Or all the time…Īnd this is where skill and experience start to become a factor. Cars being knocked around the track or bounces out of it after a jump does make the driving feel a little chaotic at some times. The weightless feel of each vehicle is felt every time you ram the sidewall or even knock into the car in front of you at high speed. What I mean by that is the car does drive and take corners like normal but when it comes to jumping and crashing into other cars, you are immediately reminded that you are still driving a toy car. The game does have driving physics but it is adjusted to suit the Hot Wheels toylike world. I am glad that each car not only look different, but they also drive differently. With all that aside, driving in this game is exhilarating. The boost meter is simple with two types of boost depending on the type of car you have but the map is a little useless I would say as it is too zoomed in which does not help you see the upcoming track or other cars behind you. There is no speed indication at all in this game which, to be honest works very well as I felt taking corners were more fun instead of getting distraction by looking at your entry or exit speed. During races, you are given a very clean overlay, a map at the lower left of your screen and a boost gauge on the lower right. Let me make this clear, Hot Wheels Unleashed is an arcade racer, so you expect it to be simple but in all honesty, it is one of those games that is easy to pick up but hard to master. It would be great if we could get some license driving or racing song or even better, a way to play our own collection of songs in-game. Sadly, the game is marred by its generic soundtrack that is in and out of races. All this and the sounds of tyres burning really gives the emersion that you are in a race. You can feel the engine roar as you drive muscle cars like the Rodger Dodger or the electric motor winding up in Super Charged. Who left a fingerprint on my car?Įach car in the game luckily sounds unique and different. The game does have an excellent photo mode to help you get those awesome shots to show off to your friends or create your own Hot Wheels desktop wallpaper. The only thing that does look a little bad are the tracks as they are always orange and repetitive but it is just a small minor issue on my part as you won’t care too much as you speed past them. There are reflections on any shiny part of the car and each car is detailed exactly like how it looks in the real world down to the interior and texture. Amazingly, the cars themselves look great in model and in-game. The game applies a miniature camera effect to the cars to make it look like you are really driving a toy car in the real world and with giant look items in the background, you will feel immersed in this illusion perfectly. Hot Wheels Unleashed visual perfectly blend the real-life look of each toy car with the crazy monstrous tracks. There are a few “secrets” that you unlock by completing certain races to get more rewards but besides that, the game has a very linear pathway. Each race will give you either a reward, parts, or coins to help you either getting or upgrading your car. There is no open world for you to explore but instead, you are given the task of going through races one by one and unlocking more as you go. After nearly 8 years without a full console game, the game returns with its new title aptly named, Hot Wheels Unleashed.ĭriving Around The Neighbourhood Just in time for Halloween!!īeing a racing game, Hot Wheels Unleashed comes as standard as it gets. There have been a bunch of Hot Wheels games released over the years and even some cross overs like in Forza Horizon, Need for Speed and Rocket League. Hot Wheels has been a staple name not only in our favourite collectable car toys but also in the automotive industry. Developed By: Milestone Published By: Milestone Platforms: PlayStation 4 & 5 / Xbox One X, Series S & X / Nintendo Switch / PC Reviewed On: PC
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