Review: Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged Races Past Expectations

03.11.2023 - 23:47 / fortressofsolitude.co.za

Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged is the right type of sequel to create if you want to establish a franchise like this in the video-game racing genre. As a sequel to the 2021 game, this title takes things to a new level in all the right ways.

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Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 immediately captures your attention with its stunning graphics. The visual quality here usually ranges depending on the scene, but you’ll find that it is nothing less than excellent. At certain points, it’s even worth describing as remarkable! The game’s development team, Milestone, focused on evening out a lot of important details when designing this game. This philosophy has helped ensure that the Hot Wheels vehicles available here are close to the appearance of their real-life inspirations.

If you’ve ever played with Hot Wheels before, it’s like the full version of your imagination brought to life on the screen. The textures, moulded parts, little knit lines and other embellishments are the key details that mimic real Hot Wheels extremely well. There are even little bits of extra paint on the cars that are faithful to the source material.

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Under certain lighting conditions, you’ll find that there are some other nice imperfections present here. Child-sized fingerprints can be noticed, and scratches from intense flips and races will build up. It’s a real visual feast that will make you an instant Hot Wheels enthusiast, even if you’re not familiar with the toy line.

Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 is a true charm in terms of gameplay. It offers the classic arcade atmosphere expected from the genre, but it also manages to establish its own identity on top of that. It’s a game that’s easy to pick up but also extremely challenging to master.

Handling is easier said than done here. Unless you’re extremely familiar with these types of games, you’ll be running into a lot of walls and obstacles. There is a bit of skill expression among the best players, and the nuanced in-air controls can look like something straight out of a montage once mastered. You’ll be able to adjust your direction in the air and boost through the sky with deadly precision.

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Taking the time to learn all the tricks this game has to offer is definitely worth it. What’s more, you’ll find that the double-jump and lateral dash abilities help with adding a little more complexity to even the most basic races.

Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 is well-balanced, thanks to the six vehicle classes. This includes:

Each of these classes will feel unique enough to play, especially because