Trail Hogs

Trail Hogs is a 2D bicycle jousting platform game. You ride a spring-equipped bike through areas controlled by rival cyclists, battling them by ramming into them like bumper cars. The springs behind the rear axle let you jump like a pogo stick.

Hog Haven and the Skidmarks

The game takes place after the creation of the Trail Hog bike and the city of Hog Haven. The bicycle gangs first united as the Trail Hogs, then split into the Trail Hogs and the rowdy Skidmarks. The Skidmarks have taken over the city by filling it with a foul-smelling mist, a scheme orchestrated by their leader, The Pork, who is said to be the city's best bicycle Ninja. Frankus sets out to reclaim his bicycle kingdom.

Hog Haven is the game's hub, and its city is divided into many areas. You search for secret passages and warps, collect tokens and treasures, and look for The Pork so you can fight him. You reach the map screen by tagging goals to finish an area or by entering an exit pipe. Some areas require a certain number of tokens to enter.

Ride, race and upgrade

You upgrade your bike as you explore. Tokens open levels and buy items, mostly bike modifications; the token count does not decrease when you make a purchase, and lost bike mods can be replaced free of charge. You can also collect tokens and other treasures by winning races, which requires beating the best time. In timed areas, the clock counts down from 1,000 seconds; reaching the goal tape sets your best time, which you can try to beat on another run. The bike's speed is shown on a power meter, with green indicating full speed and 20 miles per hour as its maximum.

Some areas require bombs or rockets that you pick up along the way. Rivals use different attacks, including projectiles, to push you off ledges. They cannot kill you, and you have no lives, but they can cost you time, knock you off platforms or ropes, or send you into the sewers or another area. Depending on where you fall, you may be able to climb back up or backtrack through the sewers to find other areas.

Falls and rescue

You can become trapped in a cage and unable to move, or get stuck in other places. Calling for rescue takes you to a rescue house in the city without resetting the game. The game also allows you to retry areas multiple times.