''SpeedZone'', known as ''Wheelspin'' in Europe, is a futuristic

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for Wii, developed by British

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Awesome Play and published by Detn8 Games in North America and Bethesda Softworks in Europe. The races take place on various terrains such as space stations, planets and asteroids.

Gameplay

Boost pads are used to accelerate 'into the zone' where racing lines and phantom cars are used in an attempt to set lap records, levels are unlocked by beating a set Zone-Time. There are shortcuts and secret pickups to be found with bonus rewards being earned by setting new best times. These bonus rewards can then be used to buy aerodynamic aids, various performance upgrades, new cars and skins which all help to give a speed increase when re-attempting levels. A single pickup is added randomly during each race, this power-up transforms the car driven into a giant enemy robot, which does massive damage to other cars. While in control of the robot speed is greatly increased but maneuverability is drastically brought down and it becomes harder for other cars to overtake you. In Race mode seven computer-controlled cars are competed against, unlocking levels by finishing in the top three or better. Finally there is Battle Mode which is a futuristic demolition derby; players can use an assortment of weapons such as rockets, mines, lasers, missiles, a lightning gun and a chain gun. There are also assorted defensive pick-ups such as shields, a stealth cloak and shock-jumps.

Multiplayer

Race and Battle modes allow up to eight simultaneous players (via

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). Similar to '' Bust-A-Move Bash'', ''Wheelspin'' implements 5-8 player games by having four players use Wii Remotes, while other players use external controllers connected to them (Nunchuks or

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s) or other controllers that directly connect to the Wii console, such as

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s and Logitech Speed Force Wireless force feedback racing wheels. This is the first Wii game to support four Logitech wheels simultaneously.

Development

The game was developed by Awesome Play Ltd a U.K company founded by programmer Archer Maclean.

Reception

The game received "unfavorable" reviews according to the

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* {{moby game, id=/wii/speed-zone_, name=''Speed Zone'' 2009 video games Bethesda Softworks games Science fiction racing games Racing video games Video games developed in the United Kingdom Video games scored by Peter Connelly Wii-only games Wii games Wii Wheel games Multiplayer and single-player video games