Midway has announced that it intends to have a global ship date of their open-world driving game Wheelman on February 16, 2009. The game will star Vin Diesel as an expert driver for hire and be set in Barcelona. The title is to be released on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC’s.
The game is being co-produced by Vin Diesel and created in close partnership with his game company Tigon Studios.
“We’re designing Wheelman to play like a Hollywood blockbuster,” said Vin Diesel, Wheelman star and executive producer, Tigon Studios. “Playing this game will be just like taking control of the greatest car chases from feature films, except this time you’re in the driver’s seat.”
The financially troubled publisher seems to be betting the bank on this title and is promising a whole new driving game experience,
“This is not just another run-of-the-mill, licensed Hollywood knock-off,” said Matt Booty, president and CEO, Midway. “Wheelman features evolutionary new game design mechanics like cinematic super moves and vehicular combat. Once you experience Wheelman’s Vehicle Melee, you’ll never want to play another driving game without it!”
The vehicle melee allegedly will allow gamers to take on pursuing enemies with a, “simple flick of the joystick”. Will Wheelman be as revolutionary to the driving game genre as they say or will this be another empty promise by a big publisher? We will have to wait and see.
