Hot Wheels: Beat That!

Hot Wheels: Beat That! is a racing video game released in September 2007 and based on the Hot Wheels toy line that was manufactured by Mattel. The game was developed by Eutechnyx and published by Activision. It was released for Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, and Wii. The game was planned for release on PlayStation 3, Xbox, GameCube and Game Boy Advance, but these releases were cancelled.

Hot Wheels: Beat That!
European cover art
Developer(s)Eutechnyx[lower-alpha 1]
Publisher(s)Activision
SeriesHot Wheels
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Nintendo DS
PlayStation 2
Wii
Xbox 360
Release
Genre(s)Racing, vehicular combat
Mode(s)Single-player
multiplayer

Gameplay

The game features 3 events of racing in single player, 31 authentically modeled vehicles and 2 unplayable vehicles, two-player gameplay, competitive weaponry and power-ups. The player proceeds to race through a bedroom, mini golf, attic and a bowling alley. New events and cars can be unlocked by winning an event or achieving the 2 secondary goals for each event.

Reception
Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
DSPCPS2WiiXbox 360
IGN6.5/10[1]3.5/10[2]3.3/10[3]3.3/10[3]3.5/10[4]
OXM (UK)N/AN/AN/AN/A3/10[5]
OXM (US)N/AN/AN/AN/A6.5/10[6]
PALGNN/AN/AN/AN/A4.5/10[7]
TeamXboxN/AN/AN/AN/A2.5/10[8]
Aggregate score
Metacritic65/100[9]35/100[10]50/100[11]55/100[12]43/100[13]

The DS, Wii and PlayStation 2 versions received mixed reviews, while the PC and Xbox 360 versions received "unfavorable" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[9][10][11][12][13]

Notes
  1. Neversoft handles the game's development duties for DS version.

References
  1. DeVries, Jack (December 4, 2007). "Hot Wheels: Beat That! Review (NDS)". IGN. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  2. Clements, Ryan (December 11, 2007). "Hot Wheels: Beat That! Review (PC)". IGN. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  3. Clements, Ryan (October 8, 2007). "Hot Wheels: Beat That! Review (PS2, Wii)". IGN. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  4. Clements, Ryan (October 8, 2007). "Hot Wheels: Beat That! Review (X360)". IGN. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  5. "Hot Wheels: Beat That!". Official Xbox Magazine UK: 73. June 2008.
  6. "Hot Wheels: Beat That!". Official Xbox Magazine: 69. January 2008.
  7. Van Leuveren, Luke (November 24, 2007). "Hot Wheels: Beat That! Review - Kids Review (X360)". PALGN. Archived from the original on June 16, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  8. Chapman, David (October 16, 2007). "Hot Wheels: Beat That! Review (Xbox 360)". TeamXbox. Archived from the original on January 23, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  9. "Hot Wheels: Beat That! for DS Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  10. "Hot Wheels: Beat That! for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  11. "Hot Wheels: Beat That! for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  12. "Hot Wheels: Beat That! for Wii Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  13. "Hot Wheels: Beat That! for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
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