Excite Truck on Wii (2007)

Short but Sweet

fredfunk from Derby , 08/05/2007

If you want an adreniline fuelled few days of fun then definitely check this title out. Ridiculus jumps, crazy crashes and terrain morphing adds up to one great game!! One bone though...it's just way too short.

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Excite Truck

nated23 from Birmingham [Highly rated reviewer] , 27/05/2007

With its Elvin warriors, cartoon sports and midget-tossing challenges, the Wii isn’t the place to be if you want realistic gaming. But even by Nintendo’s freakish standards, Excite Truck is a bewildering experience.

Essentially a stunt racer where you throw huge trucks around courses more suited to a motocross bike, Excite Truck is another title specially designed for the console’s motion controls; holding the Wii remote sideways, players can turn the controller left and right to spin the steering wheel, and even tilt it forwards and back while in the air to adjust how your rig will land. But while the steering gestures feel natural and intuitive, the game’s twitchy, motion-sensitive manipulation never feels quite responsive enough, making for a jerky and ultimately frustrating lack of control. And while the steering lacks the precise control of an authentic driving simulation, Gran Turismo nuts will also baulk at the implausible action where driving through pools of water or flying through the air is enough to cool your engine and improve your chances of a speed boost.

Although Excite Truck’s packed with ideas and is unlike any other racer on the shelves, it still lacks the flair and polish of other Wii games. And while it demonstrates that using the motion controls to steer a virtual vehicle is eminently possible, you’ll soon yearn for the steadfast control that traditional thumbstick allows.

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PUMP IT!

A customer from Wales mun , 03/11/2007

Just about the best game we have so far rented for the WiI and on my 'buy it' list. Easy to play but harder to master, three days in and we are still playing with all of us competing to see who can get the Platignuam S stars first!

Fun to compete with the Versus play and also fun challenging yourself in the Races.

nice graphics and I just love being able to fly a truck!

We don't usually like driving games but this is worth having.

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Great!

parnold from Dartford [Highly rated reviewer] , 31/01/2008

Thoroughly enjoyed this one.

Plenty of different trucks to race, lots of tracks and not too hard to progress through the many levels.

Played it on the big screen and found some of the jumps give such a feeling of height you feel like you're flying.

I'll be buying this one.

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Not so good

Mogwa from Hull,UK , 23/05/2007

Fun to start with but starts to get a bit same ish. Dont think i would buy it but i would certanly rent again.

The music and sound FX start tog et annoying.

The game play is fast and the grapics look nice.

Overall 3 out of 5.

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Excite Truck

nated23 from Birmingham [Highly rated reviewer] , 27/05/2007

With its Elvin warriors, cartoon sports and midget-tossing challenges, the Wii isn’t the place to be if you want realistic gaming. But even by Nintendo’s freakish standards, Excite Truck is a bewildering experience.

Essentially a stunt racer where you throw huge trucks around courses more suited to a motocross bike, Excite Truck is another title specially designed for the console’s motion controls; holding the Wii remote sideways, players can turn the controller left and right to spin the steering wheel, and even tilt it forwards and back while in the air to adjust how your rig will land. But while the steering gestures feel natural and intuitive, the game’s twitchy, motion-sensitive manipulation never feels quite responsive enough, making for a jerky and ultimately frustrating lack of control. And while the steering lacks the precise control of an authentic driving simulation, Gran Turismo nuts will also baulk at the implausible action where driving through pools of water or flying through the air is enough to cool your engine and improve your chances of a speed boost.

Although Excite Truck’s packed with ideas and is unlike any other racer on the shelves, it still lacks the flair and polish of other Wii games. And while it demonstrates that using the motion controls to steer a virtual vehicle is eminently possible, you’ll soon yearn for the steadfast control that traditional thumbstick allows.

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