More than knocking metal bodies together, you can use the sideswipe to avoid traffic, or doge hits, or even use it as defence to ram another car when they are about to do the same to you. The concept is simple and ingeniously added into the gameplay with simple controls. The sideswipe is the quickest we seen in a game and actually feels like an extension like a fist. This throws your cars weight viciously into your enemies to set destruction in motion. The way Wheelman handles vehicle combat is by pressing the analog stick in the direction you would like to sideswipe your enemy. The concept of using a car as a weapon is realised without arming each vehicle with duel chainguns and heavy plated armour. Focusing on the one the stronger points would be the “vehicular combat” implementation.
Pursuit Force isn't as fancy, but the general concept is similar.įor the most part Wheelman is a fairly solid with a few weak points that hurt the overal gaming experience. It has the same vehicle centered action with a few on-foot missions to boot. After a closer examination it seems like Wheelman could be pinned as a big-boy version of Pursuit Force which is Sony’s little gem on the PSP. Wheelman has a bit of everything in from the Midtown Madness inspired physics, to the Burnout: Revenge traffic checking, to on foot action like Grand Theft Auto in an open world filled with multiple objects like Test Drive: Unlimited. Wheelman is a unique blending of game elements mixed up to make their own version of a vehicle action game. The storyline might be your average tale, but that doesn’t totally transfer over to the gameplay. Ironically enough you could peg Wheelman on par with the average Vin Diesel film.
Since Wheelman might be made into a feature film, the story aspect needed to be fairly solid. The plot isn’t overly interesting, but Wheelman does an excellent job keeping the player interested. In a nutshell, Wheelman doesn’t shake up the formula, and keeps to the standard storyline progression you would expect. I can’t go into too much detail about the plot because it unravels quickly and would be filled with spoiler alerts. In Barcelona, Spain, Milo starts taking jobs for the assortment of criminal personalities while having a hidden agenda of his own. Vin takes on the digital role of Milo Burik, a Wheelman, a career crimal driver. If you happen to be a Vin Diesel fan then you will get more then enough Vin in Wheelman.
The Vin Diesel name attached to the project will also help to bring a few new faces to the gaming world, or that’s what Midway's investors are hoping. It’s been a while since we have had a solid vehicle action title, so it is good to see another wheeler jump onto store shelves. Pegged to be an adrenaline-fuelled, vehicle action game, gamers who are looking for something different should look to get behind the wheel in Wheelman. Vin Diesel has made a commitment to gaming and his first effort coming out of the Tigon garage is Wheelman. Jumping into the driver’s seat, Extreme Gamer takes a look at this ambitious vehicle action game. Well, Wheelman has the right hypeman, but it might not be the adrenaline-fuelled, cinematic thrill ride Midway has promised.
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Vin Diesel in Wheelman promises spectacular Hollywood-styled stunts to go along with a gripping storyline full of andrenaline-fuelled action.