great blend of tricks and time trials to keep everyone busy, and with over 30 different levels there is something for everyone. There are a lot of different challenges to complete and tricks to learn. The variety in levels is a lot of fun to figure out, since there is light platforming to get from one part of the level to another. I can easily recommend this to anyone looking for a casual game to pick up and play.

This review is based on a PC copy of Urban Trial Tricky Deluxe Edition provided by Uber Strategist for coverage purposes. It is also available on PlayStation and Xbox.