The Wire

The Wire

乐客游戏 · July 31, 2016 · Casual, Simulation, VR, Free to Play

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Mostly Positive74% · 39 📉 Recent reviews down 63%
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The Wire price

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About The Wire

《暴走火线》是一款休闲益智类游戏,有许多难度各异的多个关卡,适合全年龄人群进行挑战。在节奏感十足的音乐声中,玩家需要手持电子控制棒在轨道不断前行,挑战别具特色的不同陷阱,在限定时间之前到达终点,取得胜利。
开始游戏:
● 将操纵杆(手柄前端)放入start圆环中,圆环变绿,游戏开始。
游戏结束:
● 关卡时间结束;
● 操纵杆碰到赛道;
● 操纵杆前端过前或者过后,脱离赛道平面(当前端显示红色时,意味着你已经进入危险距离;为蓝色时,距离安全)。
赛道高度调整:
● 通过圆盘的上下按键可以调整圆盘的高度,以便适应您的身高。
积分计算:
● 每关拥有基础积分;
● 根据剩余时间计算积分。
后续开发计划:
● 我们会增加更多的关卡;
● 我们会调整关卡长度,以便空间较小的用户也能够进行游戏;
● 我们会增加基于网络的分数排行榜,使您能够看到自己的排名;
● 我们会增加简易模式,使您在死亡后可以从赛道中间开始游戏(简易模式积分会与普通模式计算方式不同);
● 我们会增加联网对战,可以使您和好友来一场比赛。

The Wire is a casual puzzle game with plenty of levels, which is designed to suit the needs and abilities of players of all ages. Play with the electronic background music, you just need to move the controller to go forward. The most import thing is making sure it is going on the track. To win a level, you just need to reach the end point before time up. That's it. We hope you guys enjoy it as much as we do!
Game start:
Put the joystick in the start ring,Rings become green, the game begins
Game over:
time out;
joystick touch the track;
Before or after the end of the joystick,Out of the track plane
(When the current side shows red,Means that you have entered a dangerous distance
When the current side shows blue,safety)
Track height adjustment:
The visual height can be adjusted by the touchpad up and down key;
Integral calculation:
Basic points per level;
According to the remaining time statistics score;
Follow up development plan:
We'll add more levels.
We will adjust the level length,so that smaller users can also play the game;
We will increase the network based scores,so that you can see your ranking;
We'll add a simple pattern,So that you can start the game from the middle of the circuit after you lose(Simple mode integration will be different from the ordinary mode);
We will increase the network to fight,We will increase the network to fight, so that you and your friends to a game。

The Wire — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Sep 23, 2024
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7 found this helpful
Not recommended May 11, 2024
Black screen in headset after the title screen, music/sound Ok Game menu can be seen on standard monitor but cannot be played....
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Nov 16, 2024
"The Wire" is not to be confused with the popular television series, "The Wire", despite "borrowing" their trademarked name. No, this is much worse... it's basically a reflexes test, a little VR tech demo where you move a pointer through a little maze without touching the sides. I could make a joke there but I won't. As always, if the only cool thing about your tech demo is VR support, then your tech demo isn't cool at all. The most entertaining thing about this non-game is that they seriously tried to charge money for it! Now that is comical. This game features very lacklustre minimalist "art" for graphics instead of anything remotely contemporary. I'm sure the "developer" thought this would come across as "artistic", but it doesn't, it comes across as "really lazy" and looks bad as a result of their lack of interest in doing their job properly. Developers must try to understand that gaming is a visual medium, and gamers spend a lot of money on high end gaming rigs for a reason. And that reason is not so they can look at lazy, phoned-in half efforts like this. It's free... now, but it wasn't before. The developer was charging $4 USD for this. Price barriers, especially…
1 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 28, 2025
Игра "The Wire" (если бы такая существовала) могла бы стать невероятно глубоким и реалистичным криминальным симулятором. Представьте себе, вы начинаете как обычный патрульный в Балтиморе, и постепенно пробиваетесь вверх по служебной лестнице, принимая моральные решения, влияющие на ход расследования. Или же, можно взглянуть на мир глазами торговца наркотиками, выстраивающего свою империю, балансируя между жестокостью и хитростью. Игра должна делать акцент на сложности взаимоотношений между персонажами, на политическом давлении и системной коррупции, демонстрируя серые зоны, где нет однозначно плохих или хороших. Механики могли бы включать систему наблюдения, прослушивания телефонных разговоров, допросы свидетелей и сложные тактические операции. Захватить реализм сериала - это ключ к успеху. При правильном подходе, "The Wire" могла бы стать одной из самых умных и захватывающих игр в жанре криминальной драмы.
Recommended Jul 24, 2025
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Not recommended Oct 29, 2022
Black screen on my Vive Pro still years later...

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