Hot Wheels: Beat That!
Hot Wheels: Beat That! | |
---|---|
Developer(s) | Eutechnyx[a] |
Publisher(s) | Activision |
Series | Hot Wheels |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows Nintendo DS PlayStation 2 Wii Xbox 360 |
Release | |
Genre(s) | Racing, vehicular combat |
Mode(s) | Single-player multiplayer |
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.
Gameplay
[edit]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
[edit]Aggregator | Score | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DS | PC | PS2 | Wii | Xbox 360 | |
Metacritic | 65/100[9] | 35/100[10] | 50/100[11] | 55/100[12] | 43/100[13] |
Publication | Score | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DS | PC | PS2 | Wii | Xbox 360 | |
IGN | 6.5/10[1] | 3.5/10[2] | 3.3/10[3] | 3.3/10[3] | 3.5/10[4] |
Official Xbox Magazine (UK) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3/10[6] |
Official Xbox Magazine (US) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6.5/10[5] |
PALGN | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4.5/10[7] |
TeamXbox | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.5/10[8] |
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
[edit]- ^ Human Soft handles the game's development duties for DS version.
References
[edit]- ^ DeVries, Jack (December 4, 2007). "Hot Wheels: Beat That! Review (NDS)". IGN. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ Clements, Ryan (December 11, 2007). "Hot Wheels: Beat That! Review (PC)". IGN. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ a b Clements, Ryan (October 8, 2007). "Hot Wheels: Beat That! Review (PS2, Wii)". IGN. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ Clements, Ryan (October 8, 2007). "Hot Wheels: Beat That! Review (X360)". IGN. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ "Hot Wheels: Beat That!". Official Xbox Magazine. January 2008. p. 69.
- ^ "Hot Wheels: Beat That!". Official Xbox Magazine UK. June 2008. p. 73.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Hot Wheels: Beat That! for DS Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ a b "Hot Wheels: Beat That! for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ a b "Hot Wheels: Beat That! for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ a b "Hot Wheels: Beat That! for Wii Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ a b "Hot Wheels: Beat That! for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
External links
[edit]- 2007 video games
- Activision games
- Eutechnyx games
- Hot Wheels video games
- Human Soft games
- Multiplayer and single-player video games
- Nintendo DS games
- PlayStation 2 games
- Racing video games
- Vehicular combat games
- Video games based on Mattel toys
- Video games developed in Hungary
- Video games developed in the United Kingdom
- Wii games
- Windows games
- Xbox 360 games