While the jump got me over large gaps, and the lateral dash let me knock some other racers off course, they also added more movement utility to the game. I could now spend a bit of it to jump or quickly do a lateral dash of my car to the side. The sequel improves the boost-based, arcade-like racing by giving players more ways to spend that boost meter. It’ll be hard to return to the first Hot Wheels Unleashed after playing this follow-up. Boosting and drifting in Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 is key to success and as exhilarating as it was in its predecessor. This is recontextualized in various modes, from the standard three-lap races to the Elimination mode that knocks out the players in the last two places in timed intervals. Milestone’s Hot Wheels racing games are pretty straightforward arcade racers where the main goal is to boost, drift, and outdrive opponents to get first place. Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit’s studio has made an AR Hot Wheels game
