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posted by Justice76 (MILPITAS, CA) Oct 28, 2009
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What do you get when you mix Vin Diesel, Burnout Paradise, GTA IV, and ten parts Lameness? Wheelman! I love Vin Diesel fan, but this is sub-par.
PROS
VIN DIESEL’S VOICEWORK
FAIR DRIVING GAMEPLAY
COOL MOVES: Cyclone Spins, Aimed Shots and Airjacks are sweet additions to standard gameplay.
CONS
105 REPETITIVE SIDE MISSIONS/105 S-RANKS: I only needed two more trophies to platinum this game, but it became such a grind I returned it. The panda drivers are extremely aggressive, and making the S rating on many events requires more than skill. You have to be lucky. Sometimes cars block your way, and some times they don’t.
UNFORGIVING PHYSICS: Similar to Need For Speed Undercover (NFSU), once you hit or exit a moving vehicle, it inexplicably shoots down the road in front of you at 200mph. However, if you contact the unoccupied vehicle again, it mysteriously stops and becomes a semi-immovable object, blocking you from further forward motion.
UNFORGIVING ENVIRONMENT: You come to a complete stop because you tap a curb or wall.
SUICIDAL AI DRIVERS: Cars on the street steer into you for no apparent reason. In Made To Order missions, the drivers of the hot vehicles never crash, unless you’re close enough to airjack the vehicle. Then they inexplicably hit other cars, forcing you to drive past them. Bogus.
BAD GUYS NEVER MISS: Milo: ten seconds to shoot one tire. Enemies: three seconds to shoot two tires.
BAD GUYS HAVE UNLIMITED BOOST: Moving vans go the same speed as your superbike.
INEFFECTIVE GPS: At times, the dot is too big to tell where you are supposed to go, which is frustrating when looking for specific destinations in crowded areas.
NO GPS FOR 100 CAT STATUES OR 50 CINEMATIC JUMPS
NO STORY: You shoot, slam and grind villains and police alike. Why? Because Vin Diesel is undercover. That explains everything.
FOOT GAMEPLAY: Walking/running on foot stinks.
WEAK GUN BATTLES
WIMPY GUNS: They all feel similar.
PS2 GRAPHICS
NO COP/CIVILIAN KILLS
SUMMARY: Pass on this.
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