Hot Wheels Unleashed

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. IGN Portugal
    Oct 4, 2021
    90
    Hot Wheels Unleashed appeared without warning, in a fast, abrasive way, much like the miniature cars that lend it its name. The game is one of this year’s surprise hits, e one of the best arcade racing experiences in recent memory. It easily earns its place has the best Hot Wheels game ever, with slick, balanced driving and a phenomenal variety of miniatures.
  2. PLAY! Zine
    Nov 16, 2021
    80
    Hot Wheels Unleashed will take you on a nostalgic ride back to your childhood days. You will get a fun, unforgettable experience, the same one back when we were playing with real Hot Wheels toy cars!
  3. GAMES.CH
    Oct 14, 2021
    80
    Hot Wheels Unleashed is a fun arcade racer for the whole family, whose biggest weakness is the counting lootbox system, which dampens the passion for collecting to a degree.
  5. LevelUp
    Sep 28, 2021
    75
    Hot Wheels: Unleashed is a good game if you are a fan of the franchise and looking for a racing title that goes straight to the point without the need to master complicated techniques. The important thing here is to feel the speed and let your imagination fly.
  6. Gamer.no
    Oct 4, 2021
    70
    Engaging tracks and an enjoyable selection of cars makes for a colorful and fun, but clumsy racing game.
  7. BaziCenter
    Oct 16, 2021
    60
    Hot Wheels Unleashed doesn’t have much to offer, and as an arcade racing can only be entertaining for a few hours before fading to the bottom of your game library.
  8. ComicBook
    Sep 30, 2021
    60
    Hot Wheels Unleashed -- in all caps and bolded letters -- is a passable arcade racer that sticks out from other middle-of-the-road racing games thanks to its devotion to nostalgia and some great ideas that are unfortunately not completely realized due to obvious budgetary restrictions. If you're desperate to get behind the wheel of your favorite Hot Wheel, it will scratch that itch, but not much else.

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#55 Best PS4 Game of 2021
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#45 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2021

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User Score
6.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 20
  3. Negative: 5 out of 20
  1. significantboo
    Oct 10, 2021
    5
    Great game until the Time Trials ruin it. They artificially slow progression, are required to advance through your career and remove all funGreat game until the Time Trials ruin it. They artificially slow progression, are required to advance through your career and remove all fun from the game.

    The expansions are more than the price of the game. Not a chance when 1/2 the game loop is terrible.    … Full Review »
  2. mdfk79
    Oct 6, 2021
    0
    Not a bad game, looks good, plays well, the only downside is the in game economy, avoid if you think this will be an easy platinum. You get 70Not a bad game, looks good, plays well, the only downside is the in game economy, avoid if you think this will be an easy platinum. You get 70 coins for winning a race, which will mainly be online against a few people that can't take an L or complain when they try to crash you and they come off worse lol 70 coins for winning a race which can take seconds or up to 5 minutes, and you need to have earned 100,000 for a trophy, and the gears are worse! The single player is fairly short and I imagine a large amount of people won't be able to get the unleashed time in a lot of the time trials.… Full Review »
  3. Dwideshrude1
    Oct 5, 2021
    2
    First of all, I love racing games, I almost always enjoy a good racing game. This game is everything wrong with modern racing games. TheFirst of all, I love racing games, I almost always enjoy a good racing game. This game is everything wrong with modern racing games. The campaign mode is literally rigged to make you play as long as possible, similar to mobile game tactics. There is only one, (yes one) way to unlock cars, which is through LOOT BOXES. The only currency you can use is the coins, which you earn in campaign, but not nearly enough to actually get good cars, oh yeah, and the cars performance is DIRECTLY tied to how rare it is in the loot boxes. I have literally one car that can keep up on the straights (upgrading is BS, a lie (boost is nerfed with upgrades wtf)) with NORMAL AI AFTER HOURS OF PLAYING Also, the AI will interfere in your race if you are too far ahead, sending you to last place at the last lap as punishment, sometimes flipping your car over for NO REASON. It is an absolutely amazing example of the problem with modern games, and is literally one of the worst racing games I have ever playedn **** this game, **** its greedy tactics, **** LOOT BOXES… Full Review »
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