Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Wheelie Breakers is a card battle video game by Konami for up to 4 players that makes Mario Kart seem simple compared to Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Wheelie Breakers. The game play in this video game is based on the most recent cartoon-spinoff of the original brand concept of Yu-Gi-Oh! In this reality you're taken to a futuristic world where the card battling is combined with high-octane motorcycle racing. You take on the role of an up and coming Turbo duellist as you jump aboard your own Duel Runner motorcycle and race for the finish line. The concept is the same as any race; only in this racing video game they put an outrageous array of obstacles in your way.
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Wheelie Breakers uses a Wii control scheme that works to make the racing intense and the action adrenalin filled. You need to multi-task a lot as you use the controls of this video game but the emphasis is on driving and duelling as you race your motorcycle.
You use the Nunchuk to control the play of the cards with your d-pad and Wii remote, while you accelerate, brake and turn using the Nunchuk. You also have to spin around to attack, while controlling your D-Wheel with your turning reversed and you going backwards. This can be quite difficult to achieve while trying to keep an eye on the action in front of you.
The controls work very well in the final analysis and there were no Wii remote accidents or disasters while using the controls. The D-Wheel customization allows you to customize your motorcycle to have a high top speed, tighter turning radius and greater acceleration but these elements don't change how your D-Wheel handles during the races much. They also didn't implement the Wii MotionPlus accessory in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Wheelie Breakers.
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Wheelie Breakers has a complete anime based story line and presentation with the charm and style that has entertained Japanese gamers for decades. Creatures appear in fully-rendered cell-shaded 3D above your characters head as your racing that look amazing. They also have fantastic looking attacks they'll throw at the other racers as you put your foot down. Straight shots, area effect attacks, bomb blasts, or walls that drop onto the track and impede your progress. The cell-shaded look of this Wii action title matches the anime look of the characters perfectly. The frame rate was constant and smooth through out the races and even with 8 racers on the track the presentation was rock solid.