Hot Wheels: Beat That DS
- Race Mattel’s miniature machines across multiple laps to the finish line
- Choose from a variety of official Hot Wheels car models
- Assortment of tracks run through bedrooms, backyards, and similar neighborhood settings
- Each course offers multiple loops, drop-offs, ramps, and jumps
- Compete against friends or the computer AI
List Price: $ 29.99
Price: $ 17.98
It’s good but…,
My cousin received this game for christmas, and I ended up playing it when he wasn’t. First off, I’d like to say that at first, I thought this was a pretty good racing game. The cars are easy to control, and the layout is pretty straightforward.
However, there are several issues I have with this game.
First of all, I was disappointed to learn that it was the same tracks that were used throughout the game. There’s about 12 of them, but there are a total of about 120 races required to ‘beat’ the game. What does this mean? It means that each of these tracks is used several times. This can get tedious, and even a little boring. There is no challenge of different tracks!
I also witnessed several problems with the programming of the game. There are glitches that make the sound stop working, glitches that make words stay on the screen long after they should have disappeared, and glitches that make cars freeze (and I’m not talking about using the ice power-up).
However, most disappointing to me was the fact that it is IMPOSSIBLE to fully beat the game.
For each race, you are rated from 0 to 5 points. The game is truly beaten when all 5 points have been scored for each race. However, for one of the races, it is impossible to get all five.
On each level there is a final ‘tournament’ race, where you go through four different tracks. On one particular level, one of the requirements to get all five points is to go through each of the shortcut areas. However, there IS NO shortcut area in one of the tracks!
This surprised me. I thought that surely the programmers wouldn’t have overlooked such a big detail, and that i simply couldn’t find it. But after searching the track thoroughly, and looking for answers on the internet, I have accepted that there is, in fact, no shortcut area.
Honestly, for a $15 Nintendo DS game, you’re probably getting your money’s worth.
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|Much better than I expected,
Hot Wheels Beat That has 30 unique unlockable cars. You will need to use a combination of precision driving skills and competitive weaponry as you race your competition through life-size environments in your effort to claim 1st place. Some of the weapons that are available are mines, rockets, freeze beam and turbo boost. As you progress through the game you move to different tracks that are in different areas of the house. My Son really likes this game and I have played it several times myself and thought it was one of the best games that I have seen for the Nintendo DS so far.
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|“Hard to find, but worth the hunt!”,
My son had been looking for this game for months. Well, I finally came to look for it here and ever since my son received this game, he’s been playing it everyday. He loves it! Any child that loves hot wheels or car games are sure to love it, too.
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