Wednesday 10 May 2006
The wraps have finally come off the often-rumoured follow-up to classic NES Excitebike; it's called Excite Truck and bri💮ngs rough and tumble off-road racing to Wii.

Controlled by grasping the Wii-mote and holding it like the handlebars of a bike, all you need to do to turn your truck𝓀 on-screen is to tilt the controller and hit 2 to accelerate. But racing - and more importantly winning - demands that you make the most of any boost you get. So when you take to the air after hitting one of the many jumps, press🌄ing the D-pad triggers a jolt of extra engine power and a burst of flames from the exhaust.

Above: Steer your vehicle by holding the Wii-mote like handlebars and tilting

Some of the pick-ups scattered across the road also provide extra power but other power-ups will deform and warp the🐽 terrain in real-time, 💯creating jumps just when you need them and barriers just where your rivals don't.

With Excite Truck being one of the 27 Wii games playable on E3✅'s show floor, we'll bring you our hands-on impr🐲essions just as soon as we can get to grips with it.