Console Monster writes: "I didn't exactly have high hopes for The Wheelman when I first heard about it. "A cinematic blockbuster starring Vin Diesel" are never the best choice of words. I'm not a fan of Vin Diesel, but I did enjoy Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay for the Xbox, and that's about it. So, when The Wheelman arrived for me to play through I was surprised. But only a little.
I'm going to kick things off on a negative. The story is horrific. Absolutely terrible. You play as Milo, Vin Diesel's character, who is an undercover driver working for some organisation (that is never made clear) in Barcelona. His goals are never made clear, the goals of the three rival gangs are never made clear either, nor are the reasons why you are even doing these missions. There are cutscenes, but none of them make any sense, and it really distracts from the game. You're looking for some guy named Felipe, chasing some people down, stopping World War 3?! I didn't know, and I soon quickly found myself not caring about the cutscenes..."
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.
