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I've seen neither hide nor hair from The Wheelman in well over a year, but here we are, with a brand new trailer from Midway. For those who don't know about this title, all you really need to be aware of is that its success is hinging on the fact that it stars phallic Hollywood slaphead Vin Diesel, the man whose voice is like living sandpaper.

It's got everything you'd expect -- car chases, explosions, gunplay, and Vin Diesel doing what he does best -- being bald. Midway also seems to have pinched the Pursuit Force "car jumping" gimmick. Might work quite well, might fail spectacularly. We shall see. 

Outside of that, the only thing I have to say is that the game looks very, very Midway. I think you know what I mean.








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Aberrant Thought's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/18/2008 01:40
Aberrant Thought
Whooo!!

'Spolsions!!
GDHamell's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/18/2008 01:47
GDHamell
Transporter: The Game starring Vin Diesel.
jackal27's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/18/2008 01:51
jackal27
What if we just love men?..........
Orionsaint's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/18/2008 01:53
Orionsaint
Are you ready to live the life of a Wheelman? Are you ready for Bankruptcy Midway?
Endstiem's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/18/2008 02:08
Endstiem
Looking very Midway..... nice term. Might start using that to refer to 'average' women I see in nightclubs.....
GDHamell's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/18/2008 02:09
GDHamell
Wasn't Midway already going down the shitter?
Johnny Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/18/2008 03:35
Johnny Justice
I agree Jim, Mr. Diesel does indeed look like a penis.
PeZ's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/18/2008 04:02
PeZ
I don't know what you guys are talking about, to me it looks like a fun romp that's visually better than Mercs 2 or Saints 2, but in the same vein.
Mr Wrighty 987's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/18/2008 04:35
Mr Wrighty 987
looks ok
Steel Lynx's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/18/2008 06:22
Steel Lynx
Someone needs to make a getaway driver type game where the physics are grounded in reality. Some thing like GTA meets Gran Tursimo.
elsteveo's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/18/2008 07:04
elsteveo
This game will probably sell better for them then MK vs DC and with tigon behind it, it could be an alright game they did butcher bay i believe. I won't even think about buying this game until a demo of some sort comes out.
Zero_armada's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/18/2008 08:22
Zero_armada
Ok...I admit it. I'm intrigued.
Darth Kupi's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/18/2008 08:39
Darth Kupi
@ elsteveo

Tigon is Vin diesel's studio.

I think they adopt a more producer/liason like role, I don't think they have much hand in the actual developing.

Oh, and Starbreeze studios did Riddick:Butcher Bay.
Zerozaki Ishiki's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/18/2008 11:12
Zerozaki Ishiki
This looks fucking awesome. Not quite as great as Saint's Row 2, but definitely in the same hilarious mindset.
GDHamell's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/18/2008 12:59
GDHamell
I just hope there are clever ways to kill the main character (Vin).
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/18/2008 22:04
TrailerParkJesus
In my mind, this is already a $20 purchase.
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