Excite Truck

Excite Truck is a video game exclusively for the Wii gaming console, which was developed by Monster Games and published by Nintendo in Europe on 16 February 2007. The peculiarity of this racing game is to control the off-road trucks, which are mainly directed by tipping and tilting the Wii Remote. The title is a reference to the game Excitebike and Excitebike 64, which have appeared on previous platforms. As for the game principle however, there are only a few similarities.

Control

To control the truck only the Wii Remote is required, which is held horizontally throughout the game. By laterally tilting the trucks are steered tilting changed the trajectory of jumps. Acceleration and brake can be actuated by the buttons one and two. Through this simple control will also newcomers into the game quickly.

Modes

Excite Truck game modes includes the training, Excite Race, Challenge and Versus ( multiplayer ).

Training

In the total of 18 training sessions the players will be declared the basic control functions. Here, the training mode is in Basics 1 and 2 bases, which consist of five units and stunts stunts 1 and 2, which each consist of four units divided. A training session can be started only when the previous one has been completed successfully.

Excite Race

In Excite Race is a race against five computer opponents is driven over several rounds. The player can choose to start from three different trucks, which differ in speed, turbo, traction and jump. As the game progresses new trucks are unlocked. Goal in Excite Race is to collect as many stars, which are obtained by stunts. In this case, a certain time can not be exceeded. If the specified number is not reached star at the end of the race, this is lost. To win a race, it is not necessary to occupy the first place, as victory and defeat are purely and solely dependent on the number of collected during the race star, but the player will be credited with higher placement bonus stars gained to the race be added. Depending on the collected stars in the race, the player is assessed with a rank. Does he get a D or C - rank, he has collected too few stars and the race is lost. At B, A and S rank the race is won. Occupies the player in all races the S rank, the mode Super Excite Race unlocked, which comes up with a higher level of difficulty is. Graduated from the player there also all races with S rank, the mirror mode is enabled, which is difficult not only due to the now mirrored tracks, the opponents are now driving better.

Challenge

In Challenge mode, various tasks, such as driving through gates, destroying enemies or jumping through rings must be mastered in a predefined time. Here, a certain star number must be collected again. Were all events completed the S- Rank, a higher difficulty level is unlocked.

Versus

In Versus mode can be run in split-screen against a real opponent. The aim is to collect as in the other modes as well as many stars and so emerge victorious.

Special

As background music songs from the rock ' n ' roll genre to be played to accompany the action-packed atmosphere of Excite Truck during the race. However, the game offers the first opportunity to MP3 music via an SD card on the Wii play. Ironically, the standard music of the title in the professional world and by the way, players will disproportionately criticized and regarded as uninspired E- picking a guitar.

Criticism

At the E3 2006 Excite Truck was awarded a Game Critics Award for Best racing game.

In the professional world of the title very mixed reviews and assessments earned. In most cases, a high degree of difficulty, the frantic ride and above all, a supposedly shallow depth and complexity is criticized. Other voices, however, seen in the title of a genre typical action racing game that nevertheless in relation to its non- realistic gameplay a certain depth and learning curve with sufficient employment disclosed. Unanimously, however, the under-developed multiplayer mode is criticized.

Relationship with the eponymous franchise

Apart from the genre, and in the rough equivalent trip designs divides Excite Truck with the bike number in a certain extent reduced the particular importance of the gameplay, which is placed in a skillful leap deposits. Not only the control in the air is essential, it is also to prevent a moderate landing performance and a poorly chosen landing point cost (about the middle of the rise of another ramp) valuable time.

Swell

• USK 6
• Computer game 2006
• Racing game
• Wii game