“Wheelman” is a bit of an anomaly. From its onset the game makes no lies about what it’s trying to be – a balls-to-the-wall, explosive, action romp starring the one and only Vin Diesel, and, for the most part it succeeds. But everything you’ll play here has done better before, by another little game known as “Grand Theft Auto,” and, with competition like that, it’s hard to recommend adding “Wheelman” to your own personal collection.

For starters, the story of “Wheelman” is absolute trash, and by trash I mean that I still have no idea what the hell was going on. Trying to summarize this game will be a difficult task, but I’ll give it my best shot. You are an undercover agent, played by Vin Diesel, that goes by the name of Milo. You, for no explained reason, are sent to Barcelona, which is where the game picks up…literally. You are blindly thrown into your first mission with hardly any intel, and the story only gets cloudier and more convoluted from there. You’ll spend your time in Barcelona constantly meeting new people from three different factions and doing jobs for them for no real reason as to what you’re trying to accomplish. There were too many times where I would do a mission for one person and inexplicably be working for their enemy the next. I know it’s a Vin Diesel game, and I realize its main draw is non-stop action, but with a story this disjointed, it really detracts from the experience. Read the rest of this entry »

What’s up people. For Black History Month, we’ve decided to cull together a list of the Top 20 Black Characters in Gaming. Counting down from 20, we’ll be hitting you with a new one each week day until we get to number 1. Let’s get to it:

#12 on TGH’z Top Black Video Game Characters list goes to Riddick The Chronicles of Riddick Escape from Butcher Bay

Yes Sir! The Eye Shines! We just keep dropping sleeper hits on ya’ll. Shame on you if you haven’t played these games. I know you’re saying… wait a minute! Riddick isn’t Black. Well technically he is. He’s biracial. You know how that goes, if you are 1% then you are black…

I digress. Coming out of no-where Starbreeze studios and Tigon founded, or I should say funded, by Vin Diesel himself, brought he noise with this original Xbox exclusive title. This game really pushed the system in terms of the graphics that it boasted. Basically a first person “shooter”, Escape from Butcher Bay rises to the top with it’s excellent story telling and gameplay. Laying the groundwork for modern first person “hand to hand” fighting. This game was really ahead of its time, not to mention that you could play either run n’ gun or stealthy snapping necks.

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For those waiting to see Vin Diesel’s latest action role look no further! Recently Midway was in NYC showcasing some of their titles, and Vin Diesel’s “Wheelman” was the first game you saw when you walked in the door. Read the rest of this entry »