Mixing the raucous sideswiping action of Burnout with the cinematic swagger of the early Driver series, Wheelman attempts to fuel everyone's desire to outsmart cops, blast through on coming traffic, and do the extraordinary. Wheelman is instantly reminiscent of Reflections once-great car-action game, Driver. Vin Diesel's Burik can drive any of the non-licensed cars on the street, all of which look, feel, and drive differently than the heavy American cars of Starsky and Hutch or Bullitt from which Driver drew much of its influences.
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.
