


Instead, you race along kitchen counters, basement floors, and college classroom chairs, navigating driverless toy vehicles through preposterous loops and blazing straightaways.

Unleashed doesn’t try to translate the cars into a life-sized real-world setting. Thanks to the rewarding speed, clever course design, and a bevy of customization options, these tiny cars pack a big punch, delivering many hours of racing thrills through single-player, multiplayer, and creation tools.ĭeveloper Milestone recognizes the nostalgia many have for Hot Wheels and ably taps into that fondness. While the game is undoubtedly entertaining to share with the family, this racer is more than it first appears. You could be forgiven if you were ready to dismiss Hot Wheels Unleashed as another shameless licensed release vying for younger gamers’ attention, but that would be a mistake.
