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Why is Excitetruck so DAMN AWESOME?
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Shadowmancer
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Excite Truck is pretty fun for what it is, an arcade style racer. Like other people have said, fixing some of the issues (hard to determine what's a path and what isn't, 4 player, online, etc.) for the sequel means a definite buy for me.
AdmiralViscen
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AdmiralViscen said:
Don't want that to be missed.
Am I the only one who thinks this game feels a bit like Hydro Thunder?
Ganondorf>Link
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I agree, the game ****ing rules. Most fun I've had playing a racing game in a long, long time.
Craig Majaski
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I'm in the same boat with others in that I felt the game wasn't that good...at first. But, after my friends starting playing and pulling off these awesome turbo boost and insane air, I had to try again. The game really grows on you and now I love the controls and the difficulty level is just right...and later on in the game it's very challenging to complete the courses with an "S" Ranking. The game has way more depth than many people here are giving it, and the tracks are simply fun to play. Honestly, this game has gotten the most play from my friends and me, besides Zelda. If you're on the fence, definitely check it out! An hour or two in I think you'll come to love it.
Barry Lightning
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sorryaboutdresden
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Wow, like a lot of you I hated this game at first. For some reason I couldn't get past the controls at first, although in retrospect I'm in love with them. It didn't take long for me to like them, maybe an hour or two. The tutorials were rough on me haha, thats probably why I hated the game at first.
We NEED an Excite Truck 2 with Wi-Fi, LAN for 4 player multi and particulary 1 v 1 on two tv multiplayer so their isn't any slowdown in the FPS, and more potential tricks.
Speaking of tricks, is their only one type of trick you can do in the game? I've only figured out the 360 one where you hold down a turbo button and 1 and flip the controller up.
We NEED an Excite Truck 2 with Wi-Fi, LAN for 4 player multi and particulary 1 v 1 on two tv multiplayer so their isn't any slowdown in the FPS, and more potential tricks.
Speaking of tricks, is their only one type of trick you can do in the game? I've only figured out the 360 one where you hold down a turbo button and 1 and flip the controller up.
Concerning tricks, complete the rest of the tutorials to figure out the other stunts. For air stunts, I think the spins are the only unique stunts you can do in mid air. Then there's other ones like doing a tree run (driving through trees without hitting anything)
My favorite way to get stars quickly is to use a strong truck and ram other trucks like you're playing Burnout
My favorite way to get stars quickly is to use a strong truck and ram other trucks like you're playing Burnout
Jonnyboy117
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Super Excite is actually longer than Excite mode, and there are ten new vehicles to unlock. There's also a Diamond cup which has a new environment (!!!) and supposedly a new song that doesn't blow goats. I haven't gotten to it yet. The bronze through platinum cups have more difficult paths through the standard environments and higher star requirements, plus the AI is much tougher to beat.
You can win a lot of stars by hitting the POW symbols and weaving through heavily wooded areas nearby. Rings are also an easy pickup if you have the right truck. But my favorite method, as someone else mentioned, is to slam into the opponents at every opportunity. With any heavy vehicle, you can get a free Super Truck Smash at the beginning of any race by holding down gas + turbo and veering hard left at the starting line. Also, if you ever get a POW item and elect to stay on the main path, you can barrel through multiple vehicles for automatic Super Truck Smashes.
You can win a lot of stars by hitting the POW symbols and weaving through heavily wooded areas nearby. Rings are also an easy pickup if you have the right truck. But my favorite method, as someone else mentioned, is to slam into the opponents at every opportunity. With any heavy vehicle, you can get a free Super Truck Smash at the beginning of any race by holding down gas + turbo and veering hard left at the starting line. Also, if you ever get a POW item and elect to stay on the main path, you can barrel through multiple vehicles for automatic Super Truck Smashes.
AdmiralViscen
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renvi said:
Yea, 15 minutes gives you the right to downplay the opinions of owners.
_Alkaline_
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To me it's a bare-bones game, but what it offers is great driving mechanics. The tilting, especially in mid-air, is great fun and the sense of speed is terrific. There's just not enough to it IMO.
MisterAnderson
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Go and buy this game if you haven't yet. It's so godamn fun.
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fun & love
radioheadrule83
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keanerie said:
SOLD!!
JonathanEx
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EXCITE TRUCK is so damn awesome because it's so EXCITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I thought I hated it and it was dumb dumb crap when I played it at gamestop store.
When I played it at home I thought it was actually really quite fun and had a good degree of technique to its sillyness.
I think it is a much better game than most Wii launch games and is quite fun. I like that there's a good deal of freedom in whether or not to race for winning and victory!!! and just running into jerks and driving around trees.
I have also only played it while drunk, but still think - if only as a game to be enjoyed inebriated - that it is quite fun, and a good deal more better than the rest of the launch games not called Zelda or Trauma Center.
When I played it at home I thought it was actually really quite fun and had a good degree of technique to its sillyness.
I think it is a much better game than most Wii launch games and is quite fun. I like that there's a good deal of freedom in whether or not to race for winning and victory!!! and just running into jerks and driving around trees.
I have also only played it while drunk, but still think - if only as a game to be enjoyed inebriated - that it is quite fun, and a good deal more better than the rest of the launch games not called Zelda or Trauma Center.
GitarooMan
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I played through the first three circuits and I've enjoyed it. The control takes adjustment but it didn't take too long for me to feel comfortable with it. There is some depth to it too in trying to rack up stars in various ways. It's pretty average looking but at least it's 480p widescreen and has a good sense of speed. I'm happy I got it.
AdmiralViscen
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renvi said:
I called you out for crapping on his difference of taste as much as your rushed impressions.
As for the rushed impressions:
And that's just from page2.
Not to mention all the unlockables, and the heft of Super Excite mode.
renvi said:
I dunno man, I played it at a gamestop too and came away totally meh and unimpressed. After playing it at a friends dorm a week later, I found for some reason I had a lot of fun with it, and will almost certainly be picking it up when I finally manage to find a Wii. The second time around I just had a lot of fun with it, controlling the truck, boosting and jumping just felt good, it was fun....simple as that for me. Obviously you're entitled to your own opinion, just throwin in my two cents.
perryfarrell
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This thread seemed sarcasm at first, and some people seemed to be playing along, thinking the OP was not being serious. But now it turns out people are for real after all? Maybe it is a good game then after all.