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Vin Diesel has been going through a rough patch of sorts in recent times. His past few movies have failed to make a significant impact on the box office and his last movie, Babylon A.D was panned an utter crapfest in which I hear he tried to show the audience his sensitive side by actually crying. Obviously that didn’t go down with his fans who’re used to seeing this man disembowel aliens with a shiv. Thankfully we now have the new Fast and the Furious movie to look forward to in which Vin seems like he’s his old bad ass self again.
But Vin Diesel also loves making games. In fact his first collaboration with Starbreeze Studios based on the character Riddick was a phenomenal success. He’s looking to recreate that magic with Wheelman, a game that was to be based on the movie of the same name. The movie’s MIA at the moment but the game’s here and that ladies and gentleman is what today’s review is all about.
In Wheelman, Vin Diesel is an undercover cop who finds himself embroiled with the shady criminal underbelly of Barcelona. As him, you’ll interact with some shady characters, pit a few fractions against each other, play the errand boy multiple times and kill all of them by the end of the game. The funny part over here is that nothing is explained to you so you don’t really know who you’re working for. Why are you in the situation you’re in in the first place and how in God’s name did your cover get blown so fast? The plot’s clich
Nash, as he prefers being called, woke up to the wonders of gaming rather late but don't bring that up around him. It's a touchy subject. A self confessed Battlefield veteran, Nash spent a good part of 2010 on the Steam Battlefield - with Bad Company (see what we did there?). He has a zero tolerance policy towards RTS games but is currently showing an interest by picking up and moving people - who he refers to as units - in the office. Thank God he's not that enthusiastic about Angry Birds or we'd be seeing women flying all over the place. Bali... Bali, put the receptionist down now.