X360:
"However, the game doesn't wholly give its faults the slip, and some of them are intrusive to say the least. Granted, the game 'borrows' from numerous sources, but its limitations really show when you immerse yourself in the sandbox side of things. Duck and cover shoot-outs evocative of GTA IV tire after a while – don't get us started on the police radar evasion system – and the city itself, while extremely attractive, is too cinematic and carefully rendered to house any hidden secrets – or realism, for that matter. The game, in all its essence, is a C-movie tale built for consoles to showcase some genuinely unique engine swerves. Fun, fast and, on occasions, furiously agitating, Wheelman is a rental-worthy release through and through."
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.
