Hot Wheels World Race
World Race is a racing game developed by Climax Brighton and published by THQ. It is based on the television series Hot Wheels: World Race that was released by Hot Wheels and Mainframe Entertainment, and 35 Hot Wheels toy automobiles were released in conjunction with the television series to coincide with the 35th anniversary of the creation of the franchise.
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Hot Wheels World Race
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- Hot Wheels
- Date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Hot Wheels World Race was published by THQ.
- Genre
- racing video game
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World Race is a racing game developed by Climax Brighton and published by THQ. It is based on the television series Hot Wheels: World Race that was released by Hot Wheels and Mainframe Entertainment, and 35 Hot Wheels toy automobiles were released in conjunction with the television series to coincide with the 35th anniversary of the creation of the franchise.
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• Title — Hot Wheels: World Race • Developer — Climax Brighton • Publisher — THQ • Genre — Racing • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Platforms — PlayStation 2, GameCube, Windows, Game Boy Advance
Gameplay
Gameplay
The gameplay of World Race is similar to many other racing games. Players can do special tricks when in the air, which adds on to the players' car's Nitrox 2 booster fuel. Collecting gold rings also increases the boost. The PC and home console versions all have split-screen multiplayer.
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The game received "mixed" reviews on all platforms except the Game Boy Advance version, which received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to video game review aggregator website Metacritic.
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- 1.Hot Wheels World Race. IGN. October 28, 2003.
- 2.Biessener, Adam. Hot Wheels World Race (PS2). Game Informer. 129. 135. January 2004.
- 3.Navarro, Alex. Hot Wheels World Race Review (GC, PS2). GameSpot. December 4, 2003.
- 4.David, Mike. Hot Wheels World Race - GC - Review. GameZone. December 1, 2003.
- 5.Lafferty, Michael. Hot Wheels World Race - PC - Review. GameZone. December 28, 2003.
- 6.Ceradsky, Tim. Hot Wheels World Race - PS2 - Review. GameZone. December 7, 2003.
- 7.Lewis, Ed. Hot Wheels: World Race (GCN, PS2). IGN. October 30, 2003.
- 8.Hot Wheels World Race (GC). NGC Magazine. February 2004.
- 9.Hot Wheels World Race (GBA). Nintendo Power. 176. 153. February 2004.
- 10.Hot Wheels World Race (GC). Nintendo Power. 175. 159. January 2004.
- 11.Hot Wheels World Race. Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine. December 2003.
- 12.Hot Wheels World Race. PC Gamer UK. February 2004.
- 13.PC Zone staff. PC Review: Hot Wheels: Highway 35 World Race Review. PC Zone. March 2004.
- 14.Metacritic. Hot Wheels World Race for Game Boy Advance.
- 15.Metacritic. Hot Wheels World Race for GameCube Reviews.
- 16.Metacritic. Hot Wheels: World Race for PC Reviews.
- 17.Metacritic. Hot Wheels World Race for PlayStation 2 Reviews.
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