Trine has been available on the PC for quite some time, but on the PlayStation 3 it's been only our friends over in Europe who've gotten to purchase and put the game's heroic trio through their paces. That ends on October 22nd, when Trine finally sees a U.S. PlayStation Store release. I'm not sure why the European and U.S. releases were separated by a month, but I'm guessing it has something to do with Nobilis being a French publisher and all that entails.

Those interested in checking out Trine when it hits the PlayStation Store would do well to read Luke's review of the game, to see how a burly Australian man feels about it.

A suggest retail price for the PC of $30-$40 caused a bit of consternation among fans awaiting the PC release of Trine earlier this week, worried that they would be paying near double what the PlayStation 3 players would be paying once the game hits the PlayStation Network. It looked like relief was in sight this morning when the game hit Steam for $19.99, but as I sat here typing this, the price changed, as did the tone of this article. Now the game is $10 more expensive than it was initially, which means the original price was either a mistake, or a cruel joke meant to taunt me. It's a good thing I compulsively hit the refresh button.

So, who is biting, and who would rather wait for the less expensive PlayStation 3 version?

Buy Trine On Steam [Steam]

The demo comes by way of SouthPeak Interactive, who've picked up the PC publishing rights for Frozenbyte and Nobilis' 2D platforming physics-fest in North America. A mere 461MB worth of downloading now stands between you and a magical journey through a troubled kingdom, swapping between a wizard, warrior, and thief, each bound together by a mystical artifact known as the Trine, n order to traverse the various obstacles placed in your path.

Check out our previouse Trine stories to see if the game might be worth your while. I'm not here to bury it or praise it...just to give you a link. Here:

Trine PC Demo [GameTap - Thanks Cloudst69!]

Trine is an action platformer that allows the player to switch between three different roles - thief, wizard, and warrior - creating objects or destroying them in order to traverse beautiful fantasy environments. I was already impressed with the title from the initial announcement video, so this co-op vid is just icing on the cake. The game allows a second player to join in the game at any point, allowing for a combination of powers you just won't see playing the game on your own.

Trine from Frozenbyte and Nobilis is due out in June on the PlayStation Network and PC.

Trine is essentially a 2D platformer that allows the player to create and destroy objects in order to solve puzzles and defeat challenges as they battle to save their kingdom from evil. You'll be able to play as an object-creating wizard, swift and agile thief, and a destructive warrior, swapping characters on the fly to fit the situation. Need a ramp? Use the wizard to create one. Barrier in your way? The warrior can bash right through it.

The game looks to be an absolutely gorgeous mix of 3D graphics and 2D gameplay. Hit the jump for a few more screens, along with a video of the game in action. Definitely a title to watch.

Nobilis and Frozenbyte announce Trine on the PlayStation® Network and PC.

Lyon, France, the 5th of December 2008 – Immediate release. Nobilis and Frozenbyte are proud to announce that the fantasy action game “Trine™” (PlayStation® Network and PC) will be released in Q2 2009.

Trine™ is a fantasy action game where the player can create and use physics-based objects to beat hazardous puzzles and threatening enemies. Set in a world of great castles and strange machinery, three heroes are bound to a mysterious device called the Trine in a quest to save the kingdom from evil…

The gameplay is based on fully interactive physics - each character's different ability helps the player battle an army of un-dead and defeat hazardous contraptions. The player can at any time freely choose whoever is best suited for the upcoming challenge or puzzle: The Wizard is able to summon objects to help solve puzzles and create new ways to overcome obstacles, the Thief uses her agility and dead-on accuracy to swiftly surprise the monsters, and the Warrior unleashes mayhem and physical destruction wherever he goes.

“This is the first game we publish on the PlayStation® Network and we are thrilled to work with Frozenbyte on this very exciting game project!” declares Arnaud Blacher, CEO of Nobilis Group.

“Trine™ is a true testament to Frozenbyte's new strategy focusing on original IP. We can't wait to have the game released on the PlayStation® Network and PC,” said Lauri Hyvarinen, CEO of Frozenbyte, and he continued: “Nobilis has been a great partner to us all these years and we look forward to combining our efforts even more closely to make a great game!”

Official website: http://trine-thegame.com/