DESCENT is every beat of your heart as you rip down a huge mountain track, straining your bike and your reflexes to the limit. This extreme downhill time trial involves reading the ground, carrying momentum through treacherous rock gardens, and surviving a deadly vertical drop without wrecking your run.
Gripping the handles in DESCENT is so terrible yet so satisfying. The realistic bike dynamics need you to pay attention at all times. You can feel the load transfer in your bones as you reach difficult root sections and the progressive fork soaking up big landings. You have to do more than just keep your foot on the pedal button to get through the road that was cut by hand. You’ll have to read the terrain, keep all four wheels on the dirt, and make a perfect finishing dash. Crashes aren’t the end of your session, but they do lose valuable seconds, requiring you to climb swiftly back onto the pedals to continue the Timed Run.
Dragging your brakes through a corner lowers your speed and damages your split time. Brake hard right before the turn for optimal efficiency, and lean hard into the berm to transfer your momentum out the other side.
You can speed up in more places than just the slope. Pump the backsides of rollers to generate free speed; time your actions so your wheels stay safely on the ground.
(Gamepad controllers are also fully supported for smooth steering).
The most addictive part of the gameplay is mastering the preset-rated course where every flawless pump and lean is visible in shaving time off the global rankings. Once you get the time down, the per-wheel grip mechanics make hitting the jump lines immensely pleasurable. But those players seeking a chilled-out, arcade-style Free Ride may find the progressive shock physics’ steep learning curve a little punishing at first.
Grab your helmet, learn the rock gardens, and break world records in DESCENT now.
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