Bethesda publishes Wii racer

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Bethesda might not be that keen on developing for Wii but it's got no problem publishing games on the format. Wheelspin is described as a "futuristic racing game" and it's being developed by Archer Maclean's studio, Awesome Play.

Here's some powerful PR: "Whether you play in Solo, Race, or Battle Mode, you will find yourself racing around unpredictable race tracks at exhilarating speeds of up to 650kph! While Solo mode challenges you to beat times to unlock stages, discover short cuts, and find secret spanners dotted throughout the levels, Race mode throws you into a frenzied race against seven other cars across tracks that twist, turn, and launch cars through the stratosphere. Battle mode is an all out test of aggression versus mobility as you use an arsenal of weapons at your disposal in an all-against-all battle."

"Wheelspin was designed exclusively for the Wii - with the intention of pushing the hardware further than any other Wii racing game to date. You have to see the graphics moving to believe its coming out of a Wii - the visuals rush past smoothly at 60 FPS all in widescreen 480P mode", said Archer Maclean. "We are very pleased to be working with Sean and his team at Bethesda, many of whom have been involved with my previous titles going back 20 years".

That's some bold claiming going on there. Shots soon to prove it, we hope. In fact, first shots below. What say you? Looks a bit like Rollcage to us.

Gavin Ogden