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Xbox 360 News by Robert Purchese

23 September, 2009

RedLynx has announced that Trials HD has passed 300,000 sales after barely a month on sale.

At 1200 Microsoft Points (£10.20 / 14.40), that's over three million quid. Hey good-lookin'!

"It's a remarkable and proud moment for us to have Trials HD as one of the highest-ranked games among Xbox Live Arcade users, and one of the best-selling Xbox Live Arcade games this year," said RedLynx boss Tero Virtala.

Trials HD, like RedLynx Trials 2: Second Edition before it, has had the Eurogamer office in a competitive frenzy. We think it's awesome, and hopefully you do too.

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speedjack
23/09/09 @ 12:39
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Its popular because its both casual and hardcore at the sametime.

Casual as in simple controls, suited to 5/10 mins play and easy to grasp.

Hardcore as in its difficult to master and get the hi-scores whores drooling.

... that and the fact its flippin' awesome.
BiffTanner
23/09/09 @ 12:45
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I concur.
They need to get that track pack out soon, I'm hoping for next week.
charming_fox
23/09/09 @ 12:49
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Ranked User-made maps system please! I bet there's some amazing maps out there.
OllyJ
23/09/09 @ 12:50
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If only you could share your tracks and the whole leaderboard thing was a bit better this would be the best game on XBLA as it stands it's just one of them.

It's brilliant, I love it but not being able to share and rate tracks? what is this? 2002? :D
Physically_Insane
23/09/09 @ 12:51
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And well deserved.
cowell
23/09/09 @ 12:52
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Their success is richly deserved. Speedjack has it spot on in that its extremely accessible but there is enough depth there to keep everyone happy. Plus it has that whole balance between unbridled joy at completing a track and throwing your console out of the window in rage when you fail, that gives it that 'just one more go/ where did the last hour just go' vibe
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OldK1ngCole
23/09/09 @ 12:54
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Still loving this. Well done Redlynx, you deserve all the success you get :)
cyacomini
23/09/09 @ 12:55
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I wonder how much of that £3m Red Lynx will actually see - probably a LOT less than they should be getting!
Psychotext
23/09/09 @ 13:06
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Well deserved. Fantastic game.

Just let us share tracks we've got from people on our friends list with other people on our friends list damnit. It'll pretty much instantly fix the custom track sharing problem.
FWB
23/09/09 @ 13:09
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Like the subtitle. Wonder if the dude who pioneered it is aware of his legacy.
henza
23/09/09 @ 13:21
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I is love Trials HD!

I'm not very good at it though.
Skandalle
23/09/09 @ 13:24
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well deserved! so many of my hours have been placed into faceplanting from a stupid height, and i still crave more!
paulf
23/09/09 @ 13:24
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great game, hope it sells many more
Toothball
23/09/09 @ 13:33
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Guess I should probably buy this. The deal on Puzzle Quest the other week has had be somewhat distracted though.
trebell
23/09/09 @ 13:40
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Great game and well deserved.
lavalant
23/09/09 @ 13:42
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I wasn't even looking forward to it and had no intention of buying it, it's just after I played the trial version it was an immediate purchase for me.
adcworks
23/09/09 @ 13:45
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i can't stop playing this game to compete with my friends in getting fastest times. it's just so much fun getting the kudos :)
gabsta69
23/09/09 @ 13:52
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its the one game where you know having spent 1 hour perfecting a level just to beat your mate's high score - best £10 quid spent on the xbox.
rauper [staff]
23/09/09 @ 13:57
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"I wonder how much of that £3m Red Lynx will actually see - probably a LOT less than they should be getting!"

Developers get 70% on XBLA... presumably after tax has been deducted. So the best part of £2m.

If it had been sold in a box and sold 300,000 copies they probably would have seen a fraction of that.
davisorle
23/09/09 @ 14:07
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Seriously, I dont think ive been so addicted into another game for a couple of years now. Im talking about multiple hours when i start playing this damn game and I dont even have the sence of time. Last time I just couldnt believe I had to go to work, meaning I was playing all night long thinking "well I'll just give it a go for a few before sleep"...

Seriously, I love this game and its the ONLY game i'll play over and over the same lvls pleasantly as well, so... That says way too much to me personally. Its worth its money and worth the time. If you dont have it,buy it . and I have cross bikes as well o.O
muscleblade
23/09/09 @ 14:07
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@rauper [staff]

Exactly. XBLA games has a much higher profit % than retail games.
M4RKYB
23/09/09 @ 14:21
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They deserve every bean they get for creating such a wonderfully playable game.
Loving the track editor too, although I pushed it too far on my last effort and it ran out of available memory and wouldn't save until I had removed a load of stuff.
Malek86
23/09/09 @ 14:27
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@rauper: wasn't that number cut to 35% some time ago? I remember all the developers outcry about it. Did they put it back?

Mind you, it's still more than a million dollars, just for them, all for them. If only I had a million dollars.
TONYgr
23/09/09 @ 14:36
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give us MOREEEE!please.
liamthemaster
23/09/09 @ 14:36
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come on guys implement a way to share tracks with everyone!!
rogueJT
23/09/09 @ 14:45
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Hard to believe these guys were the N-Gage chief developers. Think they ended up being the only developers for the N-Gage TBH.

Great game mind. Pity the PS3 slim came along about a week after I bought it - I've been on that most of the time, the auld xbox hasn't had a look in.
New console fever, you all know what I'm talking about.
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Ryze
23/09/09 @ 14:47
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Sony take note - you should be falling over yourselves trying to get the likes of Trials HD, Braid, Shadow Complex etc onto the PSP PSN, with demos available for instant download.

Then you need a decent method of publicising them - so that people actually give a crap about visiting the PSN.
farticusmaximus
23/09/09 @ 14:59
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Technically and artistically Trails HD is absolutely beautiful. It's an outer beauty though, inside lurks a black and vengeful heart. This game hates me and I hate it in equal measures.

I can't stop playing the blasted thing though....
Whizzo
23/09/09 @ 15:01
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"|\/|0t0r81k3s"

I fucking hate this kind of internet speak......the same people who use it in online gaming in their names are nearly always the smart ass cheating fucks.

You're not much of a regular are you?
cragtek
23/09/09 @ 15:10
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This is an absolute favourite in our kitchen at work. It's almost as much fun watching people play it as it is to play yourself, and you always get that "let's have a go" urge whenever it's on.

It's a wonder we ever do any work, actually.
DUFFKING
23/09/09 @ 15:11
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Awesome game, deserves every sale it gets.

/polishes 100% gold medals

(apart from the endurance tournament :P)
miiiguel
23/09/09 @ 15:14
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I sold more than some high profile games such as Wolfenstein.
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charming_fox
23/09/09 @ 15:18
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HEY EUROGAMER STAFF!

Seeing as you're responsible for some incredibly positive TRIALS press do you think you can bend Redlynx's arm to get an update out that makes user maps available to all?!?? pretty please?
skillian
23/09/09 @ 15:18
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Don't forget this was a hugely successful indie PC game first, so they will already have scooped up a ton of cash from that.

They've done well, don't worry about that - all fully deserved for an awesome title, of course.
B0MBJ4CK
23/09/09 @ 16:38
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This game gave me a massive migraine the first time i played it.
My blood boils and my free time just disappears every time I boot it up.... I love this game.
Good work lads!
TRUTH
23/09/09 @ 17:57
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Trails HD, Shadow Complex, Castle Crashes, Ikurga HD, Rez-HD, R-Type I & II HD, Metal Slug, Marve Vs Capcom 2 HD, Street Fighter II HD, Castlevania SOTN, Braid...and soon Serious Sam HD and Alien Breed; the 360 is XBLIVE is really starting to shine. Reminds me of the good old day on the Snes, but with HD and more power.
smurphs
23/09/09 @ 18:52
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No mustard on my bike. That phrase sums it up really (but I'm not sure how). I love the way I can play this game at 6 in the morning and be awesome at it, yet by the afternoon I'm shit again. Weird.
geeza2020
24/09/09 @ 08:36
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i love this game, its just a shame i cant finish that damn last level!!!!

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