“That’s perhaps the crux of the problem with Excite Truck, even ignoring the flawed controls; there’s simply no excitement here. And as a launch title for a system that’s supposed to offer something special, something different, that is damning. In the end, there’s one more thing that Excite Truck has in common with Excite Bike other than the name: compared to other titles on the market today, it is simplistic, outdated, and forgettable.”
I didn’t like Excite Truck at all. I remain unconvinced that the Wii remote can work as a “wheel”; I hear that someone (Ubisoft?) created a steering wheel cradle for it to go with one of their games, but control difficulties aside, Excite Truck is just so… Not exciting.
December 1st, 2006 : Reviews, The Globe and Mail
Don’t dis Excite Bike :(
Anyways, I think you’re referring to this product. Which is probably the same as what comes with this game, which is said to be horrible. It’s basically a disembodied wheel that makes things seem even less real and further detached from the act of driving.
If you really want a driving game/wheel I can’t recommend GT4, and a Logitech Driving Force Pro, enough. The length and depth of GT4 combined with that wheel is more than enough to satiate any kind of driving simulation you could ever want outside a hydraulic couch.
Comment by Shapermc — December 4, 2006 @ 11:43 am