ExciteTruck was one heck of a launch title for the Wii – it’s a fun, fast paced driving stunt game that was missed by far too many Wii owners.  It had great motion controls, more than decent graphics, and it was just fun to play.  For those who missed out it or for those who just want more, ExciteBots is just what the doctor ordered – it’s everything that made ExciteTruck great, plus a whole slew of crazy new additions.

It has to be recognized that on the surface, ExciteBots is very similar to it’s predecessor – the world looks the same, the tracks are similar, and many traits of the previous game still remain.  The motion controls have been fine tuned, and work even better than before – it’s naturally easy to pick up.  Also like the first game, there are boosts and bonuses that increases your speed and blur the surrounding area, and of course morphing terrain – just to keep things interesting.  The core of ExciteBots is still very much a solid racing game, but it’s what’s new that makes the difference.

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What’s the game called? Well, it’s top-secret so I can’t tell you. Locally Grown, however, has the quiet details:

Right now, the 20 employees at Monster Games are working on a top-secret video game for Nintendo. They’ve worked on it for two years and are nearly finished. The process is so private the designers must darken their monitors when the bottled-water deliveryman enters the office. The company won Yahoo’s “Best Racing Game of 2006? award for its last game for the Nintendo Wii called “Excite Truck.”

I’d do cartwheels if it were Excite Truck 2 with online multiplayer, but that doesn’t sound so “top-secret,” does it?

See also:

• What’s your favorite Excite Truck music?
• Top 10 Wii games to play alone
• Nintendo Spotting: Excite Truck in Utah

Jeff from Utah sent this photo in with a wink and a smile. I love this game.

In Excite Truck, I am a spin virgin. Never done it, not once. That’s OK though, it’s cool. This guy, however, is the Wilt Chamberlain of Excite Truck spinning.

In case you didn’t know it, Excite Truck is a blast. A fast, extremely high jumping arcade racer that feels completely new by way of motion steering and pitch landing. This one has also gotten mixed reviews despite its new form of strategy with several calling it a good game for casual players. Well I guess I’m a casual gamer ’cause I’m eating this thing up in droves. Better still, it even allows for custom mp3 playlists. That means trance, techno, and hard rock for me. So what’s your favorite custom music for Excite Truck, considering both genres and specific artists?