- Racing, Arcade, Action, Kids
Collect the best vehicles in the Hot Wheels universe, build spectacular tracks and dive into breathtaking races. The most iconic and sought after Hot Wheels vehicles are waiting for you.
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Plot-driven, warm, earnest and unpretentious.
- character-ledplot-driven
- warmbleak
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
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Digital ChumpsBenjamine BranscumJan 20219.7/10'Hot Wheels Unleashed' handles like a dream for toy cars.
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Gaming NexusEric HauterSep 20219.5/10Hot Wheels Unleashed is an instant classic, a licensed game with AAA production values that never stops delivering thrills. With enough content and features to satisfy the most demanding audience, Hot Wheels focus on razor sharp arcade racing delivers exactly what fans want – tons of cool cars, wild tracks, and collectable, customizable fun. Our highest recommendation.
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IGNLuke ReillySep 20219/10Carefully detailed, highly customisable, and buoyantly uncynical, Hot Wheels Unleashed is a surprising and brilliant arcade racer.
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Screen RantAlex Santa MariaSep 20212/5 starsHot Wheels Unleashed feels less like a cohesive racing experience and more like a framework where more and more Hot Wheels branded content can live as the months go on. This comes through not only in the lackluster presentation but in the currency system that robs players of any sense of urgency to complete missions. It doesn't feel satisfying to go through an hour of races and grind up currency to get a single box that contains a duplicate of an already-unlocked car.
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StevivorJay BallSep 20214/10This is the kind of game a cheap uncle buys a kid for Christmas out of the bargain bin giving little thought beyond, “little Timmy likes cars so I’ll buy him this thing.” Sadly, it will only keep kids entertained for as long as it takes them to realise the odds are stacked against them. While some real passion has gone into the transition of some much-loved toys into digital form, the challenge of Hot Wheels Unleashed is just too great for its target audience. Without significant fixes, it will do little more than frustrate all who pick it up.
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About the game
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Milestone
- Publisher
- Milestone
- Released
- September 30, 2021
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
- Perspective
- Third person
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Time to beat
- 20 h completionist
IGDB rating 7.0/10 from 64 ratings.
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