Hot Wheels: Beat That Review

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(More customer reviews)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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