Wheelman
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| Developer(s) |
Tigon Studios Midway Studios - Newcastle |
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| Distributor(s) | Ubisoft |
| Producer(s) | Joe Neate Jemma Harris |
| Writer(s) |
Flint Dille John Zuur Platten |
| Composer(s) |
Rod Abernethy Jorge & Guillermo Badolato Jason Graves |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 3 |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Wheelman is an action-adventure video game developed by Tigon Studios and Midway Studios - Newcastle and published by Ubisoft in conjunction with Midway Games for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. The game was released in March 2009 and stars Vin Diesel.
The game is set in an open world environment modeled after Barcelona, full of destructible objects, alleyways, shortcuts through office blocks and a total of 31 story missions and 105 side missions. While most missions are driving-oriented, there are also foot missions which are played from a third person perspective. A wide variety of weapons are available to the player, such as pistols and RPGs.
Among the vehicles used by Milo Burik in the game is the Pontiac G8, shown in released trailers for Wheelman. Reports also indicated that the Opel Astra is a drivable vehicle. In the demo, his license plate says MRTL KM8T which is a reference to Mortal Kombat, Midway's popular fighting game.
The protagonist, Milo Burik (a digitized Vin Diesel, but also voiced), is an undercover agent whose assignment is to work along with a gang in Barcelona planning the biggest heist of their career. He turns out to be one of the most effective weapons in the business. Azucena Duran is the DJ and main narrator, helping to guide Milo through the game.Milo saves a girl from the police in a bank robbery and gets noticed by various gangs throughout the game.
The video game Wheelman was first announced in February 2006 by publisher Midway Games as the second of three titles in a joint collaboration between Midway and MTV Networks. Midway Games collaborated with Tigon Studios to design the game. After multiple delays over the course of around 3 years, Wheelman was finally released in many "major territories" including the United States, Australia and the biggest European countries on March 24.
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