Any1 getting excite truck

chump

For the Wii. Think tis out tomorrow. Mixed review - but ad looks good and sounds like a fine pick up a play larf.

Rhyme

Smyths (Jervis St.) were quoting the 23rd of February while almost all online resources are saying tomorrow (GAME and Wiki.

I'll get it for sure, but if HMV/GAME are charging too much i'll wait for Smyths and get my 10% discount next weekend.

All in all, i'm checking all shops tomorrow... fingers crossed, i need to break in my new telly with something big, fast and stupid.

slayerking

Gona get it too.
Looks like a good laugh. At this stage Im just mad for another game for the Wii and excite looks pretty good.
Asked a mate in gamestop about it yesterday and he told me that they have it in stock now but can't sell til friday.

evad_lhorg

it is out tomorrow. all the nintendo clocks are all updated from nintendo directly and they said "1 day x hours......" yesterday.

Retr0gamer

Think I'll pick this up with Warioware tomorrow. The Wii hasn't been played in a while (Under defeat on the DC is taking over atm). I'm off the drink for the weekend since I'm sick of it so will save a bit of money.

Mr E

Good review on Eurogamer - 8/10.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

all the reviews I've read for it said it's pretty playable but that it gets old very quickly, one phrase that stuck out was 'more of a tech demo than a fully completel game'.. or something to that effect

if it had a multiplayer mode I think I'd def. buy it, but atm i think I'll just wait and see

RE*AC*TOR

I wouldn't bother with Warioware to be honest. I'd recommend Rayman or Monkey ball first. Warioware is just far too short and far too easy. Its nowhere near as compelling as the DS version.

Surprised Excite Truck got such a positive review from Eurogamer. Might consider it now, but probably not until I catch up with at least some of the mountain of games I have to play. (I haven't even put Okami into the PS2 yet).

Retr0gamer

I usually get an awful lot of multiplayer usage out of my Wii and Gamecube before it so Warioware is a good buy for me. Just checked the bank balanced and I'm broke so this will have to wait til next Thursaday

I love a good arcade racer so Excitetruck would be right up my street. Pity about no MP modes though.

muckwarrior

Glad I read this. I automatically assumed that Excite Truck would be multiplayer. Won't be gettin it now!

RE*AC*TOR

i thought there was split-screen MP?

koneko

Agree on Warioware, not really worth getting IMO.

Pretty much the exact same as RE*AC*TOR (hi5 twin!). Might pick it up when I have more time. I bought Okami and it hasn't even been unwrapped yet so I'm getting stuck into that this weekend.

sprinkles

Eurogamers review seemed promising. Might pick it up next weekend (pay day)

Rhyme

koneko wrote:

I bought Okami and it hasn't even been unwrapped yet so I'm getting stuck into that this weekend.

You won't stop playing that for a long long time. Oh and Clover Studios are back.

/offtopic

Picking it up later on, it better be as good as the videos make it look.

RE*AC*TOR

koneko wrote:

...(hi5 twin!)....

Retr0gamer

Sorry, there is 2 player split screen. Pity about no 4 player though.

1huge1

ya whats everyone going on about no multiplayer its 2 player
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excite_Truck

anyone buy it?

Rhyme

Bought it today and im really enjoying it. The biggest challenge has to be not going crazy with the steering, easy turns win the race.

It's Burnout with hills.

Retr0gamer

It's complete and utter hick thrash, but really fun complete and utter hick thrash. Can't wait to give this a go in multiplayer. Controls take a little getting used to.

donkey 2002

I got it today and I'm really enjoying it. It feels like a proper Arcade game and not a standard home console game

I vote yes and I predict the world will say yes

slayerking

Also got it.......
Great game. Super fast off road madness!!!
Kinda like burn out but more fast and frantic. Really enjoyin it.
SD card thing is cool too for listenin to your own tracks.
Thumbs up

monkeyfudge

The graphics are pretty nice too. Sharp and colourful and of course fast. Very good fun to play... But I hate the way you get points for crashing, as I drive really well and finish first but still end up losing as my 10 year old nephew has a series of spectacular crashes... it seems to reward bad driving.

christophicus

MAybe you just need to be skillfull and just graze things with the side of your car to get points, while still going fast.

Retr0gamer

The game really isn't about racing since when you crash all the cars spawn close to you. It's more about doing stupid stunts in the 3 laps. You only get 1 point for crashing but you can rack up a whole lot more in the same time with stunts

Mr E

Yep.... tree runs, truck smashes, jump combos, rings (plus finishing first!) will net you alot of points. If you just do a straight race, you might win, but you won't have nearly enough points to move on.

Pablo-El-Vagabu

Excite truck is the business. A really fast racer, excellent controls. Crazy mad jumps and tumbles. I really like how you get much better and can recover from what looks to be a crash with a little turbo and skimming through a few trees.

Anyone on the fence about this needs to get their hands on it for an hour or two before they decide.

I am glad i got it (8.5 out of ten from me). Would have gotten 9.5 if there were more multiplayer options...

€50 in symths on the fonthill, €45 with the loyalty card.

U Must Get EXCITEd!!

Pablo-El-Vagabu

monkeyfudge wrote:

The graphics are pretty nice too. Sharp and colourful and of course fast. Very good fun to play... But I hate the way you get points for crashing, as I drive really well and finish first but still end up losing as my 10 year old nephew has a series of spectacular crashes... it seems to reward bad driving.

I think the game rewards for jumps, tree runs and things like that rather than safe on the ground driving. You only get 1 star for crashes usually, it is the Air and drift that will get you tons of stars. and tree runs..

I find the crazier I drive, all over the course, getting turbo jumps even on the side of the road, the more points I have at the end of the race. Even if I do have much more crashes.

I find myself just scrapping through on time on most races, maybe with a few seconds to spare.

monkeyfudge

Pablo-El-Vagabu wrote:

€50 in symths on the fonthill, €45 with the loyalty card.

U Must Get EXCITEd!!

Oooh... not a bad price. Smyths on Jervis Street had it at €60 and €53 with the card. So I picked it up in Gamestop for €50... met LadyLotts at the same time too.

Retr0gamer

monkeyfudge wrote:

Oooh... not a bad price. Smyths on Jervis Street had it at €60 and €53 with the card. So I picked it up in Gamestop for €50... met LadyLotts at the same time too.

It says 60 on the label but they sold me mine for 45 with the loyalty card.

monkeyfudge

Retr0gamer wrote:

It says 60 on the label but they sold me mine for 45 with the loyalty card.

Tsk... false advertising. I hope you complained.

sprinkles

So what do ye think of it? Is it worth buying?

Mr E

Did you read the rest of the thread, sprinkles?

Seems like a nobrainer to me!

1huge1

well according to the rest of the thread sprinkles you should definetely buy it

Mr E

Got S Ratings in the first 2 cups last night.... now onto Gold! (With Super Excite mode and

Mirror Mode

to go, anyone who says this game can be finished in a couple of days is talking through their arse).

Dman001

Retr0gamer wrote:

It says 60 on the label but they sold me mine for 45 with the loyalty card.

How much are the loalty cards?

Rhyme

Dman001 wrote:

How much are the loalty cards?

As far as i know, €10 on their own or free when you buy a console.

stev2604

Rhyme wrote:

As far as i know, €10 on their own or free when you buy a console.

I got one there a few eeks ago when i bought WarioWare, €5

Retr0gamer

The loyalty cards are still free me thinks. I'm still using my old cards from yonks ago that I got free.