Things on Wheels

 Xbox 360
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  • Summary: [Xbox Live Arcade] Things on Wheels is a racing game that will make you scream for more. Take your favorite RC car and race inside an Art Deco house, or around the huge park. Play for fun with your friends, or compete for victory with top-ranked experts. Slide around turns from the music[Xbox Live Arcade] Things on Wheels is a racing game that will make you scream for more. Take your favorite RC car and race inside an Art Deco house, or around the huge park. Play for fun with your friends, or compete for victory with top-ranked experts. Slide around turns from the music room to the winter garden, and try three different racing experiences with vintage, muscle, and sports vehicles. Take your chances online and use our all-new race lobby, then use bonuses to bend the race to your advantage, and brag about it using audio chat. Don't be afraid to get ToWed away!… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 8 out of 11
  1. XboxAddict
    72
    All in all, TOW is a good racing title that at higher difficulty settings, will present a challenge to the more experience cart-race gamer, and at the same time is accessible to the more casual player.
  2. GameSpot
    50
    A lot of little flaws suck most of the fun out of this take on radio-controlled car racing.
  3. X-ONE Magazine UK
    50
    You can almost hear gamers exhale as they play. [Issue#42, p.112]
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  4. IGN
    40
    Nothing about Things on Wheels is very good. The single-player mode is boring, the game looks like it was supposed to come out years ago (which it was), and the attempt at a story is poorly implemented and even more poorly written.
  5. GameFocus
    40
    It still has some elements that make it slightly enjoyable, but with the wealth of other experiences on XBLA, it's really hard to justify investing your hard earned Microsoft Points in a second hand toy.
  6. GamePro
    40
    While many maps have some great design choices, Things on Wheels feels like a dated and out of place title that may have been more accepted in the earlier stages of Microsoft's Arcade platform.
  7. Games Master UK
    30
    Bland weapons and confusing course layout. [Sept 2010, p.101]
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  1. MegWhiteley
    Mar 9, 2012
    10
    Aww, this is one of the most pretty games that I play, Things on Wheels can be same that the other games of the genre, but the most specialAww, this is one of the most pretty games that I play, Things on Wheels can be same that the other games of the genre, but the most special are the graphics and the cars, are beautiful, and the music, is funny, this game is not an epic master, but is incredible and funny.… Expand
  2. bilbyc0m
    Mar 8, 2017
    7
    Things on Wheels is a very disappointing follow-up to the incredible 'Mad Tracks'. The game play engine feels too sensitive, slight turns canThings on Wheels is a very disappointing follow-up to the incredible 'Mad Tracks'. The game play engine feels too sensitive, slight turns can send your car moving too far over and your car tends to fly all over the place in some instances for no reason. Other than that, the racing mode is really all Things on Wheels has, it works well and there are now car stats to indicate what car is best for certain tracks. The tracks are very creative much like its predecessor however the powerups are not as creative and are used in AOE rather than target lock on, a move which really limits TOW potential. I really enjoyed Things on Wheels, but I don't ever see myself going back to it for local multiplayer when Mad Tracks does everything so much better.… Expand
  4. rehea
    Jan 4, 2023
    5
    This game was a bit of a let down to be honest. too repetitive and the graphics could have been better