HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED™ 2 - Turbocharged
Race Hot Wheels vehicles, jump past traffic and shove rivals aside with lateral dashes. Interchangeable vehicle perks add another decision: how to prepare each car for the course ahead.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.8 / 10
About this game
HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED™ 2 - Turbocharged combines racing with moves that change how you approach a crowded course. Jump over other vehicles to reach a shortcut, or use a lateral dash to strike a rival or avoid a barrier. The racing environments include an arcade room, a dinosaur museum and a Wild West mini-golf course. The campaign gives those races and challenges a story objective: saving a city from attacking creatures, with animated scenes introducing the cast. As you play, earned coins let you acquire more vehicles. Purchased perks can be equipped and removed to try different builds, but each unlock belongs to its particular car. A track editor also lets you move from driving courses to designing them.
Collected in series
Hot Wheels games turn the toy-car brand's distinctive vehicles and stunt-track imagination into racing challenges. Across different entries, that can mean weapon-filled missions, drifting miniature cars around oversized surroundings or building a twisting track of your own.
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AI review
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A promising fit for racers who enjoy aggressive overtaking and experimenting with individual cars.
Jumps and lateral dashes suggest racing built around opportunities to change position, rather than speed alone. Interchangeable perks could make preparation rewarding for players who enjoy testing a car, adjusting its build and returning to the course.
Strengths
- Jumping toward shortcuts and dashing sideways can give players several ways to respond to traffic.
- Removable perks offer room to experiment without treating every equipped build as permanent.
Weaknesses
- Because perk unlocks belong to individual vehicles, players who frequently switch cars may find development more fragmented.
Who it is for: Players interested in shortcut hunting, contact racing and tuning a collection of vehicles.
Play notes: Nintendo Switch supports split-screen racing, but cross-play with other platforms is unavailable.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Campaign races and challenges provide directed objectives, while car-specific perk unlocks may encourage focusing development on preferred vehicles. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Jumping and lateral contact could reward players who enjoy spotting an opening and choosing how to exploit it. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Arcade and museum settings, together with animated campaign scenes, could appeal to players who want their racing framed as a playful adventure. | Reviewed | 7.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Split-screen offers a shared-console option, although the absence of Switch cross-play limits its usefulness for groups spread across platforms. | Reviewed | 6.3 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Milestone
- Publisher
- Milestone
- Release date
- Oct 19, 2023
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
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- Online maximum players
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- Categories
- Racing · Primary genre
- Tags
- Driving and RacingFast-pacedShort Sessions3D GraphicsLevel ProgressionSolo-friendlyReplayablePlayer versus PlayerFamily-friendlyCollection-richArcade StyleThird PersonPick-up and Play
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
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- Standalone
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- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single playerMultiplayer
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- PlayStation 5WorldwideOct 19, 2023
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideOct 19, 2023
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
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