First look: Excite Truck
by David Hinkle 
{ Nov 11th 2006 at 1:15PM }
Ever since we received our Wii, everyone has been dying to play that Zelda game. It's left us little time to take trucks, of the most exciting variety, out for a spin. After running through the first set of races and unlocking the silver series, we have overall good impressions of the game. Visually, it looks good. No pop-up present that we can determine and the sense of speed is really spot-on.
We currently have 3 vehicles at our disposal. A dune buggy-like vehicle is our personal favorite, mainly for its incredibly light weight (which helps us bust some amazing drifts and big air). Upon completing courses, we're rewarded for our efforts with a grade. The learning curve is rather small for this also, as upon completing our first race, we received a grade of F and, only 2 short races following, we were receiving A's and S's with relative ease.
Keep an eye out here for more impressions on the game as we progress and check after the break for some more pictures.
Our 3 vehicles. We're movin' on up!
The countdown ends and we're off!
We kicked so much ass in that race that we were rewarded with a new truck.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Larb @ Nov 11th 2006 1:38PM
OMFG EXCITING TRUCKS!!!!!!!!11111111
Spaz @ Nov 11th 2006 1:49PM
I played Excite Truck at the Nintendo Fusion Tour (yes, I paid to go play the Wii).
It was a total blast, to be honest. It's simplicity is its only "bad" point, but I think it's more of a "pick up and play" game that will really showcase the ease of the Wii controller.
Plus, everyone loves crashing into trees and laughing. Thumbs up on this one.
Jaille @ Nov 11th 2006 2:25PM
Funny; you spend as much time flying than on the ground.
Crzylink @ Nov 11th 2006 2:36PM
Finally got to play a Wii at Gamestop yesterday. This was the game that was in it. It's fun but I don't think I'll buy it.
SquigglyChicken @ Nov 13th 2006 4:44AM
Like all Wii games coming out, I would like to try it at a GameStop before I decide I want it for X-Mas. or sooner. My dad bought Halo 2 the minute it came out. Literally.