The environments open up as you play through the campaign, so you’re not just exploring the same environments over and over again across the span of 40 tracks. In total, there are 40 different tracks for you to race on in the game which span 6 different environments.
One of my favorite levels was in a science lab as part of the College Campus set of tracks, though there’s also a gorgeous level that gives you a view of a beautiful city skyline in the Skyscraper track set that I loved as well. Furthermore, the track you’re racing on has a distinct feeling of separation from the room around it which helps immerse you in the idea that you’re racing a tiny little Hot Wheels car. In Hot Wheels Unleashed, you can easily become mesmerized by everything rendered in the background. Hot Wheels Unleashed Review | Tiny, But Mighty In particular, flipping the car all the way around and the detailed environments that you race in. The game immediately reminded me of one I played as a kid, Hot Wheels Stunt Track Driver. While I feel like these issues are substantial enough to warrant mentioning first, I want to say that I did ultimately enjoy my time with Hot Wheels Unleashed. Not much to say on this other than the soundtrack is lackluster and boring and so much more could have been done with it.Īnd that’s about it for me in regards to the game’s negatives. And you do see brightly colored cones in many other levels, so I’m wondering if it was a bug that made the cones display as dark grey or if it was intentional.Įither way, track features like that can pull you out of the fun racing experience as you squint at the screen trying to figure out where you need to go next. In one instance, I encountered cones that nearly matched the color of the floor rather than being a bright yellow, red, or orange as you’d expect to see. In particular, the ones with tiny cones on the floor. Drifting can at times feel awkward, and the tracks, while extremely cool, can become disorienting to follow in certain areas. The other issue I had with Hot Wheels Unleashed is that some of the racing elements themselves feel a bit odd.
I really enjoyed this as it gave me the freedom to avoid these Time Trials as much as possible while still being able to experience the rest of the game’s campaign. So much so in fact, that I found myself avoiding Time Trials at all costs. You can do this too with the campaign as there are branching directions you can take. The clock zeroed out, the race kept going, and it was clear I’d have to try it again. I felt really discouraged by this, and that discouragement quickly evolved into frustration as the Time Trials naturally get harder and stricter as you progress through the campaign.
The game offers no leniency with these Time Trials, which makes sense when targeting an older audience but not so much when targeting gamers of all ages. I recall being less than a second away from the goal during one of these Time Trials – 0.5 seconds, so close that I felt certain it should have counted – but it didn’t count. One example of this is with the difficulty settings.Įasy is so easy you’re pretty much racing by yourself, which is great for kids looking to practice and hone their racing skills. However, some game modes like the game’s Time Trials remain frustratingly difficult, even on Easy. Before I get into my praise of the game though, I first want to address some of the issues with it that I ran into.įirst, the game struggles at times to strike a balance between approachability for a younger audience and one that offers a fun challenge for an older audience. Hot Wheels Unleashed is a game that’s designed with kids in mind, though adults can certainly enjoy the game just as much, if not more from the sheer nostalgia of it.
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