NFS: Carbon driving lesson tips for Wii
N’Gai Croal, Newsweek‘s tech expert, recently took out Wii for a drive via Need for Speed: Carbon and shares his new found knowledge with the rest of the gaming world. Croal says the Wiimote has several control alternatives and explains how these schemes work:
Default Driving for Beginners
This setting uses only the Wiimote for steering and is designed for casual rather than hardcore gamers. Based on hands-on sessions, this easy-to-use default driving scheme shouldn’t take non-gamers more than half an hour to master.
Wiimote and Nunchuck Driving
In this scheme, more experienced gamers get to drive using both the Wiimote and the Nunchuk. To steer your NFS vehicle, rotate the Nunchuk left and right. To floor the pedal, tilt the Wiimote forward from a 45-degree position. To apply the breaks, tilt it backwards from a 45-degree position.
Another Wiimote and nunchuck combo scheme requires gamers to hold the Wiimote at a 90-degree angle and tilt it forward to accelerate. Push the Z-button on the Nunchuk if you to break. Steering is accomplished by rotating the Nunchuk. You also have the option to steer with the Nunchuk analog stick.
How does the Wii remote and nunchuck stack up to the PS3’s SIXAXIS controller? According to an NFS: Carbon focus conducted by EA, most preferred the Wii version to those on PS3 and 360 because “when they were in control, they felt like they were in control, and when they were out of control, they felt like they were out of control.”
By the way, N’Gai Croal also took the PS3 for a drive. How the SIXAXIS controller performed, well, you have to find out later when he updates his Alt-Ctrl column.
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N’Gai Croal, Newsweek‘s tech expert, recently took out Wii for a drive via Need for Speed: Carbon and shares his new found knowledge with the rest of the gaming world. Croal says the Wiimote has several control alternatives and explains how these schemes work:
Default Driving for Beginners
This setting uses only the Wiimote for steering and is designed for casual rather than hardcore gamers. Based on hands-on sessions, this easy-to-use default driving scheme shouldn’t take non-gamers more than half an hour to master.
Wiimote and Nunchuck Driving
In this scheme, more experienced gamers get to drive using both the Wiimote and the Nunchuk. To steer your NFS vehicle, rotate the Nunchuk left and right. To floor the pedal, tilt the Wiimote forward from a 45-degree position. To apply the breaks, tilt it backwards from a 45-degree position.
Another Wiimote and nunchuck combo scheme requires gamers to hold the Wiimote at a 90-degree angle and tilt it forward to accelerate. Push the Z-button on the Nunchuk if you to break. Steering is accomplished by rotating the Nunchuk. You also have the option to steer with the Nunchuk analog stick.
How does the Wii remote and nunchuck stack up to the PS3’s SIXAXIS controller? According to an NFS: Carbon focus conducted by EA, most preferred the Wii version to those on PS3 and 360 because “when they were in control, they felt like they were in control, and when they were out of control, they felt like they were out of control.”
By the way, N’Gai Croal also took the PS3 for a drive. How the SIXAXIS controller performed, well, you have to find out later when he updates his Alt-Ctrl column.
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