Excite Truck Comments by Tom Bramwell
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Der_tolle_Emil
16/02/07 @ 09:21
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Yes. I knew I was going to buy it today and it will be all the sweeter knowing the game is indeed great. Thanks for the timely review!
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Der_tolle_Emil
16/02/07 @ 09:25
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@kissthestick: Sorry to offend but you realise that that is quite a retarded comment?
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Fantastic review. I always suspected that this was getting a raw deal. I played this at Wii House back in November, blasted through four tracks and had a ball. Most enjoyable game I played all day, and I couldn't imagine it not being fun any more.
Granted, the multiplayer looks a bit rubbish, and it could perhaps still do with a bit more fleshing out, but I was always keen on buying this, and that review's just reinforced my decision to get this over the weekend. Nice work, Tom. :) |
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Ignatius_Cheese
16/02/07 @ 09:27
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Pleasantly surprised by Tom's overally positivity, considering this title has been belittled by other journos. Glad I preordered this and will gaily skip along the high street to collect it at lunch. What a nice start to the weekend. Cheers!
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Have_to_Speak_Up
16/02/07 @ 09:29
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Emil... I agree... a little silly. The fact that it "looks" good... and then offers what he would give it in a "review" when the ability to "review it" is obviously "lacking" due to the "fact" that "he" has only "looked" at the game "most" likely only in "Tom's" re"v"iew.
How strange That said I'd give it a 9 BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA |
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richardiox
16/02/07 @ 09:29
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Gah! In my head this morning I was weighing up getting this today or Korininpa next week. Thought "if it gets an 8 or more on EG then i will" - although I was expecting a seven.
Now I have to buy it and I know I wont be able to resist Korininpa next week either. I hate this Wii Drought. |
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Agent_Llama
16/02/07 @ 09:52
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NOOOOOOO... Oh wondrous Eurogamer, don't make me buy another fricking game... *sob*
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Hoorah! I'm happy. The review convinced me to get the game. I've been eyeing it in the past, looking out for the release, thinking buy or not buy, but now I'm sure, it's a definite "BUY!"
ps: did anyone notice how weird everyone's been controlling this game in videos from Nintendo? In every video I see people swinging the remote around like a madman resulting in their truck being completely out of control.
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Pac-man ate my wife
16/02/07 @ 09:59
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Sounds exactly like what I want to play now!
/heads off to GameStation with voucher in hand |
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Pac-man ate my wife
16/02/07 @ 10:07
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@ OnlyMe
Don't turn this into a fanboy debate. No one here has said any such thing so don't troll!
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But aren't the tilt functions all you need to use in this game, even if the controller is capable of reading your position in a 3D space? I mean, what does moving the controller backward and forwards or up and down accomplish in the game? I figured it was only tilting it in any direction that gave any results on the screen?
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MoGamer2006
16/02/07 @ 10:32
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Nice one, EG - I concur wholeheartedly with your thoughts. Got this at US launch and couldn't understand why it was getting only medium to fair reviews... it's great fun, and even having cracked it I still fire it up regularly for a blast!
My fave track is that Canadian one where, near the starting grid, you can Power through some trees and make an insane leap through the air and earn about 7 stars - exhilirating! I think what I like most is its lack of pretension - it's just a good old-fashioned racer with the accent on crazy excess... in fact, it reminds me a lot of that VW Beetle game that EA did on the N64 yonks ago, which I also loved...
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malteaserhead
16/02/07 @ 10:37
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Mapster
16-Feb-07 10:14:03 IT'S MY BIRTHDAY AND I WANT THIS FOR MY BIRTHDAY! __________ No need to shout old timer (ah the hearing is going)! Happy bday!
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MoGamer2006
16/02/07 @ 10:39
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Ah yes, Google is the saviour of my ailing brain... it was Beetle Adventure Racing, of course, developed by Paradigm (the talented chaps what did Pilotwings 64).
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MoGamer2006
16/02/07 @ 10:42
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@Malteserhead:
Nice to see someone here with good taste - and, if your name is literally true, who tastes good too! |
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malteaserhead
16/02/07 @ 10:45
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:)
@Mogamer I thought BAR was one of those games that people who don't like racing could get into (but skillful/demanding enough to satisfy those that do like racing games). Like Burnout and hopefully Excite Truck |
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fiery_jackass
16/02/07 @ 10:49
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what an odd, defensive tone in that review; I find it quite off-putting and clumsy.
e.g. "Compete with yourself, compete with your friends (perhaps you can email each other scores, or use the Wii's messaging system - just because Xbox Live's made everyone lazy doesn't mean the old methods stopped working)" seems a touch unnecessary |
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Der_tolle_Emil
16/02/07 @ 10:49
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Beetle Adventure Racing was great. Especially the later tracks (the city for example) where you had to take another route each lap to collect all the boxes. Plus it was very nice visually for the N64 (the cars had real time environment reflections!!).
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I've had this since I got my US Wii at Xmas. I agree whole-heartedly with the review, it seemed to get judged way too harshly on release. It's enjoyable in a trashy way - in the sense that it doesn't take itself very seriously and is simply fun to play. I also think it has some of the best graphics of any Wii game so far, at times it looks quite the swishy-thang.
Nice Crash! |
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"But aren't the tilt functions all you need to use in this game, even if the controller is capable of reading your position in a 3D space?"
The Wii controller isn't capable of reading your position in 3D space. It can tell where you're pointing (as long as you're pointing in the direction of the sensor bar), and it can detect acceleration and tilt. |
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richardiox
16/02/07 @ 12:24
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Er, yes it can detect position in a 3D space - for example the games on Wii Play or WarioWare where you have to reach towards the screen / away from to alter the depth in the 3D game space.
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