Trials of the Blood Dragon

Trials of the Blood Dragon is a platform game developed by Ubisoft RedLynx and published by Ubisoft. As a crossover game of Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon and the Trials series, the game was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in June 2016.

Trials of the Blood Dragon
Developer(s)	Ubisoft RedLynx
Publisher(s)	Ubisoft
Composer(s)	Power Glove
Series	Trials
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One
Release	June 13, 2016
Genre(s)	Platform
Mode(s)	Single-player

Gameplay

The player controls Blood Dragon's protagonist Rex Power Colt's kids Roxanne and Slayter as they ride on a physics-based motorcycle from the start of the level to the end while navigating a number of obstacles.^[1] The game introduces a grappling hook^[2] and gameplay segments in which players need to disembark from their bike and use guns to shoot enemies or utilise stealth to avoid hostile attention.^[3] The game features 27 levels.^[4]

Development

Ubisoft announced and released Trials of the Blood Dragon during their E3 2016 press conference.^[5] Players who complete the challenges in the trial version can unlock the full game for free.^[6]

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	PC	PS4	Xbox One
Metacritic	54/100[7]	55/100[8]	57/100[9]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	PC	PS4	Xbox One
4Players	59%[10]	59%[10]	59%[10]
Destructoid	N/A	N/A	4/10[4]
Edge	N/A	3/10[11]	N/A
Eurogamer	N/A	Avoid[1]	N/A
GameSpot	N/A	7/10[12]	N/A
Hardcore Gamer	N/A	N/A	3/5[13]
IGN	N/A	6.9/10[3]	6.9/10[3]
PlayStation Official Magazine – UK	N/A	4/10[14]	N/A
Official Xbox Magazine (UK)	N/A	N/A	3/10[15]
PC Gamer (UK)	35%[16]	N/A	N/A
Push Square	N/A	4/10[17]	N/A
VideoGamer.com	N/A	5/10[18]	N/A
National Post	N/A	5/10[19]	N/A

Reception

Trials of the Blood Dragon received "mixed" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[7][8][9]