Software:Urban Trial Freestyle

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Short description: 2013 video game
Urban Trial Freestyle
Urban Trial Freestyle cover.jpg
Developer(s)Tate Interactive, Strangelands
Publisher(s)Tate Interactive
Platform(s)Nintendo 3DS
iOS
PC
PlayStation 3
PlayStation Vita
Release
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player

Urban Trial Freestyle is a racing video game developed and published by Tate Interactive. The game was released for the PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS , iOS, PC, and PlayStation 3.

Gameplay

Urban Trial Freestyle is a racing game.

Development and release

Inspiration for the game came from Julien Dupont, a Red Bull Racing athlete.[1] Dupont himself worked closely with the developers to help get the look and feel right for the game.[2]

Urban Trial Freestyle was first released for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita on the PlayStation Network on February 19, 2013.[3] It was later added to the Nintendo 3DS 's Nintendo eShop service on June 27.[4] A Steam version of the game was released on September 18.[5] Later versions for the iPhone and iPad on July 9, 2014.[6][7]

Sequels

A sequel, Urban Trial Freestyle 2 was released exclusively on 3DS in Europe on March 30, 2017, in North America on April 20, 2017, and in Japan on May 17, 2017.[8] A new installment, Urban Trial Playground was released on the Nintendo Switch in North America on April 5, 2018, in Europe on April 25, 2018, and in Japan on May 24, 2018.[9] PC version released via Steam platform on April 5, 2019.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
3DSiOSPCPS VitaPS3
1Up.comN/AN/AN/AC+[15]C+[15]
DestructoidN/AN/AN/A6.5/10[16]N/A
EGMN/AN/AN/AN/A5/10[17]
EurogamerN/AN/AN/AN/A4/10[18]
Game InformerN/AN/AN/AN/A5.5/10[20]
GameRevolutionN/AN/A1.5/5 stars[19]N/AN/A
Nintendo Life7/10 stars[22]N/AN/AN/AN/A
Nintendo World Report7/10[23]N/AN/AN/AN/A
ONM73%[21]N/AN/AN/AN/A
Pocket GamerN/A7/10[24]N/A7/10[25]N/A
Aggregate score
Metacritic64/100[10]61/100[11]58/100[12]71/100[14]64/100[13]

Urban Trial Freestyle received mixed reviews from critics across all platforms.[10][11][12][13][14]

By April 2014, the game was one of the best-selling games for the PlayStation Network, ranking #10 for the PlayStation 3 and #3 for the Vita.[26]

References

  1. Green, Andy (November 30, 2012). "Urban Trial Freestyle Revving Up For 3DS eShop". Nintendo Life. Gamer Network. http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/11/urban_trial_freestyle_revving_up_for_3ds_eshop. 
  2. Workman, Robert (February 9, 2013). "Interview: Urban Trial Freestyle's Wojtek Bilinski". GameZone. http://www.gamezone.com/originals/interview-urban-trial-freestyle-s-wojtek-bilinski. 
  3. Miller, Greg (February 8, 2013). "Urban Trial Freestyle Release Date". IGN. Ziff Davis. http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/08/urban-trial-freestyle-release-date. 
  4. Mitchell, Richard (June 27, 2013). "New Nintendo eShop releases: Spelunker, Urban Trial Freestyle, Game Gear games". Joystiq. AOL. https://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/27/new-nintendo-eshop-releases-spelunker-urban-trial-freestyle-g. 
  5. Cook, Dave (September 2, 2013). "Urban Trial Freestyle dated for Steam, pre-orders open now at 20% off". VG247. Gamer Network. http://www.vg247.com/2013/09/02/urban-trial-freestyle-dated-for-steam-pre-orders-open-now-at-20-off/. 
  6. Shaul, Brandy (July 15, 2014). "Complete stunt courses in Urban Trial Freestyle on iOS". Adweek. http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/complete-stunt-courses-in-urban-trial-freestyle-on-ios/550695. 
  7. Hodapp, Eli (July 9, 2014). "New iPhone Games Coming Tonight: 'Beyond Gravity', The 'Blackwell' Series, 'Hellraid: The Escape', and Much More". TouchArcade. http://toucharcade.com/2014/07/09/new-iphone-games-coming-tonight-21/. 
  8. "Urban Trial Freestyle 2 launches exclusively on Nintendo 3DS!". https://www.tatemultimedia.com/en/news/utf-2-launches-exclusively-on-3ds/. 
  9. "Urban Trial Playground announced for Switch". 21 February 2018. https://gematsu.com/2018/02/urban-trial-playground-announced-switch. 
  10. 10.0 10.1 "Urban Trial Freestyle for 3DS". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/urban-trial-freestyle/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds. 
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Urban Trial Freestyle for iOS". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/urban-trial-freestyle/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad. 
  12. 12.0 12.1 "Urban Trial Freestyle for PC". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/urban-trial-freestyle/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  13. 13.0 13.1 "Urban Trial Freestyle for Playstation 3". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/urban-trial-freestyle/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3. 
  14. 14.0 14.1 "Urban Trial Freestyle for Playstation Vita". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/urban-trial-freestyle/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-vita. 
  15. 15.0 15.1 Pereira, Chris (February 26, 2013). "Urban Trial Freestyle Review: Where Flash Trumps Substance". 1Up.com. Ziff Davis. http://www.1up.com/reviews/urban-trial-freestyle-review.html. 
  16. Carter, Chris (February 19, 2013). "Review: Urban Trial Freestyle". Destructoid. http://www.destructoid.com/review-urban-trial-freestyle-244787.phtml. 
  17. EGM Staff (February 19, 2013). "EGM Review: Urban Trial Freestyle". EGM (EGM Media). http://www.egmnow.com/articles/reviews/egm-review-urban-trial-freestyle/. Retrieved December 17, 2016. 
  18. Whitehead, Dan (February 20, 2013). "Urban Trial Freestyle review". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-20-urban-trial-freestyle-review. 
  19. Tamburro, Paul (October 2, 2013). "Urban Trial Freestyle Review". Game Revolution. CraveOnline. http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/urban-trial-freestyle. 
  20. Ryckert, Dan (February 19, 2013). "A Pale Imitation - Urban Trial Freestyle". Game Informer (GameStop). http://www.gameinformer.com/games/urban_trial_freestyle/b/ps3/archive/2013/02/19/review.aspx. Retrieved December 17, 2016. 
  21. Griffin, Ben (August 17, 2013). "Urban Trial Freestyle review". Official Nintendo Magazine. Future plc. http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/53275/reviews/urban-trial-freestyle-review-review. 
  22. Letcavage, Dave (July 5, 2013). "Review: Urban Trial Freestyle (3DS eShop)". Nintendo Life. Gamer Network. http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/3ds-eshop/urban_trial_freestyle. 
  23. Koopman, Daan (June 28, 2016). "Urban Trial Freestyle". Nintendo World Report. http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/34807/urban-trial-freestyle-nintendo-3ds. 
  24. Slater, Harry (July 11, 2014). "Urban Trial Freestyle". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media. http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPad/Urban+Trial+Freestyle/review.asp?c=60522. 
  25. Willington, Peter (March 3, 2013). "Urban Trial Freestyle". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media. http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/PS+Vita/Urban+Trial+Freestyle/review.asp?c=48981. 
  26. Campbell, Evan (May 12, 2014). "April 2014's Best-Selling PSN Games". IGN. Ziff Davis. http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/12/april-2014s-best-selling-psn-games. 

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