It must be nice being Vin Diesel. You get to drive a lot of hot cars, shoot a bunch of fancy guns, drop a ton of one-liners, and impress all the ladies. That basically describes quite a number of Diesel's movies, but it also describes the upcoming game, The Wheelman, almost to a T.
In it, you play a character (modeled on and voiced by Diesel) as he plays an American "wheelman" in Barcelona. He's basically a driver for various criminal elements, which means that there are plenty of high-speed chases, pursuits, and action. IGN finally got their hands on The Wheelman for the first time, so strap in for some details.
MenStuff: "OK, it’s hard to actually recommend many celebrity-endorsed games. They don’t exactly live up to the triple-A standard as some of the big blockbuster movies the actors star in, but there are a few that made for a fun adventure and deserve a shout-out."
OXM UK writes: "Madagascar Kartz. Up. Cars. Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs.
There are plenty of kids games on Xbox 360 where the challenge barely bothers to raise itself beyond pressing A to skip the tutorial text, as you dilly-dally through the game while achievements pop all around you."
Gamereactor sat down with Tigon Studios' head of game production Ian Stevens to talk about Riddick, the "burden" of Vin Diesel's image, and game development in general.
