Hot Wheels X Velocity

Hot Wheels X Velocity
Game: Hot Wheels X Velocity
Platform: Playstation 2
Studio: THQ
Rating: 6.5/10

Company Description: Criminal racing gangs, gravity defying stunts, huge loops, insane speeds, spectacular crashes, driving up walls and an arsenal of weapons… Can you handle a typical Hot Wheels day?

Look: For what this game was intended its hard to find fault with the graphics. The title says ‘Hot Wheels’ and that means its for kids. So what would you expect? Graphics like Gran Turismo? Of course not as kids don’t care. The tracks are cartoony and often repetitive.

Feel: There are plenty of modes, and since I have a five-year-old son it was great to give him a chance to drive around for an hour in the Joyride mode. Battle is fun as you get to fight with other cars.

When it comes to controls there is something to note. If you are a car guy and love car games you won’t like this. However if you have a kid who loves cars, especially Hot Wheels cars and other similar toy cars then he’ll love it. It’s very simple to control for the kids, as there is the gas, brake and the top buttons work for special weapons. Certainly you’ve seen those crazy Hot Wheels tracks in the stores; well this game brings those tracks to life. Personally I would have liked some different camera angles, perhaps one small in screen camera to show your car going through the loop as sometimes you can’t tell you are in a loop.

Hear: You get what is expected here. Booms and blasts and some engine noises. They could have been beefed up some.

Frankly: This is a game for the kids. If you are over fifteen and you buy this game then you won’t be satisfied but if you are eleven or twelve and under you should find this game to be a lot of fun.

+ rick carey


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