Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge

Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge

Cover art

Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge cover art (North American PS2 version)
Developer(s) Climax Racing
Publisher(s) THQ
Series Hot Wheels
Platform(s) PlayStation 2
GBA
Windows
Xbox
Release date(s)

Game Boy Advance

  • NA November 10, 2004

PlayStation 2 & Xbox

  • NA November 10, 2004
  • EU November 26, 2004

Windows

  • NA November 15, 2004
  • EU November 15, 2004
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player
Multiplayer

Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge is a video game published by THQ. It was released on November 10, 2004 and appeared on PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, and Microsoft Windows. It is a stuntman game show that consists of drivers competing in stunt challenges and winning fast races to stay on the show. Sometimes, there are mini games with special tasks, usually involving collecting icons in a limited amount of time. Races take place on one of 12 tracks and players compete to finish first. The game's 24 stunt challenges reward players for performing daring deeds by using the controller. The game also had an online mode. A sequel to this game, entitled Hot Wheels: All Out, was released for Game Boy Advance in 2006.

Gameplay

Stunt Track Challenge focuses on performing stunts on tracks as the title suggests. However, races are available.

The player starts with 3 cars:

There are 6 episodes in the game, and each of these episodes have stunt challenges, mini-games and races.

When the player win a race, the player unlocks a wheel type. When the player wins a game break the player will unlock different decals. After the end of the episode, depending on the player's score, the player unlocks a car. If the player finishes in second or third, the player unlocks a car. By finishing first, the player will also unlock another car.

When the player finishes all episodes in first, he/she will unlock a gold version of one of the in-game cars.

Cars

List of cars featured in Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge:

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
GBAPCPS2Xbox
Game InformerN/AN/A6.75/10[1]6.75/10[1]
GameSpotN/AN/A5.9/10[2]5.9/10[2]
GameZone6.3/10[3]6.7/10[4]5.9/10[5]6/10[6]
IGN5.5/10[7]N/A6.5/10[8]6.5/10[8]
Nintendo Power3.3/5[9]N/AN/AN/A
OPM (US)N/AN/A[10]N/A
OXM (UK)N/AN/AN/A5/10[11]
TeamXboxN/AN/AN/A5.8/10[12]
Aggregate score
Metacritic61/100[13]64/100[14]62/100[15]63/100[16]

Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge received "mixed" reviews on all platforms according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[14][15][16][13] The game was very popular with Hot Wheels fans.

References

  1. 1 2 Helgeson, Matt (February 2005). "Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge (PS2, Xbox)". Game Informer (142): 113.
  2. 1 2 Navarro, Alex (November 24, 2004). "Hot Wheels Stunt Track Challenge Review (PS2, Xbox)". GameSpot. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  3. ↑ Hollingshead, Anise (December 12, 2004). "Hot Wheels Stunt Track Challenge - GBA - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 23, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  4. ↑ Aceinet (December 19, 2004). "Hot Wheels Stunt Track Challenge - PC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 4, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  5. ↑ Bedigian, Louis (December 5, 2004). "Hot Wheels Stunt Track Challenge - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  6. ↑ Code Cowboy (December 18, 2004). "Hot Wheels Stunt Track Challenge - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 18, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  7. ↑ Bozon, Mark (February 14, 2005). "Hot Wheels Stunt Track Challenge (GBA)". IGN. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  8. 1 2 Castro, Juan (November 18, 2004). "Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge (PS2, Xbox)". IGN. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge". Nintendo Power 188: 116. February 2005.
  10. ↑ "Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 83. February 2005.
  11. ↑ Official Xbox Magazine UK staff (February 2005). "Hot Wheels Stunt Track Challenge review". Official Xbox Magazine UK. Archived from the original on November 28, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  12. ↑ Soboleski, Brent (December 1, 2004). "Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge Review (Xbox)". TeamXbox. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  13. 1 2 "Hot Wheels Stunt Track Challenge for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  14. 1 2 "Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  15. 1 2 "Hot Wheels Stunt Track Challenge for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  16. 1 2 "Hot Wheels Stunt Track Challenge for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 27, 2014.

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