If you like driving games and have a Wii then this has to be a 'Must Buy' for you!
If you thought tilting your Wii Controller left/right to turn the car in GT Pro Series or Monster 4x4 was innovative then you will be even more pleasantly surprised when you play this game! :cool:
This makes full use of the Wii Controller (minus the nunchuck that is) as not only do you have to turn the controller left and and right, when you take off on a jump you have to rotate it forwards and backwards as well to ensure that you land correctly!
If you take a look at the image above (that I have found on the net), you will see what I mean.
Now if the innovative use of the controller wasn't enough, this game is not all about going across the finish line in 1st place. It's all about stars...
At the start of each race you are told the time limit, number of laps and the minimum number of stars required to move on to the next level.
You get stars for landing correctly after jumping in the air from the raised terrain, for going through 'rings' whilst in the air on certain jumps, for ramming in to your opponents at high speed, for performing 360, 720, 1080 or even 1800 degree turns in the air, for doing 'tree runs' and even for crashing spectacularly!!!
If you take a look at the image above you will see one of the vehicles in the air after activating the turbo-boost whilst on an elevated part of the terrain!
You can see that in this image, 13 out of 115 stars have been collected and that they are on lap 1 of 3.
At the bottom-right of the screenshot you can see the temparature gauge. When you activate the turbo-boost (by pressing any direction on the digi-pad) the temparature gauge goes up. When it reaches maximum you must stop using it and let the engine cool down.
The fastest way to cool the engine down is either via jumping through the air or to drive through shallow water.
Overall this a fantastic game which makes full use of the Wii Controller! The graphics may not be outstanding but the gameplay more than makes up for it!
One thing I would recommend you think about buying (if you dont already have one) is a Joytech Controller as shown in the image below:
I found that it helped me to hold the controller in a more comfortable mannor and reduced the aching wrists!
One last thing is that there is now a proper use for the SD card that most of us seem to have brought (and then couldn't find a real use for them)! Any MP3s stored on an SD card in your Wii system will be used during the game - this is why the music rating below is 10/10 as its your own music so you must like it...
Wii Mans Game Rating
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Fun Factor: 8/10 - If you like fun car games then you'll enjoy this!
Playability: 9/10 - The only feature that isn't used is the nunchuck!
Gameplay: 9/10 - Great fun, great game.
Graphics: 8/10 - Reasonable graphics with good weather effects.
Sound/Music: 10/10 - If you have an SD card then it's music of your choosing!
Overall 44/50
*** A Wii Man Recommended Title ***
UPDATE:
Lastability Rating: 8/10 - I still have this game and will keep it until I complete it, which may be some time!
Wii Mans Reviews: Excite Truck
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