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Racing and puzzle games aren't the likeliest of bedfellows, but in Trials HD the two get up close and personal to deliver a unique experience that is well worth the asking price. On the surface, this is an extreme motorbike racing game set in an abandoned warehouse, full of twisted metal girders, explosives and 100-foot drops, all of which are just right for putting your rider through the grinder and seeing them smashed into a pulp. But look a little closer and you will start to see the underlying puzzle elements amid this orgy of destruction and pain.

It's been a good seven years since the last Red Faction title and the appearance of Volition's own GeoMod technology. Allowing players to drastically alter their surroundings in their efforts to liberate oppressed Martian miners from the clutches of the evil Ultor Corporation, the engine promised players the freedom to explore areas anyway they wanted and to defeat enemies in unique and dynamic ways. However, the technology was sadly underused and not quite as revolutionary as we were lead to believe.