Urban Trial Freestyle

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.

Urban Trial Freestyle
Developer(s)	Tate Interactive, Strangelands
Publisher(s)	Tate Interactive
Platform(s)	Nintendo 3DS iOS PC PlayStation 3 PlayStation Vita
Release	February 19, 2013 PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita WW: February 19, 2013 Nintendo 3DS WW: June 27, 2013 PC WW: September 18, 2013 iOS WW: July 9, 2014
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player

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

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	3DS	iOS	PC	PS Vita	PS3
Metacritic	64/100[10]	61/100[11]	58/100[12]	71/100[13]	64/100[14]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	3DS	iOS	PC	PS Vita	PS3
1Up.com	N/A	N/A	N/A	C+[15]	C+[15]
Destructoid	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.5/10[16]	N/A
Electronic Gaming Monthly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5/10[17]
Eurogamer	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4/10[18]
Game Informer	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.5/10[19]
GameRevolution	N/A	N/A	[20]	N/A	N/A
Nintendo Life	[21]	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nintendo World Report	7/10[22]	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Official Nintendo Magazine	73%[23]	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pocket Gamer	N/A	7/10[24]	N/A	7/10[25]	N/A

Reception

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

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. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
2. Workman, Robert (February 9, 2013). "Interview: Urban Trial Freestyle's Wojtek Bilinski". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
3. Miller, Greg (February 8, 2013). "Urban Trial Freestyle Release Date". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
4. Mitchell, Richard (June 27, 2013). "New Nintendo eShop releases: Spelunker, Urban Trial Freestyle, Game Gear games". Joystiq. AOL. Archived from the original on June 27, 2013.
5. Cook, Dave (September 2, 2013). "Urban Trial Freestyle dated for Steam, pre-orders open now at 20% off". VG247. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
6. Shaul, Brandy (July 15, 2014). "Complete stunt courses in Urban Trial Freestyle on iOS". Adweek. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
7. Hodapp, Eli (July 9, 2014). "New iPhone Games Coming Tonight: 'Beyond Gravity', The 'Blackwell' Series, 'Hellraid: The Escape', and Much More". TouchArcade. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
8. "Urban Trial Freestyle 2 launches exclusively on Nintendo 3DS!". Archived from the original on January 23, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
9. "Urban Trial Playground announced for Switch". 21 February 2018. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
10. "Urban Trial Freestyle for 3DS". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
11. "Urban Trial Freestyle for iOS". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
12. "Urban Trial Freestyle for PC". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
13. "Urban Trial Freestyle for Playstation Vita". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
14. "Urban Trial Freestyle for Playstation 3". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 12, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
15. Pereira, Chris (February 26, 2013). "Urban Trial Freestyle Review: Where Flash Trumps Substance". 1Up.com. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
16. Carter, Chris (February 19, 2013). "Review: Urban Trial Freestyle". Destructoid. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
17. EGM Staff (February 19, 2013). "EGM Review: Urban Trial Freestyle". EGM. EGM Media. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
18. Whitehead, Dan (February 20, 2013). "Urban Trial Freestyle review". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
19. Ryckert, Dan (February 19, 2013). "A Pale Imitation - Urban Trial Freestyle". Game Informer. GameStop. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
20. Tamburro, Paul (October 2, 2013). "Urban Trial Freestyle Review". Game Revolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
21. Letcavage, Dave (July 5, 2013). "Review: Urban Trial Freestyle (3DS eShop)". Nintendo Life. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
22. Koopman, Daan (June 28, 2016). "Urban Trial Freestyle". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
23. Griffin, Ben (August 17, 2013). "Urban Trial Freestyle review". Official Nintendo Magazine. Future plc. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013.
24. Slater, Harry (July 11, 2014). "Urban Trial Freestyle". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
25. Willington, Peter (March 3, 2013). "Urban Trial Freestyle". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
26. Campbell, Evan (May 12, 2014). "April 2014's Best-Selling PSN Games". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.

External links

• Official website