Cam over at his blog, Inside Cam, has written another interesting entry. Excite Truck is almost your typical racing game, and to be fair it’s clearly a very fun Nintendo title in some respects, and suffers from being a launch game in other areas. However, despite being a launch title to beef up the lineup, it still manages to snag some playtime from you.

I thought about how the control elements play a part in truly immersing the gamer into the gaming experience. I’ve never been a fan of arcade racers with the wheel and pedals, but maybe it’s because I don’t spend a quality amount of time with them because of my general indifference to most arcades and an even smaller desire to spend tons of quarters just to play a game. Although the game experience for racers in arcades are truer to life than most regularly-controlled racers, the majority of people I know won’t spend the amount of time needed to fully grasp the immersive potential of the arcade racer.

Hit the link for the full entry!

Inside Cam