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Excite Truck (Wii)
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RRP: £39.99
Amazon Price: £32.99
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Availability: Not yet released
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Publisher: Nintendo
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Editorial: In a nutshell:
Nintendo are readying a brand new race game for the Wii and it's not F-Zero, Mario Kart or anything you've ever seen before. Instead you'll believe a 4x4 can fly!The lowdown:
Every console needs a goodly number of quality racing games if it wants to really succeed and that's not always been Nintendo's forte. Excite Truck though is an attempt to create a game that marries the all out fun of Mario Kart with something, not realistic but at least less obviously cartoonish. Yet again the Wii Remote is used in a completely different way, this time holding it horizontally and rotating it left and right as if it was a steering wheel. The only other controls are accelerate and brake on the '1' and '2' buttons, although you will land better if you tilt the controller up while you approach the ground. Despite this purposeful simplicity it's one of the better looking Wii games, with a huge draw distance and some impressive speed blur effects. It looks the part then, but more importantly it seems to play it too. Most exciting moment:
A good lick of speed is always important in a racing game but this has got to be one of the fastest racers ever - and that's before you turn on the turbo boost. To make things even worse (better) picking up power-ups allows you to deform the terrain, creating enormous jumps out of thin air that send you flying for what seems like miles. Since you ask:
The name Excite Truck is a reference to the NES game Excitebike and its N64 update Excitebike 64. Beyond the name and the fact that it is a racing game though the two titles do not appear to have anything else in common. The bottom line:
Nintendo's first modern racer for years looks like a truck load of fun.-HARRISON DENT
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"Nintendo Brings the Fun" - 9 January 2007
It took a while after launch to decide if I wanted to get Excite Truck or not, but I have heard nothing but good things about it so I bit my lip and picked up a copy. I do not regret it at all. I am not a big fan of racing games because I always find them so repetitive and unexciting (with the exception of the Mario Kart series). Those racing games with licensed cars, realistic graphics and physics just bore the hell out of me because they do not offer anything new with each offering they put out. This is not the case with Excite Truck.
To begin, Excite Truck is the successor to the NES classic - Excite Bike. The point of Excite Truck is to collect a designated amount of stars to advance to higher levels. You do this by doing certain tricks such as drifting, turbo jumps, catching air, and crashing into other trucks. You can even gain stars by having a nice crash or even dodging a succession of trees. It is not imperative to win first place, but when you are just short of enough stars to advance to the next level, that first place can make all the difference. There are a total of five locations you can race - China, Mexico, Scotland, Fiji, and Canada - each with their own unique look. Some of the locations have crazy jumps, dips, and chasms that'll leave you in air for a few good seconds. While in air, you can still maneuver your truck to do spins and other tricks. With each level, the tracks become increasingly complex and harder to maneuver. Luckily, the Wii controls work great. You hold the Wii remote on its side as if it were a steering wheel and you steer your trucks as if you were actually steering it. It is very responsive and it takes skill to master, but it is also incredibly fun and easy to pick up and play.
Graphically, Excite Truck is one of the best looking Wii games out right now. I am not going to compare its graphics to that of the Xbox 360 and PS3 because I feel it is becoming convoluted to keep comparing Wii to them. The Wii is not in the same category graphically. But Excite Truck does very well on its respected platform. The enviroments are lush and alive. The trucks are realisticly rendered. The game never has slowdown or framerate problems even though at times I felt like it should have given the insane speeds at which the trucks are moving through the environments. The feeling of insane speeds is terrificly rendered on screen. The blurred effects on the outer edges of the screen as you are rocketing past gave me a sense that I am going out of control, but the responsiveness of the controls kept it in balance. Another great feature in the game is the ability to change and manipulate the surrounding environment. Hitting an exclamation mark while driving will dynamically change the terrain in real time. You could use this to your advantage by knocking other players off course or creating a hill where you could execute a major turbo jump. There is also a "POW" marker that will put your car into hyper-speed as well as make you invincible to trees. There are a lot of surprises that keep the game fresh and exciting not to mention it gives you great replay value.
Another great aspect of Excite Truck is the ability to add your own custom soundtrack through an SD card. Just upload your own music on the card and bring it up before or during the races. It makes it that much more personal and enjoyable. Otherwise, you would be subjected to the horrible, generic rock music they put in the game.
If there is one downfall of the game, it would have to be its multiplayer feature. There is no online play and only two players can play on screen at a time. Also, there are no other AI trucks when playing multiplayer. I find it more fun just to take turns beating the main game. Excite Truck is a first generation launch title and I wouldn't fault it for not having online play. Nintendo is still trying to work out the online kinks.
Overall, it is definitely a must-buy for Wii owners. The Wii controls bring in a new level of immersion. I would recommend it to those who are bored with realistic racing games and want to try something new. However, those who love realistic racing games probably won't get into it. And, of course, I would recommend it for anyone who just enjoys fun games.
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"Unbelivably Amazing" - 14 December 2006
You must get this game
you can form and destroy terrain, causing chaos to other players.
You won't play for minutes you'll play for hours!!
Load your music while you play.The best arcade racer of all time!!
The Graphics are good and game play is great.
Turbo jump and pull off tricks to boost your score!!
Overall amazing game. a good game for the Wii
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"Excite Truck" - 26 November 2006
Looks really great but maybe it's not that great, think about it the gameplay looks good but not many features.
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