Wheelman
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| Developers | |
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| Tigon Studios | |
| Midway Studios Newcastle | |
| Publishers | |
| Midway Games | |
| Ubisoft | |
| Engines | |
| Unreal Engine 3 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | March 24, 2009 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 58 |
| IGDB | 65 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Racing |
| Vehicles | Automobile |
| Art styles | Stylized |
| Themes | Contemporary |
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Warnings
- StarForce DRM may not work on modern versions of Windows (see Availability for affected releases).
Wheelman is a singleplayer third-person racing game.
The PC port lacks such features as video options or key rebinding.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
SecuROM v7.39.0005 DRM. Russian copies use StarForce 5 DRM[Note 1]. | |
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| Steam (unavailable) | |
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- StarForce DRM for this game may not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected releases).
- This game is no longer available digitally.
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Replace bik files[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Wheelman |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/21920/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Wheelman |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/21920/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | FOV change is Vert-. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | See Field of view (FOV). | ||
| Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Field of view (FOV)
| Use FOV hack[citation needed] |
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Windowed
| Use DxWnd[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Input
Driving Controller Settings.
Onfoot Controller Settings.
Driving Keyboard Settings.
Onfoot Keyboard Settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Only control presets with no remapping option. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | No option provided. | |
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | A controller is recommended. | |
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion | Shared with mouse. |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger support |
| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Nintendo controllers |
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| Other controller(s) |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Czech | Retail only; download | |||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Polish | Retail only. | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation by GameVicio; download. | |||
| Russian | Retail only. | |||
| Spanish |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Physics | Havok Physics | |
| Interface | Scaleform GFx | |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ | Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.8 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ |
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| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 3 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 9 GB | 15 GB | ||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 7800 ATI Radeon X1800 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce 8800 ATI Radeon HD 2600 512 MB of VRAM |
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Notes
- ↑ Version 5.0 of StarForce DRM requires a manual driver update on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11 to function properly.[1][2] The driver can be updated using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (21920) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.