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Old 12-03-21 | 10:55 PM
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Hot Wheels Unleashed.

I searched through Google and the search engine here and found no posts, surprisingly. I'm playing the pc version and having such a blast. This game is amazing. And it speaks to the collector in me. So many things to do in it. Anyone else playing it on any system?
Old 12-04-21 | 10:51 AM
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Re: Hot Wheels Unleashed.

I've been itching to buy it for a while and very nearly pulled the trigger during all the Black Friday sales. It's especially intriguing to me (beyond having been a Hot Wheels obsessive as a kid) because it has local multiplayer. I wasn't wild about some of the complaints I've read -- poor progression, rubber band-y AI, what a pain it is to unlock the cars you want, that you can't race on tracks you design in Track Builder (just test them over and over again and maybe find them in community time trials) -- and watching some videos, it looked like something where I'd just bounce off rails the entire time. But I'm still really intrigued.
Old 12-04-21 | 12:36 PM
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Re: Hot Wheels Unleashed.

Originally Posted by Adam Tyner
I've been itching to buy it for a while and very nearly pulled the trigger during all the Black Friday sales. It's especially intriguing to me (beyond having been a Hot Wheels obsessive as a kid) because it has local multiplayer. I wasn't wild about some of the complaints I've read -- poor progression, rubber band-y AI, what a pain it is to unlock the cars you want, that you can't race on tracks you design in Track Builder (just test them over and over again and maybe find them in community time trials) -- and watching some videos, it looked like something where I'd just bounce off rails the entire time. But I'm still really intrigued.
I'm using cheats on it, I'd never beat it on my own Timer stopped, unlimited boost, unlimited blind boxes, unlimited cash, unlimited gears, and other cars can't move. I'll never play multiplayer, I'm making it through the single player and having a blast. Now I have to collect them all so I keep opening and opening blind boxes, selling duplicates, making it through the races, and having the time of my life.
Old 12-07-21 | 11:18 AM
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Re: Hot Wheels Unleashed.

Don’t you take away achievements if you cheat?
Old 12-07-21 | 11:19 AM
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Re: Hot Wheels Unleashed.

Like Gator Deb cares about Achievements.
Old 12-07-21 | 11:54 AM
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Re: Hot Wheels Unleashed.

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Don’t you take away achievements if you cheat?
I take Achievements away if I cheat, I take Achievements away if I DON'T cheat, I'd never get most of them anyway If I didn't have cheats on I'd just race a couple times, lose, and never play again.

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Re: Hot Wheels Unleashed.

"other cars don't move?" What kind of option is that?

I've heard it's a fun game, I bought it for Xmas so we will have to wait and see, though apparently there is a bunch of DLC.
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Re: Hot Wheels Unleashed.

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"other cars don't move?" What kind of option is that?

I've heard it's a fun game, I bought it for Xmas so we will have to wait and see, though apparently there is a bunch of DLC.
It's literally what it sounds like, everyone else moves so slow they're close to the start line each time you do a lap. I've been doing games where I try to push them as far as I can or slam them so that they fly all over the place.

There really isn't a bunch of DLC, it's mostly cars, there's ONE DLC that's additional content.
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It's literally what it sounds like, everyone else moves so slow they're close to the start line each time you do a lap. I've been doing games where I try to push them as far as I can or slam them so that they fly all over the place.

There really isn't a bunch of DLC, it's mostly cars, there's ONE DLC that's additional content.
There's two more dlc packs for February and June of next year (which seems odd considering this one was basically clearanced by Black Friday).

I guess my question would be, there isn't some kind of time trial you could run if you just want to run the course without competition? I've never even heard of an option like what you described in a racing game before.
Old 12-07-21 | 01:02 PM
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Re: Hot Wheels Unleashed.

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There's two more dlc packs for February and June of next year (which seems odd considering this one was basically clearanced by Black Friday).

I guess my question would be, there isn't some kind of time trial you could run if you just want to run the course without competition? I've never even heard of an option like what you described in a racing game before.
There is but I like to play the actual game

I never buy a game without seeing what trainers and cheat engine tables or console commands are out there first.
Old 12-07-21 | 06:13 PM
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Re: Hot Wheels Unleashed.

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Like Gator Deb cares about Achievements.
I mean they actually help you earn rewards now so…
Old 12-20-21 | 11:58 AM
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Old 12-20-21 | 01:53 PM
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Re: Hot Wheels Unleashed.

Interesting and tempting.
Are the user levels free/easy to access?
Is there enough single player gameplay in just racing, especially via a campaign, if I'm not really into building tracks on my own?
You can't race on the tracks you build?
I do like racers like Hydro Thunder, Micro Machines, Rock n Roll Racing, more so than ultrarealistic or rally racing.

Currently ~35$ on Xbox, 49$ for the Collectors which has a bunch of DLC including the first Season Pass or whatever it's called.
Physical, 30 on Amazon.

I got the Christmas, Halloween, and Thanksgiving free DLC. just because/in case.
Old 07-20-22 | 11:39 PM
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Re: Hot Wheels Unleashed.

Insanely good deal right now in the PS Store. The Regular Edition is on sale for $14.99 and The Ultimate Stunt Edition for PS4 or PS5 is on sale for $27.99. The Ultimate Stunt Edition includes Season Passes 1 & 2 which sell for $29.99 each. So getting the base game and all that DLC for $28 is a heck of a bargain.
Old 05-31-23 | 10:41 AM
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Re: Hot Wheels Unleashed.

Sequel coming this Fall

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