Hot Wheels Unleashed

 PlayStation 4
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
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  1. 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 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 toNot 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.… Expand
  2. ManOfChap
    Oct 2, 2021
    2
    sometimes fun, mostly frustrating
    randomly difficulty spikes, even on easy, unrealistic time trials, random wonky physics, that only one the player experience and not the ai. the graphics are great, along with the roster but you are better off just turning the music off. very disappointing game overall
  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. 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,First 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… Expand
  4. Lucius_13
    Oct 5, 2021
    4
    Hot Wheels Unleashed when I first started playing this game I enjoyed it but the more I played it the more I grew frustrated with it the Time Trials were near impossible to finish and the AI is so totally unbalanced that playing on Easy is way too easy and just putting it on medium makes the AI near impossible to beat to the point where I fear even trying the hardest difficulty setting,Hot Wheels Unleashed when I first started playing this game I enjoyed it but the more I played it the more I grew frustrated with it the Time Trials were near impossible to finish and the AI is so totally unbalanced that playing on Easy is way too easy and just putting it on medium makes the AI near impossible to beat to the point where I fear even trying the hardest difficulty setting, it's totally grind heavy and relies on Loot Crates which they called Blind Boxes that most times will give you the same cars constantly.

    That said here's a list of pros and cons for the game

    Pros:
    -Beautiful Graphics
    -Music is catchy
    -Tons of Iconic cars like the TMNT Van, Ecto1, Dolorean, etc.
    -Awesome Track Designs
    -Livery Designer
    -Race Track Creator

    Cons:
    -Even though you have access to a track creator everything's locked so don't expect to make epic tracks right at the start
    -AI Difficulty spikes being totally unfair
    -Loot Crates
    -Near impossible Time Trial races (Too many of them actually)
    -It is totally grind heavy to the point where you'll be grinding for hours just to get enough coins for the Blind Boxes or to get enough gears to upgrade your cars for the record its 500 coins for a single Blind Box
    -The single player mode is kind of bland and boring but it is passable    … Expand
  5. metacriticerer
    Oct 12, 2022
    3
    Looks great. Drives not great. Multiplayer?.

    The cars and tracks are nicely made and I really love the idea. But driving is awful and an arcade racer should be fun and good to drive. Only nice small cars are not enough for me, sorry. Also multiplayer? where is it only driving against friends, no bots, online competition..

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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
  1. 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!
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  2. 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.
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  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.
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