


Hot Wheels Unleashed falls somewhere between a realistic racing simulation and a wacky kart racer. Hot Wheels Unleashed has the benefit of being a modern game available on all consoles, with fully 3D tracks and cars, but ultimately fails to capture the magic of its predecessor. Even if none of these tracks could be recreated in real life, they felt like they could be and served at the very least as inspiration. I played this game to death as a kid, and what made it special was that it took place entirely in one kid’s house – tracks would weave through the living room and backyard sandbox. Being a game for kids, who most likely didn’t have access to computers with high specs, the game saw you racing through pre-rendered movies avoiding obstacles. In 1998, a certain Hot Wheels game was released for PC: Hot Wheels Stunt Track Driver.
