The last new bit of information we got today was a brand new sports cars pre-order pack. However, the developers made it very clear that there will be no “loot boxes” as part of paid DLC.Īny randomized loot in the game will always be free.
ALL CARS IN HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED FREE
There will be some DLC that is free but most of it will be “premium” (AKA paid) DLC. Cars, track pieces, and new environments will all come as DLC and there will also be “expansion packs” that will probably consist of a combination of all three of the aforementioned content categories. Planned DLC detailsĪs previously mentioned, there will be DLC available for Hot Wheels Unleashed in the months after launch. The example given was that sometimes Hot Wheels may release a variant livery of an existing car so if that livery isn’t in the game already, players can create it in the editor.Īs you might expect, custom liveries can be uploaded and shared online. One of those environments which the developers dubbed the player’s “home base” will be customizable.įinally, there will be a “powerful” livery editor that will allow players to customize the look of each car any way they want. There are also 20 special track elements available like a giant spider that shoots webbing at cars as they drive underneath it.Īt launch there will be 40 tracks available within 6 different environments. The pieces themselves can be further manipulated by bending, stretching, and even twisting them to create inverted sections. Players can also do more than just select and place orange track pieces. So when it comes to creating tracks, anything that the developers did the players can do as well. Today, we learned a bit more about what the track editor is capable of.įirst and most notably, the track editor available to players is the same editor that the development team used to make tracks for all the game modes. When the game was first revealed in February, a track editor was confirmed to be in the final game.
The drift and boost mechanic should make multiplayer especially hectic and interesting if executed correctly. The mechanic seems reminiscent of Mario Kart gameplay but instead of automatically boosting at the end of a drift, the player can choose when to use it. The trick is knowing when to drift, when to boost, and when not to boost. Performing long, dynamic drifts should be easy to execute and drifts will charge a boost meter. When it comes to gameplay, the fast-paced racing in Hot Wheels Unleashed will “rely heavily” on drifting and boosting. However, there will not be any cross-platform play (Xbox users playing with PlayStation users, etc). There won’t be any cross-play at launch but the dev team is “looking into” cross-generational play (for example, PlayStation 4 users playing with PlayStation 5 users). Though, it seems that split screen play will be limited to two players. Multiplayer will be online but also local with split-screen racing. The developers didn’t list all the game modes in the livestream but they did confirm that there will be a career mode and multiplayer modes. On top of the 60 cars available at launch, more cars will come later via free and paid DLC Game modes and gameplay
We’re speculating here but we suspect that those treasure hunts will be something similar to the seasonal playlists found in Forza Horizon 4. Some of those cars will need to be unlocked by completing what the developers called “Super Treasure Hunts”. There will also be rare cars and other Hot Wheels cars of historical significance in the game. Hot Wheels Unleashed will have over 60 cars available when the game launches later this year in September.Īccording to the developers, each car in the game was “hand chosen” by them and they considered each car’s style, personality, and history. So, what did we learn from today’s gameplay reveal and discussion with the developers? How many cars will be available in Hot Wheels Unleashed at launch? The effect is similar to the old school Micro Machines game on the NES from back in the ’90s. The fun part is that the environments are at the classic 1:64 Hot Wheels scale, so the massive tracks and environments are all in places like a bedroom or garage but from a toy’s eye view.
Hot Wheels Unleashed is a game that gives players the experience of racing virtual versions of real Hot Wheels die-cast cars on virtual versions of the iconic Hot Wheels orange tracks. In case you missed it, this game was actually first revealed back in February by Milestone Games, the same studio behind many popular motocross games and a few rally games from back in the day. The upcoming Hot Wheels Unleashed racing game got it’s first gameplay trailer today along with a livestreamed event that revealed additional details.
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