Hot Wheels: Beat That!
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| Hot Wheels: Beat That! | |
|---|---|
 European cover art | |
| Developer | Eutechnyx[a] |
| Publisher | Activision |
| Series | Hot Wheels |
| Platforms | Microsoft Windows Nintendo DS PlayStation 2 Wii Xbox 360 |
| Release | |
| Genres | Racing, vehicular combat |
| Modes | Single-player multiplayer |
Hot Wheels: Beat That! is a racing video game released in September 2007 and based on the Hot Wheels toy line that was manufactured by Mattel. The game was developed by Eutechnyx and published by Activision.
The game features 3 events of racing in single player, 31 authentically modeled vehicles and 2 unplayable vehicles, two-player gameplay, competitive weaponry and power-ups. The player proceeds to race through a bedroom, mini golf, attic and a bowling alley. New events and cars can be unlocked by winning an event or achieving the 2 secondary goals for each event.
Reception
| Aggregator | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS | PC | PS2 | Wii | Xbox 360 | |
| Metacritic | 65/100[1] | 35/100[2] | 50/100[3] | 55/100[4] | 43/100[5] |
| Publication | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS | PC | PS2 | Wii | Xbox 360 | |
| IGN | 6.5/10[6] | 3.5/10[7] | 3.3/10[8] | 3.3/10[8] | 3.5/10[9] |
| Official Xbox Magazine (UK) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3/10[10] |
| Official Xbox Magazine (US) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6.5/10[11] |
| PALGN | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4.5/10[12] |
| TeamXbox | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.5/10[13] |
The DS, Wii and PlayStation 2 versions received mixed reviews, while the PC and Xbox 360 versions received "unfavorable" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[1][2][3][4][5]
