Hot Wheels Unleashed Reviews
Now, you can’t just pick any car and hope that everything will be evenly matched. The cars all have their own stats that you have to be mindful of.
Choose your vehicle, assemble your track and get ready for ultimate speeds with Hot Wheels Unleashed. Does this game race for victory or should it be left at the starting line? Find out in this Rapid Review.
Hot Wheels Unleashed is a decent arcade racer with some great nostalgia that wears off after a few races. Unlocking a themed car, such as the Party Wagon from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, gives temporary relief from the monotonous gameplay, but much like any form of nostalgia, the short-lived fun of reminiscing eventually turns into sadness if there’s no substance backing it up.
For fans of arcade racing experiences, Unleashed seems like a no-brainer. If you want a no-frills experience, you will get that here—but fans of more detailed, intricate experiences may end up flying off the tracks.
HOT WHEELS is an ambitious game, but the lack of sufficient and diverse elements made it tend to be a commercial game intended to target a specific audience interested in HOT WHEELS cars only, although there are some positives in it, but its negatives of repetition or lack of any challenge overshadow it as a game.
Review in Arabic | Read full review
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.
Hot Wheels Unleashed has a well-constructed base, as each aspect Milestone has implemented functions exactly the way it should. However, given that there are too many obvious similarities to a certain other track-building racer, it ultimately doesn’t do enough to set itself apart. Couple that with a serious lack of variety and a litany of added “gimmicks” that serve no real function, and there’s very little incentive to play continuously.
For this review, we are looking at the added features for the Game of the Year version of Hot Wheels Unleashed. You can read our review of the base game here: https://www.rapidreviewsuk.com/hot-wheels-unleashed-review/
It’s hard to dislike almost any part of this joyful little title. With boundless ways to play, build and paint, this is sure to be one title that remains in my library for a very long time.
Having spent a fair portion of my childhood playing with the cars, tracks, and quite a few playsets there's absolutely an element of nostalgia in Hot Wheels Unleashed that comes in waves and puts a smile on my face...
Hot Wheels Unleashed is an okay racing game at best. If you want a much more enjoyable arcade-style racer with your favourite childhood toys then check out Beach Buggy Racing 2: Island Adventure which has its very own Hot Wheels Booster Pack DLC.
It may be based on a particular brand of die-cast toy cars aimed at kids, but Hot Wheels Unleashed is a fun arcade-style racer suitable for all ages and, for the most part, skill levels. Bursting with content, it’ll be a while before you’ve grown tired of its many tracks and unlocked all of the 60-plus cars that it offers. Throw in online and offline multiplayer, a track builder, and gameplay that’s easy to pick up but has some additional depth for more skilled players, and you have a package that’s easy to recommend.
For now, there is a lot of potential. Check back around the time that patch hits for my final scored thoughts on the game. In the meantime, if building tracks and customizing cars can make up for some rough edges in other departments, Hot Wheels Unleashed may be worth checking out.
Hot Wheels Unleashed will be a dream come true for every spring lover! If you have always wanted to race such cars, now you have the perfect opportunity to do so.
Review in Polish | Read full review
Hot Wheels Unleashed gets its racing and assortment of cars so very right, but the way you go about unlocking more content is unfathomably restrictive and leads to frustration.
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.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Hot Wheels Unleashed brings everything you could hope for: a digital version of one of the most legendary slot-car franchises of all time, with simple but very pleasant and responsive gameplay, a good level of challenge, and an audio-visual elaboration that is good for what it proposes.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
I really enjoyed a great arcade-y handling model, but developers could have done a lot more to make the game more entertaining. It's charm depletes after a few hours.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
Hot Wheels Unleashed powers through a niche market to deliver a competitive and fun experience. Not only that, the visuals of the game are beautiful albeit they will not break any records. Overall, the game sets an immersive atmosphere from the visuals to flavor text of certain game modes. I’m not the biggest Hot Wheels toy fan, but I am definitely a fan of Hot Wheels Unleashed.
Hot Wheels Unleashed is a surprisingly good racing game that brings your childhood imagination to life while offering you endless creative options for customising your toy racers and designing your own tracks. No matter your age there is tons to love here!