Hot Wheels Unleashed

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  • Summary: Drive the cars of your dreams! The coolest, the fastest, the most unique badass vans and jaw-dropping muscle cars are waiting for you. Take the wheel of tons of vehicles with their own personality and style, different traits, and levels of rarity. The very best of the hot wheels universe isDrive the cars of your dreams! The coolest, the fastest, the most unique badass vans and jaw-dropping muscle cars are waiting for you. Take the wheel of tons of vehicles with their own personality and style, different traits, and levels of rarity. The very best of the hot wheels universe is here! Prove you're the best and unlock Premium cars and extraordinary items and with the livery editor make your ride a one-of-a-kind masterpiece of speed. Race like everyone's watching! Get ready for pure fun and show off your driving skills! Drift like a pro, charge your boost and blast through the loops to beat time, rivals and gravity itself! Are you up for a challenge? Boom, jackpot: race side by side a friend in the 2-player local split-screen mode or face up to 12 players online in a worldwide event. The harder the challenge, the more glorious the triumph! Unleash your creativity! Massive, themed playgrounds are ready to host the most immersive races. Have fun on and off the track with these beautifully detailed and interactive environments, where any object can play a role and be an actual part of your circuit! You can even build a racetrack inside your very own room, a space to customize with furniture and the items you will collect during your journey. And thanks to the incredibly powerful editor, building the craziest tracks has never been easier! Bend and stretch the iconic Orange track piece to create your unique design and then add special Boosters, loops, obstacles, and exclusive interactive elements to build your own racing paradise. Share your creations with the world Or enjoy tracks made by other crazy players like you. Now it's time to unleash the fun! … Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 41
  3. Negative: 0 out of 41
  1. Finger Guns
    Sep 27, 2021
    100
    Hot Wheels Unleashed is how you make a toys-to-life video game. Milestone have taken some of the finest collectables and made them photo-realistic, unleashing them on racetracks that will blow your mind with the level of detail and craziness in equal measure. Exemplifying the “kart racer” genre, it is the natural progression of why we fall in love with this type of racing game over and over. This is a love letter to both Hot Wheels and arcade racing fans.
  2. God is a Geek
    Sep 27, 2021
    90
    Not only a blast of die-cast nostalgia, but a brilliant arcade racer to boot with superb customisation options.
  3. PlayStation Country
    Nov 5, 2021
    80
    A fun arcade racer that provides added value for those willing to get their hands dirty. However, those who just want to race might find the experience a limited one. Buy into the whole creative side and it’ll make you feel like a kid again, especially if you’re the type that likes to collect.
  4. Vandal
    Sep 30, 2021
    78
    Hot Wheels Unleashed is a fun arcade racer, with plenty of options and that old-school gameplay that feels great if you miss this type of game.
  5. Everyeye.it
    Sep 27, 2021
    73
    Hot wheels Unleashed is, in some respects, a brilliant arcade driving video game. Simple, immediate, fun and just enough adrenaline, supported by an excellent technical department and which offers one of the best circuit editors that have been seen in recent years. However, it is not explained how such a well-made title can be inserted in such a cumbersome and counterintuitive menu system, in addition to the fact that in the face of an excellent interpretation of the Hot Wheels brand on an aesthetic level, it contradicts itself so evidently with the its management of the lootboxes, the underlying mechanics of the title that has influenced its internal balance in a way that is at least questionable.
  6. Eurogamer Italy
    Sep 27, 2021
    70
    Hot Wheels Unleashed tries to bring back the memories of childhood with a fast and colored game. Unfortunately it does not succeed completely, resulting too simple and repetitive.
  7. Digital Trends
    Sep 28, 2021
    50
    Outside of its stunning visuals, Hot Wheels Unleashed is a toothless kart racer, relying too heavily on nostalgia goggles and the Hot Wheels brand to carry it instead of the solid ideas that end up hardly being implemented. What players get with Hot Wheels Unleashed is the same experience I had with many of my Hot Wheels as a child; I was entertained for a few hours, then grew bored and tossed it in a box. That’s not to say that I didn’t have fun with the game. Those few hours were full of spectacle, because it’s simply impossible to not get caught up in the game’s sights and sounds. Eventually, though, it’s going to take more than racing a hot dog car down a strip of vinyl track to keep me interested.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 38
  3. Negative: 9 out of 38
  1. Qofniak
    Oct 2, 2021
    10
    Lovely game for everyone. A bit too difficult but after adjusting difficulty it is fun
  2. spiton675
    Nov 3, 2022
    10
    Hot Wheels is an awesome race game. Very fun and not at all boring. People complaining about difficulty are just too lazy to acctually learnHot Wheels is an awesome race game. Very fun and not at all boring. People complaining about difficulty are just too lazy to acctually learn how to play the game.
    Buy it and you'll have at least 60 hours of fun. Level design is incredible.    … Expand
  4. Cmgenius
    Sep 30, 2021
    10
    This game is a spectacular example of how to create an arcade racer. Mechanics are smooth but can be challenging. Addictive and fun to play IThis game is a spectacular example of how to create an arcade racer. Mechanics are smooth but can be challenging. Addictive and fun to play I will be putting many hours into this game. Cars are customizable and the degree of detail is astounding. Thought has been put into every crevice of this game....… Expand
  5. PMG-Writer
    Nov 1, 2021
    8
    "Hot Wheels Unleashed" left a very positive impression on us. From the first second, the game gives the impression that the developers from"Hot Wheels Unleashed" left a very positive impression on us. From the first second, the game gives the impression that the developers from Milestone have put a lot of love and heart into the game. The presentation of the cars and tracks are great and the gameplay ideas are also interesting. Unfortunately, the editors and also the lootboxes are not well solved. If you like to drive the small cars, you should definitely check out "Hot Wheels Unleashed".… Expand
  6. Cz3rw0ny
    Jun 14, 2023
    7
    Good graphics, fun gameplay and pretty good controls. Some trials and races are just annoying and difficult to the extend of not being funGood graphics, fun gameplay and pretty good controls. Some trials and races are just annoying and difficult to the extend of not being fun anymore. Otherwise its a pretty decent game.… Expand
  7. BallzyDan
    Aug 6, 2022
    6
    decent fun factor here, but this developer has earned a boycott. Loot boxes and microtransactions every where, is what makes this atrocious.decent fun factor here, but this developer has earned a boycott. Loot boxes and microtransactions every where, is what makes this atrocious. This is for kids?? The tracks can be fun and the track editor is cool. Ultimately the game is too hard, even on easy, as time trials have the same time requirement, no matter what difficulty… Expand
  8. KillamanShank1
    Sep 30, 2021
    0
    Unfortuantely, there's no 21:9 Ultrawide aspect ratio support on PC. This would have been amazing

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#61 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2021
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#50 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2021