Wheelman demo impressions

After following a lot of hype about this game, I decided to download the demo for my Xbox 360 and give the game a spin. The first thing I noticed were that the graphics weren't that impressive, I know that the gameplay usually matters more for any videogame but the graphics left a lot to be desired.

On the other hand, the physics in the game were quite good along with the stellar sound effects. The controls were quite responsive as well. The voice work was a little cheesy though but Vin Diesel performed his lines convincingly. I wasn't that impressed with the voice work done by the Spanish lady however. The game seemed quite action packed. You can melee attack your enemy vehicles, you can also shoot at other cars and bikes chasing you along with some supermoves which you perform by pressing the buttons on the directional pad. The mission in the demo gave you the task of losing cops who try to take you down while you drive the bank robber babe to safety. After a lot of scripted action sequences and a lot of destruction I finally managed to reach the end of the mission. The demo also gives you the opportunity to try 2 side missions but limits you to trying them out only 3 times while promising unlimited retries in the full version of the game. One of the included modes was about stealing cars and not damaging them since damaging them before delivery reduced the bonus you receive while the other mode was about a simple checkpoint race with other racers. The only twist in the latter side mission was that you can hit and shoot your opponents to take them out. Overall, the game was quite enjoyable but I wonder if the final game provides you with some sort of freedom to choose which missions you want to play because it still felt pretty scripted. The game also featured on foot action but in the demo you only go on foot to steal a few vehicles and there were no specific on foot missions available. You can download the game's demo too if you have an Xbox Live account. Give it a spin and tell me what you think!