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You need to buy a new backspace button. Preparation is vital when purchasing Trials 2: Second Edition because you’re not going to get very far without a replacement backspace key. Much like TrackMania’s reliance on the ‘restart key’, Trials 2 attempts to convey the same aim. The concept couldn’t get any easier. Your responsibility is a lone figure on a motocross bike and getting him safely to the end of an obstacle course riddled with jumps, boxes and drops. It’s the evolution of an online flash game that goes by the same name (give it a go here if you wish). Obviously buying the game (off steam preferably) gets you a 3D version with fully kitted out tracks. The game also incorporates online records, a built in IRC channel and Steamworks’ achievements. Trials 2 attempts to socialise a typically loner affair, but at such a low price do you get bang for your buck or scammed into a dolled up flash game?

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The aptly named Boom Blox is Steven Spielberg’s first attempt at producing a video game. You’d have expected the renowned director to latch onto a movie tie-in, such as ‘Lego Indiana Jones’ or ‘The Bourne Conspiracy’ and put all his directing talent into the screenplay. Even if that wasn’t a lucrative option, you’d be excused from thinking that Spielberg would have opted for a more adventure orientated title like ‘Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune’ or ‘Tomb Raider Underworld’. But alas, Steven Spielberg’s first foray into the massively popular medium that is video games is with a little title named ‘Boom Blox’.

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Apart from having the longest name in video gaming history, (Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One), there’s not much else which makes the game stand out. A standard adventure romp mixing supposedly humorous storytelling with RPG-lite combat doesn’t exactly shout blockbuster anymore. Despite the masses having such a viewpoint, we implore you not to be put off. Drawing on its popularity as a web comic and merging it with a witty story (yet completely random at the same time), it seemed the ideal venture for the creators. While you can argue that making a video game with all the trappings that were originally ridiculed by the comic as somewhat hypocritical, we’re ignoring that and focusing entirely on the game. It’s out for a budget price on both PC (Mac and Linux included) and Xbox 360 (Arcade); but is it a successful dark horse or should it be confined to the bin?

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Gamers have had a renaissance of driving games recently with entries like Gran Turismo Prologue, GRiD and Burnout Paradise. Activision have decided to enter the fray by bringing something new to the table, and to be honest it’s a bit odd. It comes in the form of Monster Truck racing, taken straight from the ‘well known’ Monster Jam competitions. Which doesn’t really sound particularly fun as Monster Trucks aren’t normally known for their speed fast nor their ability to take corners, Luckily the game’s  design of the arenas means that they’re perfectly suited to race.

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