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Hot Wheels World race combines top speed racing with a futuristic twist that allows players to see if they are the best drivers in the world. While simplistic in its presentation, World Race does have some nifty visuals. The game demonstrates an arcade quality that makes the player feel as if they are in the hot wheels cartoon that the game is based on. The graphics are child friendly and permeate the screen with the bright colors and the 'awesome' looking vehicles that are available to drive.On more then one occasion I thought that a scenario was a little too juvenile, but then remembered the game's target audience was a younger crowd and they would not feel the same. Not to be left out are the tracks themselves which defy the laws of physics and reality as impossible turns are blended with corkscrew sprints and 90 degree drop-offs that would give even the most veteran of roller coaster riders the fits.Disappointingly is the audio, which has but a few decent sounds coming out of the cars.

Otherwise the whole thing felt rather hollow. The soundtrack is merely decent with the band Smashmouth providing a single song.The game does offer a couple of variations in terms of gameplay. Gamers can choose to race a single race, using any cars that have been unlocked or play in a multiplayer match with up to three other racers. You can race either split screen two ways or split four ways.

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Hot Wheels World Race Review. World Race sticks pretty close to the basic arcade racing formula the series has used for years, which works both in the game's favor and against it.

Lastly is the League race, where a single player works their way through the game's actual competition where players vie for points in a tournament style setup. Finishing in the top three unlocks other vehicles and characters.

Hot Wheels World Race

I suppose the first and most important thing to keep in mind is that this game seems to have been marketed directly at the kids. Flashy colors, weird looking cars, and a race track that could only be seen as one giant Hot Wheels track mean that this game not only stays true to it's roots, but also successfully markets the right 'feel' I'd expect from such a game.However, that doesn't mean that all is well in the land of the Hot Wheels World Race. I found this title to be very short and repetitive, with a very easy series of single player tournaments, and only fifteen different tracks to race on.

Added to the fact that the multiplayer is relatively uncompetitive thanks to a new gameplay feature, and I think this game bets a little too much on the short attention span of its players. While I might forgive that in a much less expensive title, this game still retails for near normal prices, a fact that startled me coming from THQ. World Race also features a system that dynamically adjusts the speed of other racers so that you're never more than six seconds behind or so. This, more than anything else, kneecaps this game's sense of fun, as it blows competitiveness out of the water.

Sure, you can take the lead easy, but one screw up near the end of a race, and you're just as likely to be put back to 6th. The tracks themselves are prohibitively small, so you don't get the wide open free ranging feel of Rumble Racing. If this game had incorporated more than just surface elements from that game, it would have been much better.

Get ready for an all-new racing experience on your favorite game system! Set in the near future where life revolves around the most intense sport ever invented, theHot Wheels™ World Race™ circuit. Pick your favorite World Race™ car and compete in a series of intense circuit races.

Do you have what it takes to master treacherous jumps, death defying loops, and win the Hot Wheels™ World Race™ event? Drive the impossible!™FEATURES:World Race™ Teams and Cars - Choose your team and select your authentic Hot Wheels® carAttempt treacherous jumps and get some extreme airtimeCollect pick-ups to trigger shortcutsMulti-Player Racing-Challenge your friends to some of the most intense head-to-head Hot Wheels® racing action.Featuring the all-new song Hot by Smash Mouth.