Later levels toss new ideas into the mix, but often they're a little gimmicky, and they creep up on you in the worst possible ways. And that means there's less of a connection between you and the road, which you really don't want. It keeps things fresh, but it means you never really get a handle on the different vehicles you're driving. There are even Angry Birds-style smashy bashy levels where you have to cripple some structures. Others give you some precious cargo and a bumpy road to navigate. Some task you with performing a giant leap and stopping at the right place. The levels aren't all about speed though. They're only a minute or so long, but if you fall at the last hurdle it's a bit of a slog to go through the whole thing again. A failure sends you back to the start of the level. Make too many awkward landings, or spend too much time spinning around on your roof, and you'll explode. One thing that Offroad Legends 2 does differently from its bike-based inspiration is damage. You use these to perfect your landings, and to gain traction on slippery slopes. You've got an accelerator, a brake, and two buttons that control the tilt of whichever car you're controlling. You need to get from A to B, navigating a series of obstacles in as quick a time as possible. Like its predecessor the game is a physics platformer with big trucks. It's pretty, and it mixes things up often enough that you're rarely in the same vehicle from level to level.īut when you want it to really get its claws into you, when you want it to grab you by the scruff of the neck and force you to keep going, its grip is just too loose. It's a shame, because there's a lot to like here. They sneak up on you, forcing you to fail through surprise rather than because you got the angle of approach slightly wrong.

And its frustrating obstacles are just a little too frustrating. Its levels are short and snappy, its explosions overblown and often hilarious.īut it doesn't click in the way it should. Offroad Legends 2 doesn't have the bite of a real Trials game.