![]() (Certainly more than the actual last installment of “Need For Speed”). None of the missions, especially the side ones, are particularly creative, but “Wheelman” satisfied my need for speed more consistently than any driving game in a while. Success in the side missions supposedly offers incentives like faster cars but none of them felt remotely necessary to completing the bulk of the game. In between missions, players can perform a variety of side missions like evading police, causing damage, or even the classic “Taxi” side mission. Naturally, “Wheelman” is a series of gang-related missions like stealing a gas tanker or chasing a runaway train down a tunnel. A guy with the skills behind the wheel when a gang needs something done. Honestly, I found myself skipping the cut scenes more often than I usually do, but considering the amount of people forgiving of Diesel’s acting skills in “Fast & Furious,” they might be intrigued by what he has to say in “Wheelman”.ĭiesel’s character is a hired foot. The story of “Wheelman” is loose at best. Milo is the titular character, an American working for three Barcelona gangs. As a part of his entertainment onslaught that includes “Fast & Furious,” the video game “ The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena” (which will be reviewed here later this week), and the Blu-Ray releases of “ Pitch Black” and “ The Chronicles of Riddick,” Diesel brings to life the role of Milo Burik, the lead in “Wheelman”. Both the game and the Paul Walker movie share two important things in common - fast cars and Vin Diesel. It’s tempting to describe “Wheelman” as a video game tie-in with the recently smash hit “ Fast & Furious”. “Wheelman” is far from a perfect game and with a few tweaks it could have been a classic, but that doesn’t mean its B-movie charms should be ignored. I know the game has some serious design flaws, but like an action movie you watch over and over again, the flaws are easier to forgive in the name of old-fashioned fun. Unlike GTA, however, there's little to enjoy beyond the main thrust of the story.CHICAGO – Midway’s “Wheelman” is my guilty pleasure game of the season. Wheelman provides an exciting one-off ride, a popcorn movie in game form. This helps you get caught up in the non-stop adrenaline on offer. The onscreen presence of Vin Diesel actually helps things along, bringing a movie-stunt credibility to the in-game action. You can also 'air-jack' other cars, which involves your virtual Vin jumping on to his bonnet, diving on to a speeding car and knocking the driver out of his seat in one fluid movement. As well as normal driving, you can ram sideways into cars by flicking your mouse to the side. It's by no means an accurate driving simulation, and although it's possible to lose control, there's a high degree of driver assistance. Where Wheelman excels is in its action, which it piles on in spades. Although you can just drive around, there's little point instead, you're encouraged to open up the map and hop directly to the next mission. ![]() In fact, there's very little character to its Barcelona, despite the accurate graphical depiction. Wheelman isn't about exploration and doesn't try to simulate a 'living' city. You'd be forgiven for comparing Wheelman to Grand Theft Auto, but the two games are actually very different. There are 31 story missions, but each time you complete one, other side missions open up, which range from street races to car-jackings. You're thrown into the action pretty quickly, as you try to win the trust of a drug baron by proving your skill as a driver. ![]() The game has no official connection with the latest Fast and Furious film, also starring Diesel, but both the game and the film share very similar subject matter. It 'stars' actor Vin Diesel as Milo, a talented driver with a shady past. Wheelman is a driving game with pretensions of being a movie.
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