The game interface is slick and easy to navigate, finding your way to City Rumble mode in a matter of seconds, you’ll be racing in no time. So that’s the functionality out of the way, let’s get down to the gameplay and aesthetics. It made me excited at the thought of seeing what other players had created, as custom designs can be shared online, downloaded and used by other players all over the world. I had a quick play with this and can see the potential with the customisation. You can also customise the colour schemes and graphics of any car in your collection with the Livery Editor. You can win or buy different elements to customise the space, from different walls, flooring, furniture, artwork, posters, and decorations. The second is The Basement, a room that you can modify to be uniquely yours. There is a track builder where you can build your own tracks within several different environments, something I have always loved to do with my Hot Wheels sets as a kid and I can see myself spending heaps of time building tracks in the future. Time Trials can take place on a circuit or sprint track and require you to beat a set time to complete the race and collect your rewards, unlike the other race types, there are no other racers on the track for the Time Trials.Īlong with the main race component of the game we have a couple of features that allow building and customisation. Sprints are a race that doesn’t follow a circuit and only has a start and finish. Beating a Boss Race can give you greater rewards and advance the story.Ī Quick Race is your typical circuit race with a total of three laps, the circuits vary in length greatly, seemingly getting longer as you get further into the game.

Boss Races are the fourth type of race, which is a heavily modified Quick Race, complete with extra obstacles and more aggressive drivers. The three main race types are Quick Race, Sprint and Time Trial. Gear Points are also rewarded for winning races, which can help with upgrading the performance of your cars.Ĭity Rumble is the main story mode of the game, where you must complete races of different types to complete the story, unlock new cars and conquer the game. A Blind Box is a mystery box that contains a random car that you can open via The Collection menu. You build up your collection in several ways, through collecting Hot Wheels coins, which you can use to purchase new vehicles, or by completing certain races, you can also receive new cars and Blind Boxes as rewards. The Collection is exactly as it sounds, where you can cumulate a variety of cars that can be used to complete in all the races. The basic premise is split into two factors, the story mode called City Rumble and the mode that might matter most, The Collection. Hot Wheels: Unleashed is a pretty simple game but it is packed with lots of extra features that only improve on the toy car franchise. Kids love to play with them, adults love to collect them, but now Hot Wheels is making the jump to the video game world with Hot Wheels: Unleashed, developed by Milestone, an arcade style racing game that delivers fun on so many levels. If you mention the name, people will instantly picture their weird and wacky four wheeled contraptions. Mattel’s Hot Wheels is most probably the most well-known brand for diecast toy cars.

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