He was supported by an all-star cast that included Gary Oldman and Mae Whitman. Wood was a better fit for the dragon’s voice, balancing the line between an appeal towards the game’s intended audience and not sounding like he inhaled a balloon’s worth of helium. Alazraqui was notably criticized for his performance in the first game for “sounding too much like the Taco Bell Chihuahua,” another character he famously voiced. He brought a charm to a character that previously was overly-pandering towards the 8-10 year-old demographic. The Legend of Spyro Trilogy received mixed reviews, however Wood’s voice acting was praised. The performance that sticks out is Elijah Wood’s, who voiced Spryo from 2006 to 2008. Though in his first appearance in Spyro the Dragon he was voiced by Carlos Alazraqui, many actors went on to voice the character, including Tom Kenny and Justin Long. Spyro the Dragon is by far the cutest character to make this list, and children of the '90s will remember the purple protagonist well. Elijah Wood in The Legend of Spyro Trilogy Diesel’s performance here is gruff and silly, and his Milo fun to play as, inspiring insane driving gameplay.ġ4. His voice acting has always been top-notch, as evidence by his roles as Groot in Guardians of the Galaxyand the titular character in The Iron Giant. It is a shame, because despite the dated graphics, parts of Wheelman are really enjoyable.
The film never happened, most likely due to the mixed reviews of Diesel’s Grand Theft Auto action-movie knock-off game. Tigon Studios went on to make Wheelman in 2006, with deals to produce a film starring Diesel around the same time. He later opened the studio One Race Films, which runs a game company called Tigon Studios. Born Mark Sinclair, Diesel changed his name probably due to his love of cars. You play as Milo Burik (voiced by and digitized after Diesel), an undercover agent with the ability to jump out of a moving vehicle into other moving vehicle.ĭiesel is known for his role as Dominic Toretto in the Fast and Furiousfranchise, and for his incredibly ironic last name.
Wheelman is a project that just screams Vin Diesel. Here are the 15 Best Performances by a Famous Actor in a Video Game. Recording in booth for several weeks and wearing a ping-pong ball suit isn’t the glamorous work these actors were used to, but they each delivered great performances in their respective games. Needless to say, the increase in popularity caught the eyes of many top-billed actors, who decided it was high-time they lent their voice and likeness to a medium previously left to unrecognized actors.
Nowadays there is a console of some sort in most homes in the US, with hardcore gamers using them to play intense online matches, and casual gamers making full use of the Netflix application. Until relatively recently, video games were a fringe hobby. While these actors still dominate the field, with the advent of motion capture and an exponential increase of video games made per year, there is room for other talent. The A-list actors would leave the smaller, less glamorous roles to voices of people like Tom Kenny and Tara Strong. For a long time, there was a huge separation of the actors that would do voice-over roles and the actors starring in big-budget blockbusters.
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