Take the car-crashing chaos of Burnout, a little bit of Grand Theft Auto's gun-blasting and carjacking, add in Vin Diesel, and place it all in a fictionalized version of Barcelona, Spain, and what do you have? The next action game from Midway, Wheelman. Announced yesterday during Midway's spring press event in Las Vegas, Wheelman looks like it's shaping up to be the video game equivalent of the kind of dumb action movies that pack the theaters in the summertime, full of bang-bang action, incredible car chases, and, well, more action.
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.
Thats some realistic car physics you got there. I guess itll at least be a rental.