What a difference a venue makes. When IGN last saw Wheelman, Midway's upcoming action driving game starring Vin Diesel, it was at the company's Las Vegas event in April. The place was crowded and loud, so much so that all you could discern about the game is that there was plenty of driving and shooting around a bright and colorful virtual version of Barcelona.
Skip ahead a couple of months and Midway was kind enough to swing by the IGN office to let them check out the game in the quiet and comfort of their own demo room. While the driving and shooting remained intense, being able to actually hear the game made a huge difference as the audio enhances Wheelman's obvious movie inspirations, which are basically every chase movie ever made.
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.
I really hope that this game turns out to be good. Looks like it needs some graphical polish, but the location being away from the USA (thank God) for once should be a fantatic change for an open-world car related game.