Complete differences between Trials 2 versions
Chart shows major differences between all Trials 2 versions and demos.

Trials 2 Original (miniclip.com) Trials 2 Second Edition Trials 2 Second Edition Demo
Release Date 20-12-2007 5-3-2008 5-3-2008
Price $ 9.90 $ 19.90 Free
Automated game updates No Yes Yes
Automated track downloading service No Yes No
Total number of playable tracks 16 40 9
Track naming and grouping Tutorial
Easy 1-5
Medium 1-5
Hard 1-5
All tracks have unique names
3 tutorial tracks
11 easy tracks
8 medium tracks
8 hard tracks
3 flip tracks
3 wheelie tracks
4 dynamic tracks
All tracks have unique names
3 tutorial tracks
1 easy track
1 medium track
1 hard track
1 flip track
1 wheelie track
1 dynamic track
Flip game mode:
Perform as many back and frontflips as possible to reach high scores
No Yes Yes
Wheelie game mode:
Drive as long as possible with your backwheel to reach high scores
No Yes Yes
Dynamic game mode:
Tracks with fully dynamic physically modeled obstacles
No Yes Yes
Achievements:
Unlock various challenging achievements while you play
No achievements 25 achievements 6 achievements
Quick restart feature No Yes Yes
Online profiles Yes Yes No
Online profile statistics:
View any player's track placement, achievements, team, total playtime, experience points and level
No Yes No
Participate in global track high score lists Yes Yes No
Global track highscore list style All time scores All time and weekly scores filterable by team and country-
High scores can be scrolled up and down
All time and weekly scores filterable by team and country-
High scores can be scrolled up and down
Global track record and player profile database Original Trials 2 ingame only database New Trials 2 Second Edition database. Accessable both ingame and at game website New Trials 2 Second Edition database. Accessable both ingame and at game website
Team play:
Join a team and compete in team high score list, or against your teammates
No Yes No
Ghost racing:
Play against the ghost bike of any record in the global record list
No Yes Yes
Global player ranking list:
Compete to be the overall best player in the game
No Yes No
Improved server and high score security No Yes Yes
In-game chat:
Press TAB to pause your game and open a global chat overlay window
No Yes No
Improved graphics engine:
- Volumetric particle rendering
- Particle lighting
- Smooth bike spotlight
- Driver character skinning
- Hardware mouse cursor
- New scalable font rendering system with pixel shader antialiasing
- Windowed mode screen blurring bug has been fixed
No Yes Yes
Improved graphics and UI content:
- Competely new lifelike bike and driver models
- New better looking fonts
- Menu screen graphics completely redone
- In-game UI graphics completely redone
- Menu screen and subscreen layout improved
- Menu screens scale by resolution (up to 1920x1200)
No Yes Yes
Camera settings Limited Multiple side view camera modes
3rd person
1st person
Cinematic
Multiple side view camera modes
3rd person
1st person
Cinematic
Improved physics:
- Much improved bike physics
- Improved collision precision
- Bike hull collision
- Fully integrated 3d physics engine (Bullet Physics)
- Interactive physics objects in tracks
- Realistic 3d ragdoll for accidents
No Yes Yes
Improved sounds:
- Completely new bike engine sounds
- Lots of different driver wounded/moaning sounds
- Compatiblity improvements with various hardware accelerated sound systems
No Yes Yes
Optimized performance and memory usage: No Yes Yes
Game controlling Keyboard Keyboard
DirectInput pads
XBox 360 controller
Force feedback support for all pads
Keyboard
DirectInput pads
XBox 360 controller
Force feedback support for all pads
Custom replay recording and sharing No Yes Yes
Compatiblity and security Needs administrator rights for playing
Can be played with normal user rights
Works properly with Vista UAC enabled
Can be played with normal user rights
Works properly with Vista UAC enabled
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