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Hot Wheels Unleashed (Nintendo Switch Digital Download)

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Nintendo eShop has Hot Wheels Unleashed (Nintendo Switch Digital Download) on sale for $12.49.

Thanks to Deal Editor RevOne for finding this deal.

About this game:
  • Collect the best vehicles in the Hot Wheelsâ„¢ universe, build spectacular tracks and dive into breathtaking races.
  • The most iconic and sought after Hot Wheelsâ„¢ vehicles are waiting for you. Get ready to make them race at full speed!
  • Stand out in the crowd by setting off your personality with the exclusive livery editor.
  • Prove your skills by competing in awesome races and get ready for pure fun! Drift, charge the booster and launch yourself into spectacular loops. But be careful! If you're too slow gravity will do its job.
  • The bigger the challenge, the greater the glory.
  • Race side by side with your friends in split screen mode for 2 players or face up to 12 opponents in online challenges.
  • Waiting to host your races are enormous interactive environments with their own distinguishing features, where every object can become an integral part of the track.
  • Unleash your creativity with the most exciting track editor ever! Build your track by taking advantage of what surrounds you, and create amazing layouts inside and outside the race course. Bend and stretch the iconic "orange piece", add loops, special boosters, obstacles and special elements to make an incredible amusement park for your races.
  • Share your craziest creations online and try those of other players.
  • Furnish your own personal room with a huge number of elements that you will collect during your adventure and host the most amazing races inside it.

Editor's Notes

Written by Corwin | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This offer is $2.50 lower than the previous Popular Deal and the lowest price we've seen for this game.
    • Sale ends 12/29/22 11:59 PT
    • Refer to the forum thread for discussion regarding this deal.
  • About this product:
    • Score of 73 | 7.9 / 10 User rating on Metacritic. -Corwin

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Written by RevOne | Staff
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Nintendo eShop has Hot Wheels Unleashed (Nintendo Switch Digital Download) on sale for $12.49.

Thanks to Deal Editor RevOne for finding this deal.

About this game:
  • Collect the best vehicles in the Hot Wheelsâ„¢ universe, build spectacular tracks and dive into breathtaking races.
  • The most iconic and sought after Hot Wheelsâ„¢ vehicles are waiting for you. Get ready to make them race at full speed!
  • Stand out in the crowd by setting off your personality with the exclusive livery editor.
  • Prove your skills by competing in awesome races and get ready for pure fun! Drift, charge the booster and launch yourself into spectacular loops. But be careful! If you're too slow gravity will do its job.
  • The bigger the challenge, the greater the glory.
  • Race side by side with your friends in split screen mode for 2 players or face up to 12 opponents in online challenges.
  • Waiting to host your races are enormous interactive environments with their own distinguishing features, where every object can become an integral part of the track.
  • Unleash your creativity with the most exciting track editor ever! Build your track by taking advantage of what surrounds you, and create amazing layouts inside and outside the race course. Bend and stretch the iconic "orange piece", add loops, special boosters, obstacles and special elements to make an incredible amusement park for your races.
  • Share your craziest creations online and try those of other players.
  • Furnish your own personal room with a huge number of elements that you will collect during your adventure and host the most amazing races inside it.

Editor's Notes

Written by Corwin | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This offer is $2.50 lower than the previous Popular Deal and the lowest price we've seen for this game.
    • Sale ends 12/29/22 11:59 PT
    • Refer to the forum thread for discussion regarding this deal.
  • About this product:
    • Score of 73 | 7.9 / 10 User rating on Metacritic. -Corwin

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Written by RevOne | Staff

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Gears_and_Beers
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Wow. Sad to see everyone hating on this game. It really is well done. Maybe a few of these negative commenters should share details on why it's a bad game from first-hand experience...they probably can't. I've played it on PS5, so I can't speak for the Switch version specifically, but here's what I can say:

There are so many fine details in design, graphics, building tracks/rooms, and gameplay. When I first heard about this game I just rolled my eyes and thought it was a kids/free game. But after hands-on for several hours I literally said to myself "I can't believe this isn't a $60/70 title." They really took their time and paid attention to details such as making every car's underside (and all other details) true to the original Hot Wheels car. Not true to the real-life car, but true to the one that came from the package. Who does that for a detail you might see a couple of times for 1-2 seconds when you crash?

If you ever played with Hot Wheels as a kid, seriously, give this a chance. I'm 33 and never thought I'd even consider playing a Hot Wheels game after the age of 12, but it really does a great job of bringing that nostalgia and experience you had as a kid to life. And yes, there are microtransactions, but they are not predatory or mandatory in any way. You can easily bypass 100% of them. I despise MTXs, but considering the amount of effort that went into the game and it wasn't a $60/70 title, I'm fine with them making a little off the whales if they want to be foolish with their money.

And I know...IGN will give literally almost anything a 7 or 8. But they decided a 9 was in order. Even on Steam it has an 81% score all-time and 90% recently. Here's the link to IGN's review. Bottom line: try it!

https://www.ign.com/articles/hot-...hed-review
Gommer
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Nice catch! Picked it up and this one:

https://www.nintendo.com/store/pr...on-switch/

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Dec 21, 2022 06:33 PM
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JJpeppersDec 21, 2022 06:33 PM
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Game looks fun but no motion controls so that's a no go for my kids. Bummer
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Dec 21, 2022 06:54 PM
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KradYeahDec 21, 2022 06:54 PM
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Awesome quick pick up game that is a better version of forza hot wheels. There is boatloads of content (50) separate courses. I played and beat it on PS5 when it was $20. My only concern is how the switch can handle the graphics when you boost, the game speed is fast..if switch slows it down.. could make it not so good.
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Dec 21, 2022 10:22 PM
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GommerDec 21, 2022 10:22 PM
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Nice catch! Picked it up and this one:

https://www.nintendo.com/store/pr...on-switch/
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Dec 21, 2022 11:09 PM
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superbalde
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Dec 21, 2022 11:09 PM
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Quote from Gommer :
Nice catch! Picked it up and this one:

https://www.nintendo.com/store/pr...on-switch/ [nintendo.com]
Thanks! picked up that one for myself while getting Hot Wheels for the kiddos! Smilie
Dec 21, 2022 11:35 PM
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AMP8424Dec 21, 2022 11:35 PM
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Does it have the helper controls for kids like Mario Kart 8 does? MK has the auto acceleration and auto turning to help the youngins.
Dec 22, 2022 01:27 AM
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amikaran4everDec 22, 2022 01:27 AM
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Quote from AMP8424 :
Does it have the helper controls for kids like Mario Kart 8 does? MK has the auto acceleration and auto turning to help the youngins.
Im interested to know as well.
Dec 22, 2022 02:29 AM
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Zar16Dec 22, 2022 02:29 AM
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Game way too hard for a racing game. Don't waste your money.
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Dec 22, 2022 03:40 AM
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revere04Dec 22, 2022 03:40 AM
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This game is sooo boring !!!
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Dec 22, 2022 03:42 AM
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ozloDec 22, 2022 03:42 AM
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It's not a bad game but it seems way too difficult to get any farther than the first few levels.
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Dec 22, 2022 03:47 AM
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MaratVDec 22, 2022 03:47 AM
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Quote from KradYeah :
Awesome quick pick up game that is a better version of forza hot wheels
I've played both and boy are you wrong here.... This is a much simpler game in terms of controls and depth, but much more difficult than Forza and that's what made me return it when I bought it on steam.
Don't just take my word for it, look at the comments above me
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Dec 22, 2022 04:44 AM
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spinneDec 22, 2022 04:44 AM
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I love this game on PC. It's not the same as playing with actual Hot Wheels, but you can build tracks using different Hot Wheels sets and properties like the dinosaur start and the big spider that sits over the track. You can also collect different Hot Wheels cars either through playing the game or microtransactions. It's a great way to have most of the fun of Hot Wheels without leaving your living room a mess of things that really hurt to step on.
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Dec 22, 2022 06:16 AM
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carlosrossiDec 22, 2022 06:16 AM
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Fun game but it should be free.
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Dec 22, 2022 07:23 AM
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kwiksideDec 22, 2022 07:23 AM
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It is a fun game, but it is harder than it should be at the lowest difficulty. I can breeze through it just fine, but for kids (main reason for getting it) they all struggled. Even kids that did okay with Forza Horizon struggled. The microtransactions are plentiful, but if you can progress through the game with wins not necessary.

Also, we have it for PS4 & Xbox Series X.
Dec 22, 2022 07:37 AM
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FaithfulMoon8086Dec 22, 2022 07:37 AM
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Quote from carlosrossi :
Fun game but it should be free.
What are you talking about why don't they just make all games free.
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Dec 22, 2022 08:00 AM
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goodies2youDec 22, 2022 08:00 AM
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This game seems to be worth more of a $10 game...dang you inflation on slickdeals!
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