HOT WHEELS Infinite Rush Reviews
Hot Wheels: Infinite Rush offers an exciting and engaging racing experience filled with a variety of fun gameplay elements, creative design aspects, and numerous items to unlock as players progress. Although the game features controls that may be somewhat complex for children, it still provides plenty of enjoyable moments for players of all ages, making it a great choice for family gaming sessions.
Infinite Rush delivers a fun arcade racing experience with an impressive open-world transition, but limited activity variety, uneven difficulty, and customization options hold it back from reaching its full potential.
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Hot Wheels Infinite Rush is essentially Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 with an open world bolted on — and that's largely a good thing. The racing itself is fun, the biomes look great, and cruising around the toy-sized islands taps into that childhood nostalgia perfectly. The problem is that this open world keeps getting in its own way: only actual races progress you through the game, and getting to them means sitting through loading screens that stretch up to 50 seconds on Switch 2 — twice per four-minute race. Combine that with an open world whose activities barely feed into progression, and free-roaming quickly turns into a patience test. On other platforms this may play out differently, but on Switch 2, Hot Wheels Infinite Rush is a solid arcade racer that makes its own open world unnecessarily exhausting.
Review in German | Read full review
A colourful celebration of speed and creativity that keeps you coming back for more.
Infinite Rush is a fun and slightly nostalgic game for Hot Wheels fans, and for those who are about to become fans, it’s an ideal gateway into the world of small toy cars.
Review in Unknown | Read full review
Hot Wheels Infinite Rush is always fun and pleasant in a very arcade style always sticking with the world of license. It lacks a little madness in the official circuits despite the sensations of driving very well rendered. A pleasant and long moment to spend, we will regret the absence of multi-play local game and vehicles to win without the best stats.
Review in French | Read full review
So get ready for some wild races on crazy tracks at equally crazy speeds. Basically, everything you’d expect from a Hot Wheels game.
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The previous two Hot Wheels games felt closer to being toys, with tracks set up in bedrooms, offices and other locations, but the latest game drifts away from that theme and presents it as being in its own world. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but many fans will prefer the feel of racing accurately sized Hot Wheels cars, which set them apart from many other racing games. Of course, everything is up to personal preference, and Hot Wheels Infinite Rush has a lot to offer to the racing genre.
Hot Wheels Infinite Rush is probably the most ambitious game in the series developed by Milestone. The shift to a more open-world setting fits naturally with the franchise, and the art direction perfectly captures the feeling of playing inside a giant toy box. The driving is as accessible as ever, there’s a wide variety of vehicles, and the thrill of unlocking a new iconic car still works perfectly. Unfortunately, the open world doesn’t quite live up to all its promises. The different islands are separated by loading screens, and the vast majority of activities also involve interruptions that eventually break the flow. The different vehicle types are a good idea but aren’t utilized enough, and the variety of activities quickly shows its limitations. Above all, progression requires far too much repetition.
Review in French | Read full review
Hot Wheels Infinite Rush is a fun open-world racer for all ages. There are loads of races to compete in and items/cars to collect. Online/local multiplayer and a track builder add longevity.
Hot Wheels Infinite Rush is a Hot Wheels fan’s dream. Best of all, it does the Hot Wheels brand even more justice.
HOT WHEELS Infinite Rush is fun but very simple. HOT WHEELS Infinite Rush is a fun, family-friendly arcade racer. It is perfectly safe, clean, and vibrant. Additionally, it is ideal if you have kids who want to waste a few hours without the risk of violence. Although it lacks the depth of other racing games, it does exactly what you expect. Accordingly, it is good, and I recommend grabbing a copy from the Xbox Store!
Hot Wheels Infinite Rush is probably the best Hot Wheels video game to date. Milestone gets it right with a fun open world to explore, great activities, races that are more exciting than those in Unleashed, and four types of vehicles that add variety to the simple, arcade-style driving.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Hot Wheels Infinite Rush is thoroughly enjoyable, with plenty of cars to unlock and some enjoyable challenges that make you want to explore the different islands.
Milestone manages to deliver a strong homage to the childhood days of playing pretend with toy cars with their new Hot Wheels Infinite Rush game.
Hot Wheels Infinite Rush is yet another fantastic game by a development team that knows what to do with the IP but the change to an open-world format holds it back from being truly incredible. If you’re looking for the kind of thrill you’d get from their previous titles, you may not get that itch scratched here but if you’re looking for something a bit more laid back, then this is for you.
Hot Wheels Infinite Rush delivers over its full length what could only be hinted at during a one-hour preview. The world holds up, the handling never grows stale, and the progression—which I wasn’t able to properly judge at the time—ultimately turns out to be the game’s greatest strength. The package still isn’t entirely polished, however, as the AI suffers from too many inconsistencies and the Track Editor falls short of its potential. But anyone who can get something out of the franchise will find noticeably more on offer here than the brief preview initially suggested.
Review in German | Read full review
Hot Wheels Infinite Rush is an entertaining arcade racing game that does a good job of capturing the essence of the original. The sense of speed is spot-on, and the tracks look great. The first few hours are definitely fun. After a while, though, the downside of the simple concept becomes apparent.
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Hot Wheels Infinite Rush succeeds in transforming the franchise into an open world and delivering a competent racing base, but in trying to scale up, it ends up abandoning some of the creativity and craziness that made Hot Wheels special.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
"Hot Wheels Breaks Free from the Orange Tracks" Hot Wheels Infinite Rush successfully expands the series' identity into a fun open world without abandoning the orange tracks, speed, and mayhem that define it. The variety of cars and activities, the class system, Track Builder, and multiplayer give the experience solid content, while the relatively heavy driving, limited storyline, and some concerns about repetition remain its main weaknesses. Nevertheless, Milestone delivers an ambitious and enjoyable arcade experience that makes it one of Hot Wheels' strongest games to date.
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