Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge

Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge

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
Distribution Cartridge
CD-ROM

Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge is a video game published by THQ. It was released in 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 death-defying 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 has an online mode for playing all of these game-modes. The online version is hosted by GameSpy and is still in service.

A sequel to this game, entitled Hot Wheels: All Out, was released for Game Boy Advance in 2006.

Cars

The game contains of three main classes of cars:

Tuner Cars

Muscle Cars

Heavy Cars

Gold Cars

Challenge Cars

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(PC) 67%[1]
(PS2) 65.64%[2]
(Xbox) 61.94%[3]
(GBA) 61.33%[4]
Metacritic(PC) 64/100[5]
(Xbox) 63/100[6]
(PS2) 62/100[7]
(GBA) 61/100[8]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Game Informer6.75/10[9]
GameSpot5.9/10[10]
GameZone(PC) 6.7/10[11]
(GBA) 6.3/10[12]
(Xbox) 6/10[13]
(PS2) 5.9/10[14]
IGN6.5/10[15]
(GBA) 5.5/10[16]
Nintendo Power3.3/5[17]
Official PlayStation Magazine (US)[18]
Official Xbox Magazine (UK)5/10[19]
TeamXbox5.8/10[20]

The game was met with average to mixed reception. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it 67% and 64 out of 100 for the PC version;[1][5] 65.64% and 62 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version;[2][7] 61.94% and 63 out of 100 for the Xbox version;[3][6] and 61.33% and 61 out of 100 for the Game Boy Advance version.[4][8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge for PC". GameRankings. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge for Xbox". GameRankings. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge for Game Boy Advance". GameRankings. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Hot Wheels Stunt Track Challenge for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Hot Wheels Stunt Track Challenge for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Hot Wheels Stunt Track Challenge for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  9. ↑ Helgeson, Matt (February 2005). "Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge (PS2, Xbox)". Game Informer (142): 113. Archived from the original on May 28, 2007. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  10. ↑ Navarro, Alex (November 24, 2004). "Hot Wheels Stunt Track Challenge Review (PS2, Xbox)". GameSpot. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  11. ↑ Aceinet (December 19, 2004). "Hot Wheels Stunt Track Challenge - PC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 4, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ Castro, Juan (November 18, 2004). "Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge (PS2, Xbox)". IGN. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  16. ↑ Bozon, Mark (February 14, 2005). "Hot Wheels Stunt Track Challenge (GBA)". IGN. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge". Nintendo Power 189: 116. February 2005.
  18. ↑ "Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 83. February 2005.
  19. ↑ Official Xbox Magazine UK staff (February 2005). "Hot Wheels Stunt Track Challenge review". Official Xbox Magazine UK. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  20. ↑ 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.

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