It makes you feel like you are racing a toy car. The rugged bits of sticky tape that are placed in front of your cars on the starting line for example help to convey the scope of these races being very small when in reality you are surrounded by a large world like a building site or a skate park. I also love the little visual details this game has to offer that makes it authentic to the source material. This is only distracting when comparing the two versions and doesn’t detract from the experience. Whereas the series X runs smoothly with little to no visual load time, when a race starts on the Xbox one version some textures (like on the cars for example) take a bit to load properly. The Xbox One version runs similarly as well, however, of course, you can tell the difference between the two consoles. The load times are quick allowing for a smooth and visually pleasing experience. Visually the game is stunning when running on an Xbox Series X. City rumble is a very fun game mode and is a unique take visually on a standard racing career mode. In order to unlock these, you must progress further around the map to unlock them. The most common being a blind box which is essentially like a loot box that you open in order to unlock a new car. Once you reach the end of a certain street you unlock a reward. Each time you complete a challenge you unlock a new challenge, moving one step further around the map. The games main game mode, however, is called City Rumble and in this mode, you navigate a map full of challenges from quick races to time trials. Just don’t go too wild like I did making a loop d’ loop every 5 meters or you’ll be defying gravity every 10 seconds. You also have the ability to create your own custom track in the variety of locations that the game has to offer. It also includes online multiplayer and split-screen racing (nice to see more games using split-screen again!). The game of course comes with a quick race mode where you can choose your track and car and play to your heart’s content. Each race has you on the edge of your seat, and if it’s a time trial you’ll be going around that track again and again in order to get your best lap time. You have the fun of the elaborate vehicles and tracks of a kart racer mixed with the speed and feel of a Forza game. It’s almost like a blend of kart racing meets Forza. Hot Wheels: Unleashed is essentially a kart racing game, however, unlike those all listed above you don’t have weapons that you can throw at the other racers. Each of those games was fun, enjoyable and easy to switch off to after a hard day. I’ve played many kart style racing games in the past Mario Kart, All-Star Fruit Racing, Crash Team Racing and Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2 to name a few. Yes, Hot Wheels brings back so many memories of my childhood, so when Hot Wheels: Unleashed was first announced I became intrigued. I would make loop d’ loops, hairpin bends and of course the inevitable cliff of doom where the track would run all the way down the stairs only for the car to then fly off the end of the track and land onto a pillow. I would make such elaborate tracks, fascinated to see if my little car would speed round it or fly off and be lost under the sofa. When I hear the name Hot Wheels, my mind recalls fondly to memories of setting up the orange tracks all around my house.
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