Hugo Troll Race
Hugo Troll Race is a free-to-play endless runner video game in the Hugo franchise, developed by Danish studio Hugo Games and published by Krea Medie in 2012. Its sequel and spin-off were released in 2015.
Gameplay
The game is a 3D remake of the 2D "handcar" minigame from the 1992 Amiga game Hugo - På Nye Eventyr, which was itself based on the early 1990s scenarios from the TV game show Hugo. In the game, the player controls a member of Hugo's family escaping a pursuit by the evil witch Scylla and her minions. The player is driving a trolley to jump, dodge and tilt to avoid obstacles and collect gold coins. The gold can be then spent on power-ups and trolley upgrades, and to unlock additional content, all of which can be also bought via microtransactions. There is also a wheel of fortune type minigame.Release
Hugo Troll Race was released by Hugo Games A/S for the iPhone and iPad in early July 2012. It has been originally released as a commercial product, before switching to the free-to-play model. It was also released as Hugo Troll Race HD for the iPad, and a PC version was released by Software Pyramide in Germany.An ice age theme was added in October 2012. In January 2013, a jungle theme came with an update and the game was made free to play. In the first Krea Medie Hugo merchandise, Adimex released a line of Hugo Troll Race themed bath products in 2013. In April, the game was again updated to feature a "TrollCopter" and new playable characters such as MicHugo TrollMacher, Snoop Troll, Indiana Troll, Agent Hugo, El Capitan, Sven Goldentroll, Hoshi Troll, Hugo and Hugolina. In July, the Surfer's Cove update added a sea scenario and two more new characters Aloha Troll and Nalu Troll. Further characters, stages, and vehicles were added later.