Urban Trial Freestyle

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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
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

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.

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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

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]

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