I'll start with what I don't like. But bear with me, because there's a lot to like, too.
The game feels quite dated, - it would keep good company with games from around 2008. That's not an issue for me, because I still play games from the early 80s. The graphics are far from optimised, and running this game heats up my rig a lot more than much prettier games do. I can't find how to make it fullscreen, so I'm stuck with a title bar and start bar. It frequently hiccups, which pauses gameplay for up to a second which, due to the technical and precise nature of play, often means death.
There's also an annoying delay while the view pans from your deathpoint back to the start of the track, - annoying because the track resets at the beginning of the pan, rather than when you can actually start riding again. If you were a long way from the start, then that's 4 or 5 seconds of panning, during which swings swing, barrels drop and other props are set in motion, and you're already too late to catch a falling swing. It's easy enough to work around, - just tap R to restart again with no pan delay, - but its unnecessary, and needs to be addressed.
If you're after something like the Trials series, don't get this. It's not Trials. Get Trials.
But...
If you remember Elastomania, and you liked it, then you'll love this. It's all about timing moves perfectly, and it's very satisfying. The camera angles are good, and together with a zoom feature, allowing you to see more of what's coming on the monitor, makes for a very intuitive and playable experience. Apart from the above glitches, and lack of optimisation, the game looks great on screen, and the physics are fluid, realistic (enough), and believeable.
And a special mention goes to the soundtrack. Instrumental rock-guitar driven, and very nicely laid down. Is the soundtrack available? ;-)
I have not tried the editor, but the stock levels are nicely put together, challenging, and very satisfying to complete.
So... Not very pretty, but heaps of fun, super-easy to learn, great for a quick casual thrash (loads straight to play in seconds), and don't be surprised when, like Lemmings of old, it's 3am and you realise that you've been telling yourself "just one more quick try" for the last 6 hours. Maybe that's why fullscreen isn't enabled, - so you can always see the system clock...
