Hot Wheels Unleashed

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 44 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 44
  3. Negative: 5 out of 44

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  1. churros
    Oct 2, 2021
    8
    Pros:
    + attention to detail
    + track design
    + editor
    + car variety
    + easy to control

    Cons:
    - irritating ost
    - irritating boost sound effect
    - grindy
    - every car plays the same
    - secret stages blocking campaign progression
  2. mp888
    Oct 7, 2021
    0
    after playing it for couple of hours i find this game boring and repetitive. it is not as fun as mario kart and doesnt have interesting "story" plot in campaign mode like other racing game. opening many blind boxes for new cars can be tedious job and you have limited storage for cars collection.
  3. SuperkenGaming
    Oct 2, 2021
    8
    Hot wheels unleashed
    great for the creative
    Hot wheels unleashed is an arcade racing game with an equal amount of good as bad… firs the good.. the amount of customization and attention to detail in this game is insane.. as you play youll earn coin and blind boxes, giving you random hot wheels cars all with their own stas and are upgradable with different rarities, and yes I did pull    Hot wheels unleashed
    great for the creative
    Hot wheels unleashed is an arcade racing game with an equal amount of good as bad… firs the good.. the amount of customization and attention to detail in this game is insane.. as you play youll earn coin and blind boxes, giving you random hot wheels cars all with their own stas and are upgradable with different rarities, and yes I did pull legendaries… you can also earn these cars in the story mode.. and each of these cars you can customize all th way down to the wheel.. really making this feel lik your toybox wich brings me to the track creator.. im not one to care about these type of things anymore.. but the early teen in me loves the fact you can build a track around your room like the good ole days, having sleepovers with your friends.. coming up with the most ridiculous jump and loops possible.. and yu can play these tracks locally as well as online, though I don’t see the option to download other created tracks which is a bummer, you can however download other players customized cars.. up to 100… when it comes to racing, hot wheels unleashed is best locally or online.. its fast and fun drifting around corners trying to outdo everyone around you.. its hwen you play solo that hot wheels unleashes problems start to show… theres an adventure mode here where youre going through races and time trials basically back and forth, clearing these hllenges to unlock new track bulding items, earn coins, and cars.. and imemdietly I relized, oh no.. theres rubber banding.. unfortuntaly there is no sweet spot difficulty to make racing through this game solo thrilling… easy is essentially free roam mode cause the AI cant keep up, and the rubber banding in medium and hard ruins races.. turning this basically into nothing but time trials essentially.. one wrong move and youre in last place.. that’s how bad the rubber banding is… might as well restart.. much like again.. a time trial.. when I sit down to race.. iwant to race.. don’t pretend theres added difficulty by making the ai slingshot to catch up with me… jst make the ai better the harder it gets.. so unfortunately playing solo turned this into a map cleaner more than anything else.. made worse by how uncreative the tracks are.. The game focused so heavily on detail they forgot to focus on zany fun… sure there are obstacles thrown in there like a spider that shoots a web,but no childlike imagination.. making forts out of pillows, throwing bouncy balls here and there, making me drive over a bowl of water.. a cat swiping at you while you drive around… an insanine incline down a flight of stairs to fly across the room… nothing really to remind me im dirving a hotwheels car.. other than the ocassional vent or couch to drive across, but its so in the background hat I stopped paying attention.. really making getting through the campaign a drag at times, as it is just recycled the same 8 tracks over and over and over…
    That being said if you plan to race online or locally with friends.. hot wheels unleashed has potential to be a staple in your collection.. creating tracks to challenge eachother, designing a staple hotwheel..
    This is a must have for racing fans..
    I give Hot wheels unleashed
    a 7.5/10    … Expand
  4. Nofake18
    Oct 2, 2021
    9
    Great Casual Racing game does really mark all the checkboxes for a childhood dream come true
  5. DevileGonsalez
    Oct 2, 2021
    0
    este jogo precisa urgentemente de um novo desenvolvimento, pois ficar na mesma falha por tanto tempo é horrível
  6. florian23232
    Oct 6, 2021
    8
    As someone who doesnt play a lot of racing games it was hard to get into the drifting and driving overall. After some time I got a lot better and it made more fun too. The rewards you get for completing the campaign are really worth it and its satisfying to collect so many of them.
    If you also like racing games like trackmania with all the time trials and multiplayer, this game is waiting    As someone who doesnt play a lot of racing games it was hard to get into the drifting and driving overall. After some time I got a lot better and it made more fun too. The rewards you get for completing the campaign are really worth it and its satisfying to collect so many of them.
    If you also like racing games like trackmania with all the time trials and multiplayer, this game is waiting for you to play    … Expand
  7. Thunder16
    Oct 7, 2021
    10
    Muy buen juego, solo agregaría más música, en especial de Metallica como en el de ps1
  8. guyza123
    Nov 7, 2021
    10
    **** THIS GAME

    WHY CAN'T I ******* DRIVE!!!

    REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

    It's so ******* HARD!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
  9. razMN
    Mar 30, 2022
    5
    Graphics, cars and map customization are very good, I have to give credit for this. But the gameplay driving - where you essentially will spend your time on - is really, really bad.
  10. ehtaco
    Feb 10, 2023
    7
    Great arcade racer and in a lot of ways the Hot Wheels game I've always wanted. The cars are fun, varied, and look great, and you get even more of that with all the GOTY DLC. So that's fun. With that being said; there is not much to it. A lot of similar tracks with the same backdrops, not much to the driving either. It's very simple, as it should be. But after a few hours, it had meGreat arcade racer and in a lot of ways the Hot Wheels game I've always wanted. The cars are fun, varied, and look great, and you get even more of that with all the GOTY DLC. So that's fun. With that being said; there is not much to it. A lot of similar tracks with the same backdrops, not much to the driving either. It's very simple, as it should be. But after a few hours, it had me wondering whether or not it was too simple.… Expand
  11. apokalipto
    Aug 17, 2023
    9
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  12. HIRBOD
    Oct 13, 2021
    9
    if you like racing its a good game for you !
    but if you dont it is repeated for you
  13. Blo666
    Oct 12, 2021
    10
    Gioco fantastico, scenari meravigliosi e giocabilità perfetta! Consigliatissimo :)
  14. dabar87
    Nov 7, 2021
    6
    Decent arcade racing game with various cars to select. Story mode becomes repetive after sometime.
  15. cold_turkey
    Feb 8, 2023
    2
    Disappointing. Really was hoping for this hame to be good.
    Graphics are good.
    The game play isn't. 12 opponents on such a small track is just a smash fest, terrible idea and ofc you can't change it. The game relies on nitro too much, you get nitro every 3 seconds if you drift just a little bit on every corner. Because of that it's way too easy for opponents you've taken over to 0catch up    Disappointing. Really was hoping for this hame to be good.
    Graphics are good.
    The game play isn't.

    12 opponents on such a small track is just a smash fest, terrible idea and ofc you can't change it.

    The game relies on nitro too much, you get nitro every 3 seconds if you drift just a little bit on every corner. Because of that it's way too easy for opponents you've taken over to 0catch up to you. Just go play trackmania forever, it's a much better game where skills matter.    … Expand

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 18, 2022
    80
    Quotation forthcoming.
  2. GameStar
    Oct 13, 2021
    75
    Pure arcade racing fun that properly captures the charm of the Hot Wheels brand. Track editor shortcomings and an expensive Day-One DLC are however bothersome.
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  3. PC Games
    Oct 12, 2021
    70
    Hot Wheels Unleashed could have been such a great game, but wasted his potential. Basically, it’s a fun arcade racer with an interesting setting which it barely uses in interesting ways. Also, the multiplayer is broken. Nevertheless, despite its flaws, Hot Wheels Unleashed is a fun racing game. Just don’t expect anything extraordinary.
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