Pumped BMX +

Less a big, flashy sports game than a quick, tightly designed bike trick puzzler.

Somehow I feel that the control scheme ruins the whole game... I'l stick to Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX or Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX... Or Steam related game: Descenders... Yeah, not the same price and quality category, but hey...

never cared about bmx and tricks and stuff, no idea what half the words mean in this one either, but I like trials-likes. really suck at them and never go for a billion combos and high scores, just try to unlock and finish as many levels as I can before giving up in frustration, ideally right before boiling point. that poor keyboard has suffered enough. this one has a weird control method, wanting you to sit on space to gain momentum and let go when a jump needs to happen, and an I assume decent assortment of tricks to pull off. there's a list to consult for key combinations, plus a tutorial and some bike and rider customization. 50 levels in 5 level packs of increasing difficulty. every track comes with 3 goals besides reaching the finish line, involving a score to reach and various tricks. played this in 2018 (and a few minutes now for the review), can't remember how unlocks work but I have access to every stage and completed each somehow, though with fewer and fewer objectives (the first pack is at 88%, the last 19%). simple mobiley graphics, okay music. unity launcher for resolutions and windowed mode, separate volumes inside, the end. pretty lazy. advanced mode with feebles and smiths (whatever the ♥♥♥♥ they are) unlocks after 400 challenges, glitch mode (because bugs are fun?) after completing the game. there are a lot of keys in use here, both wasd and arrows and shift are used for different things, so [b]non-rebindable controls are a dealbreaker[/b]. it's fine otherwise, based on my non-expert, ultra-casual opinion, and I got a lot further than in some other similar titles, but mastering the controls, timing, landing and everything is a big ask. so is 10 eur but that's what sales are for.