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Next year break-neck speeds, treacherous roads and death-defying
jumps can mean only one thing – Nintendo’s off-road Racing fest
ExciteTruck is about to roar its way
 onto
Wii. What’s more, forget complicated controls, ExciteTruck’s
innovative control mechanism makes it easy for anyone to pick up and
play! ExciteTruck launches on Wii across Europe on 16th
February 2007.
As Nintendo’s first Racing title for the innovative Wii console,
ExciteTruck sets the standard for motion-sensitive racing, a
challenge that this game happily accepts. To control their trucks
players hold the Wii Remote on its side and tilt it left and right
like a steering wheel, allowing accurate and intuitive control. The
skills required to be a champion don’t just stop at being able to
throw the truck round corners and perform elaborate powerslides; as
players perform huge jumps they must tilt the Wii Remote forwards or
backwards to align their vehicle’s wheels with the ground - a
perfect landing will result in a vital Speed Boost.
In the game’s main Race Mode finishing first is not the only way to
win! Clearing one Stage will unlock the next, but as well as scoring
Points to finish a Level by finishing first, players can top up
their scores with Points for drifting, jumping, smashing into other
cars and off-roading through trees. There are numerous Tracks to be
unlocked ranging from snowy mountains to sandy beaches and plush
jungles. Players can earn over 20 types of truck, by unlocking new
ones as they progress through the game. Players can also customise
their trucks by painting them with their favourite colours and it is
possible to unlock special paint jobs for the varioustrucks by
accomplishing certain achievements with one truck. When the paint
jobs for all the trucks have been unlocked a special Monster Truck
will be unlocked and available for you to enjoy.
Becoming a true master of ExciteTruck isn’t an easy task as
no two races are exactly the same. While racing, gamers will come
across items, which change the course in real-time, causing
 mountains
to grow and land to fall-away into the sea. The key to becoming a
truly great racer is learning to respond to these dynamic changes
without losing speed.
Fear not though! Perfecting your driving techniques in
ExciteTruck is not as mammoth a task as it seems, thanks to the
game’s Challenge Mode, where players can take part in different
challenges such as jumping through a sequence of rings, slaloming
through gates and even crashing into other trucks to practice and
polish the different techniques required.
ExciteTruck is the first Wii game to make use of the
console’s SD Card Slot, allowing users to customise the in-game
sound. Players can select their favourite MP3s from a selection on
their SD Card and replace the game’s music with those tracks.
Whatever your taste in music ExciteTruckwill be right up your
street.
Want to show off your new-found skills? Well never fear,
ExciteTruck features a Multi-Player Versus Mode where two
players can challenge each other in a one-on-one race around any of
the unlocked tracks, using vehicles which the player has earned
during the single player game. |
