

It also makes the first two laps feel cheap. While I generally found it to not be terribly disruptive, the fact that a single mistake late in a track after a perfect performance can lose you the race is always annoying. There’s also rubber-band AI, and while I could write an essay on how much I hate this method of adaptive difficulty, this isn’t the place. It can take a few attempts to clear a mission, as mistakes happen. There are bumps that, if you hit them too fast, will send you off course, or curves that if you take too loosely will knock you over. It starts becoming a game of precision driving and track memorization. Tracks start getting pretty complicated in the later game, and while you can change the AI difficulty, that’s not going to help you on the time trials. I’m pretty sure the Hot Wheels target market is split between kids and adult collectors these days, anyway. Hot Wheels Unleashed will need to bring something special to the table and be stuffed with content, especially considering the $49.99 price tag for the standard game that's now up for pre-order, alongside three special versions that are rounded off by the $89.99 Ultimate Stunt Edition.Don’t think the game is going to be easy because it’s based on a line of toys.

In true Hot Wheels fashion, vehicles will race and crash on tracks set in real-life locations with interactive environments. Plenty of cars can be expected, with unique driving styles and traits as well as customizable livery. Refreshingly, the game will also feature offline multiplayer with a split-screen mode, in addition to several single-player and online racing modes. It also boasts some nice visuals, with impressive lighting and true-to-life car models, though it remains to be seen if all that eye candy actually makes it to the real game. The Italy-based games studio has released an action-packed trailer for its upcoming title, which despite lacking any actual gameplay footage, should give some idea of what chaos to expect.

It's been quite a while since we were treated to a proper Hot Wheels video game, and it now looks like fans are getting their wishes answered with Hot Wheels Unleashed which comes as a result of a partnership between Mattel and Milestone Team. The title is set for release on September 30 for PC, last and current-gen PlayStation and Xbox consoles as well as the Nintendo Switch. In brief: Italian games studio, Milestone Team, has revealed a new arcade racing game based on Mattel's popular Hot Wheels toy brand.
