- The Wheelman
Infobox VG
title = The Wheelman
developer =Midway Studios Newcastle
Tigon Studios
publisher =Midway Games
designer =
engine = Unreal Engine 3
released = 2009
genre = Action-adventure
modes =Single-player , Multiplayer
ratings =
platforms =PlayStation 3 ,Xbox 360 ,Microsoft Windows
media =
requirements =
input ="The Wheelman" is a game being developed and to be published by
Midway Games .Premise
The protagonist, Milo Burik (a digitized
Vin Diesel ), is a driver who comes out of his retirement to save a woman from his past which leads him toBarcelona ,Spain , and right into the middle of a gang war.Gameplay
The game is set in an open ended world modeled after
Barcelona , full of destructable objects, alleyways, shortcuts through office blocks and a total of 25 story missions and 105 side missions. While most missions are driving-oriented there are also foot missions which are played from a third person and incorporated a cover system similar to the one used inGears of War 2 .Background
The video game "The Wheelman" was first announced in February 2006 by publisher
Midway Games as the second of three titles in a joint collaboration between Midway andMTV Networks .cite news | author= | url=http://www.midway.com/rxpage/mpr_3977.html | title=“The Wheelman” To Come to Life as Video Game Property and Feature Film; Vin Diesel to Star and Produce | publisher=Midway Games | date=2006-02-22 | accessdate=2007-12-26 ] Midway Games collaborated with Tigon Studios to design the game.cite news | author=Winda Benedetti | url= | title=Almost all that has been produced when video games go Hollywood, and movies become games, is a series of bombs. The successful blockbuster formula gets... lost in translation | publisher=Seattle Post-Intelligencer | date=2006-12-07 ] The video game is now slated for a 2009 release.cite news | author=Wailin Wong | url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-tue_midway_1225dec25,0,6078841.story?coll=chi-navrailbusiness-nav | title=Midway resets for 2008 or 2009 | publisher=Chicago Tribune | date=2007-12-25 | accessdate=2007-12-26 ]Film adaptation
Simultaneously with the announcement of the video game in February 2006, a
film adaptation was announced withVin Diesel in the lead role andRich Wilkes , who worked with Diesel on "xXx " (2002), was hired to write the script.Paramount Pictures andMTV Films were announced to collaborate on the project. Production of the film, with no script written yet, was estimated to be 18 months away from February 2006. [cite news | author= | url= | title=Vin, Midway put pedal to metal | publisher=Chicago Tribune | date=2006-02-28 ] The film will be a sequel to the video game, which will establish the background. The movie is set to be released in 2009 alongside the game.References
Article's existence is not warranted per notability guidelines for films as it has not entered production
External links
* [http://www.wheelmangame.com Official Wheelman Website]
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