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The fact that this game is hated because of "being the same as the first game" (while in reality is an improvement) but a game like Forza Horizon 5, which is the same as fh4 but worst, strives in both popularity and sales, just proves the hypocritical reason as to why we are here in modern racing gaming.
More so, a Gaming Community hypocrisy. I said that presentation wise, Spider-Man 2 felt like a copy paste of the first one. And I was almost crucified for that.
@@meta9988 It is Improving a Lot, it has gone from Abysmal to a Genuinely "good" Game since "Midnights at Horizon" and Torben Ellert taking over, but its never going to be better than good sadly as Mike Brown's unutterable Incompetence left the base game so Weak (that *Awful* , Boring, *Dead* , "Battle Royale* Focused map and the Horrible amounts of FOMO...) that it needs to be replaced outright in order to ever get past "good". I just hope Torben had the good sense to *Scrap* Mike Browns "FH4.7 - Forkknife with Carz 2: Woke Elektrik Boogaloo, now with even more FOMO!" Vision for FH6 and Start again from Scratch when he took over!
@@serperior2264 The biggest problem was just marketing it to the general audience. But that was something Hot Wheels as a brand was never really good at, so it never even bothered to try. Mattel and Milestone decide to stick to the core fan base and just market directly to them, and it worked. for Unleashed 2, It was essentially "second verse, same as the first" But with a heavier emphasis on listening to the fan base instead of Mattel higher-ups and stockholders.
@Suprasumo93 agreed. I guess the general racing community just doesn't want it to be a Hot Wheels game of all things. No idea why the racing game community avoids Hot Wheels games like the plague.
@@SRGIProductions It could be because Hot Wheels games usually don't have a good rep. They're often praised by fans, but by critics they're often mediocre titles, and if you put nostalgia aside, you can kind of see their point.
as a hot wheels collector its definitely good to know that Mattel cares about the IP alot to the point that the games they pump out occasionally arent generic shovelware but instead really good racing games
@@ShadowAssassin-vb5upwell at least they didn't crumple the dust on me unlike the poor, unfortunate kids of 1971. For context, It was that year where Mattel decided to use an impure form of Zamac metal to reduce production costs. This cheaper form of the metal alloy didn't mix properly when it was slagged and cast, resulting in a very brittle compound that would eventually break apart and crumple the dust over time. these are known as "crumblers" in the collector community and are essentially worthless. The crumbling issue was fixed after 1971, but it was a devastating blow to Mattel's image.
how they handle their new track builder system is somewhat debatable, but generally Mattel has been very cautious with the Hot Wheels brand. This brand is not perfect, but it has a lasting legacy.
For me, Unleashed 2 is what the first game should have been. A lot of the issues that made me stop playing Unleashed 1 are gone in the sequel. It's a shame that Unleashed 2 was released in a busy time for games, so it seems it went under the radar for many.
Was there any promotion? Like, at all? Because I just discovered the game was a thing, through this video. It would suck for the game to fail for lack of publicity.
How do games go under the radar these days? You look on the market and see a month before they release. They release and you look through new games and clearly see all the new games. If you didn't see this game then you weren't paying much attention to the online market.
The more i look at the Hot Wheels Unleashed duology the more i wish newer racing games these days would have this level of passion and fun put into them rather than what its devolved into these days. While it does suck the lack of marketting and being connected to the Hot Wheels brand limits the total player base Unleashed 2 has i am glad it exists for those who want to play a fun arcade racer. Hell i put many hours into Unleashed 1 and i plan to do the same for Unleashed 2. Also just to get this out of my system and out of the way this game was robbed at the VGAs this year.
Great video! I know this game isn't perfect, but there is a community of us who are very passionate for this game and want it to succeed and for the playerbase to grow. It really is bothersome that people won't even look at this game just because it's hotwheels which is seen as "for babies only". Hopefully this video spreads and gets popular so hopefully more people are convinced to join the race.
"saying Hotwheels is for baby's is stupid mindset to have". As there mostly based of reallife cars. This game is step up from First game in everyway. It's shame people have passed on this title. The game hasn't been out that that long, and struggle to find games. This game super fun deserves more eyes on it tbh.
Glad to see a video on this game. Unleashed 2 is such a step up from the first game. I really wish it was easier to find games online for it, but the lack of marketing, and a lot of people thinking there's not enough here to justify this being a sequel rather than an update to the first game (which I don't agree with) really hurt this game. I think the coolest thing about this game is the new movement options. Jumping, double jumping, and side dashing really help make this game stand out compared to every other racing game out there, including the original Unleashed. On top of that, I actually really like these options being tied to the boost. It essentially makes the boost meter in this game equivalent to a super meter in a fighting game or something, where you need to carefully manage your limited resource on what you think is important to use at the time. If I had to complain about it, I'd say I wish more of the tracks utilized jumping for taking shortcuts, rather than for simply avoiding obstacles or falling off the track. Hopefully this game will eventually get more of a following as word of mouth spreads about how good this game is.
What caused unpopularity with this game is primarily the online mode. People wanted to play their custom tracks with others online in the first game, but couldn’t. This issue still isn’t resolved in the sequel. People were already hesitant that this game was far too similar to its predecessor, but the unchanged online mode is what made the difference.
@@Jellyman1129 This seems false. I just watched a video from a HWU2 online tournament that featured custom tracks made by the tournament host, so it seems like the option is there.
@@Jellyman1129 How is that debatable? It seems like you can play your custom tracks online with friends. How else was that online tournament played with the host's custom tracks if it isn't an option?
I genuinely did not know a sequel had even been released, this video is the very first thing I had ever seen on Unleashed 2! I'll definitely have to pick it up, so happy to hear that the awful blind boxes had been replaced.
The *_one_* thing that's kept me from sinking any money into this game is the fact that all signs indicate that they still haven't implemented the ability to race custom tracks against CPU opponents. As someone who has spent hours upon hours upon hours upon hours of their life designing and racing custom tracks in any racing game that allows it - from Re-Volt to Crashday and even Hypersonic Xtreme, as mid as that game was - the complete inability to actually experience my custom creations without having to deal with all the drawbacks of McDonald's Wi-Fi utterly shattered my feelings for the first game and precluded any excitement I could've felt about the second game. There are good customization-heavy racing games and there are good unrealistic arcade racing games, but there' hasn't been a single good customization-heavy unrealistic arcade racing game since before Ubisoft hijacked Trackmania. The fact that Unleashed 2 could have easily been everything I've *_ever_* wanted out of a racing game, but it just... *_isn't..._* is what kills me the most.
This is why I appreciated little big planet carting so much because they allowed for the CPU to race on your creation. They even had a whole tool that made sure that the a lot AI followed where you pathed, The tool is called pathway finder. That’s all they would need to implement in this game. I’m almost certain that’s why they don’t have AI on custom tracks.
I want to play this game so bad. But I recently got into TEKKEN 8 and Street Fighter. I am a HUGE Acceleracers fan. Haven't had to money to buy this, but now I do, so I might buy it. Thank you for the awesome review.
Just as I see this video, I also see that the Premium Edition of this game with all the DLC is like 35 dollars on the PS Store. Isn’t that a fun coincidence?
In case everyone hadn't realized, the Hot Wheels Unleashed videogames are all about childhood. Even loved the second Hot Wheels Unleashed game for the fact it featured cars from Hot Wheels Velocity X and a skillset system to tailor our vehicles to our driving style.
I used to "double jump" my cars as a kid, and seeing that in Unleashed 2 put a smile on my face. It works so well with boost flying, a carry-over from the first game.
Recently watched your video regarding the first Hot Wheels Unleashed and seeing that you have just dropped a video regarding Unleashed 2 was surprising Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 was honestly the only game I was really excited for 2023 and it was definitely a huge improvement and my personal GOTY. Unfortunately,I feel like the game just didn't get the acknowledgement it deserved and the fact that it got overshadowed by Forza Motorsport which is objectively seen as a worse game than Unleashed 2 personally hurts me now thinking about it.
Unleashed 2 is certainly my Game of the Year. I was also very bummed that Forza Motorsport won over Unleashed 2, especially given how broken the game is. at least nothing from EA won.
Really great video! I didn't know there was an Acceledrome track on this game until I saw this video, so my reaction was probably the same as Moses, lol. It's really sad to see the "traditional" arcade racer be represented by only one game these days, but it's a relief to know how good this game is. The lack of touch with the community is one of the key reasons why some racing games these days fall flat. Yet, a Hot Wheels game nails that aspect! Btw, it would be really cool to see a Burnout video eventually! Happy New Year to you guys!
Thank you! We plan on doing a Burnout video at some point, not sure which game which would be covered first, but it’s in the drafts! And happy new year to you as well
This brings back some nostalgia. I remember playing those CD Hotwheel games with the track editor and campaign mode where you could unlock cars to add to a display case section menu
It's a damn shame there's some sort of Hot Wheels bias in the racing game community. It's what I feel is the real reason why Unleashed 1 and 2 never had a big player base. The Unleashed series is a fantastic series of arcade racers If you strip away all the Hot Wheels branding. The core mechanics of the series can make for a very refreshing take on arcade racers, the only problem to the general public is that they're Hot Wheels games. just having the flame logo on it alone makes it very difficult to advertise to the general audience, If not outright impossible. folks are going to take one look at it and just say "Ewwww! Hot Wheels! what am I?! 6 years old?!" and completely ignore the games outright, despite their fantastic polish and sheer amount of content. These are also the same people who will happily buy every EA sports racing game every year. Fuckin' whales. Marketing tangent aside though, I'll personally play Unleashed 2 over the original nowadays. I just wish this game, much like the first one, didn't cost $50 out of the gate. I think this game is worth $30, $35 at most. At that price point it will take into account for all the DLC, including the AcceleDrome expansion. That was the one thing that was keeping me away from this game until Christmas time of 2023: The high price of admission. tl;dr This game is freakin' awesome, but damn is it hard to market to general audiences.
“Every EA sports racing game” you mean the two of them, and in the case of WRC debuted last year. I don’t know where you’re getting your anger from but it ain’t from a right place.
@@rexthewolf3149 So you are perfectly okay with EA creating the most bare bones of gaming experiences and locking the rest of the fun behind microtransactions? I see where your allegiance lies. EA sucked then, and they still suck now. Cry about it.
What you said about collaborations with Spongebob, made me think of a few fun ideas: - Burger car with Spongebob and Patrick figures sitting in it - A driving sea shell with a grumpy Squidward figure - Mr. Krabs in a standard boat - a standard boat with Spongebob and Mr. Puff inside - Oh and how about Larry Lobster in a big a muscle boat-car thingy
12:15 and 12:26 are both out of bounds tracks that were created via a glitch in the track editor so it is nothing the developers would ever make for their official tracks.
@@UltraViolet_Moses I build like lots of tracks, that one is actually one of the less interessting ones xD the "waterpark" you mentioned is actually out of bounce on the Backyard map
I got some Gripes with this game: - No handbrake, playing those Boss and Crazy Taxi races make me Beg for one. - Car classes aren't as important as they could be, am I wrong for wanting the same Class identity as Motorstorm? (Like how is a Bike able to punt a Monster Truck off course or Offroad sections being a Minor inconvenience) - More authority in choosing my preferred boost type, I wish I didn't have to Overhaul my car to change the Boost type. (Even some cars still won't change) - Changing car classes would be nice. - I would like a Dedicated Grip car Class with responsive steering inputs or just Rework the Swift class in that manner. (Otherwise I really don't see a difference between Drift and Swift) - Can't immediately Boost after Respawning. ☆ This last part are more Subjective/Need more time playing this game to understand. ● Wheel customization, this goes a Long way for me. ● Personally I don't feel a Difference in Boost type so far aside from Boost management. ● Gameplay feels a bit floaty, I know they're Toys but if these Tracks need Magnets at each Landing zone maybe turn Gravity up a bit. ● Boost Refills for doing Mid air tricks. ● Official paint variants in the form of Duplicate cars would be cool (Though community liveries do basically that) ● 'Number of Downloads' would be nice.
I appreciate them adding more classics. They need to go further. I think that with the first one, they were trying to market to much younger children, rather than older games.
Picked up unleashed two recently on sale for the switch, played for a little bit and wasn't disappointed. Although I wanted to say, I love rally racing games and for quite a while have wished that they would make a rally racing game that had fantasy tracks such as being small in a house or racing on the moon or some other track ideas that are not necessarily beautiful realistic wilderness and countryside locations. Or at least including a couple locations of the aforementioned as a bonus unlockables for the fun of it, etc.
Just like you said, because of their hyper-focusing on the hot wheels track pieces, the game doesn't feel like you're racing through environments, bur rather around them. This is a huge issue, carried over from the first game. They should learn a thing or two from Micro Machines V4.
I feel the same way with this game. There's a lot to enjoy in this game, but it sucks that no one is playing it. Maybe it's because of the marketing, I really don't know. In a weird way, I actually like this game more than TCMF. Also, a fun fact about this game that is related to myself, the MS-T Suzuka, DAVancenator, and Group C Fanasty that they use in the game, I own the exact versions that they used in the game.
Unleashed 2 is so much better than the 1st one in many ways. The sense of speed, the graphics, new locations, new game modes. The car list itself is so much better than before, no character cars, so many iconic and forgotten 2000s fantasy cars, a mix of real licensed for the modern collectors, its the perfect Hotwheels game and yet people still bound to complain "same as before". The upcoming DLCs are quite promising, with more acceleracers and highway 35 cars
In my opinion there's a few things you missed or didn't want to talk about this game, maybe due to making the video too long but I feel that should be brought out, there's also an improvement in both the liveries, as you can now do and use stickers for your liveries, and the implementation of crossplay between pc and consoles(excluding switch) as as otherwise the online pc lobbies would most probably be 2 or 3 players half of the time
Once I whip some cash together, this game is definitely going into my Xbox Library, seeing that they've fixed a lot of main problems that the original Unleashed had, I am convinced this game is a MUST PLAY for any arcade racer fans, so yes I will play this game
This year I was thinking of getting some games. I wanted to try something different, regardless if its old or new. And after watching this video, believe it or not you got my attention. I'm interested in this game now and I'll probably buy it when I get some extra cash. This game looks very fun to play and honestly I miss having fun games. That might sound strange to some people but considering the current demographic I'm not surprised at all. People always complain about how there's no "variety" in racing games anymore yet whenever games like this release. People don't touch them simply because they're "Hot Wheels" just like you said. But anyways, great review, great video, and nice work! Also I loved the detail you mentioned about the toy cars having fingerprints on them, which to me it really gives off that vibe of playing around with your toys just like from your childhood, carrying them around, and imagining the toys going around a track you made up in your head. I too also missed having elimination type of races in racing games. I did not know this game had one. Honestly those types of races were one of my favorites. That was my thing man. I can't remember the last time a racing game had that type of race.
I loved the idea of racing Hot Wheels and enjoyed the first Unleashed for a while, but once I was finished with the initial playthrough it started to show its problems--no real balance between cars, little to no replayability, audacious monetization chief among them. When I learned I'd be expected to pay full price to 'upgrade' the game for the PS5, I noped out and haven't touched it since. I can't see myself trusting the publisher to not do this a second time, so the title is at the very least half-right--I won't be playing this game.
Only person I've seen in this comment section that's speaking a lick of sense, lol. You could make a bajillion videos in an attempt to praise this game and try to tell people "Ya don't know what you're missing", but the sad reality is that most of the core playerbase was burned out by the first game and does not feel like further supporting the companies behind this game because of how the first one was handled, and there's every chance this game will pull the same stunts. It's on them to earn that trust back not on the players to just blindly fork up cash to them just because the first game's 'nickle-and-dime' machine didn't work the way they wanted, lol.
With the roster of vehicle types you can choose, obstacles, and even sideways boost, this game reminded me so much of the Motorstorm series and how I want it to return so badly. Something along the lines of a Motorstorm Trilogy remaster or even remake will excite me to no end, but Unleashed 2 is scratching that itch for now.
As someone who grew up on racing games like re-volt and hot wheels turbo racing for the N64, seeing this was a breath of fresh air compared to the modern racers we see today
I just finished the campaign for the first unleashed and cannot wait to get my hands on the second one. Hot Wheels are one of the biggest parts of my childhood and I thoroughly enjoyed the first one. It realized a lot of my childhood dreams and cannot wait to see how the second one plays and get my hands on a lot of the new cars. Thank you for such an in depth analysis of this game.
This reminds me alot of an old PS1 game called RC Revenge. I spent countless hours on that game back then. Im not sure if this hotwheels game has weapons, but if it does, then im definitely buying this game later today.
I know it probably wont happen, but u really want them to make a dlc pack thats just all the tracks of hot wheels beat that remade. I feel like giving those tracks a second chance with the amazing face pace gameplay could be awesome
The Classic Mario Cart Wii Menu music had me laughing!!! Love your work Ultra Violet and the amount of time you put into making these videos. I always enjoy your reviews. Keep it up brother.
I bought the game because of this video, originally thought this was gonne be a copy and paste of the first game because of money, but it genuinely is a step up from the first game. Also milestone should just make an acceleracers game at this point
I was one of those people waiting for a racing game just like this to release and finally bought unleashed2 yesterday, I have never had this much fun in a racing game since like 14 years ago, when I used to play with my cousin in splitscreen. Now I have been playing for almost 2 days straight with the same cousin in splitscreen and single player on the campaign 😊
this whole video was super cool to sit through and i genuinely enjoy this game there's one serious complaint. Krazy 8s has been snuffed once again. It doesn't appear in this game or the previous title, despite appearing in both Acceleracers AND velocity X. Feels like a genuinely baffeling omission from the roster for such an iconic car, and to be fair in showcasing my bias, my favorite car. In it's place i use to maelstrom which drives excellently and lives up to my velocity X childhood dreams but i do hope that Krazy 8s makes its way into the roster (despite the fact it doesn't show up in any DLC leaks).
Unleashed 1: acceleracers cars unleashed 2: acceledrome map and more cars Unleashed 3: we are going to the realms baby, and here is your accelechargers
Whoa, I liked the first game, but didn't even know the sequel came out! One thing I wish they did with this game is how track borders and physics is done. It's always that rubbery, weighty, sticky feeling when you hit walls, as if you are magnetized to it and get slowed down. It's such a tried and true concept, but in real life, the cars would lose little speed and glide along the wall. Heck, these things are DESIGNED to glide lol. I guess some punishment is necessary for wallriding, but they could always make you lose nitro the longer you are in contact with a wall or something. If the angle of attack is high enough, you should bounce off like a cue ball. It could be a whole new mechanic unseen in the genre.
i didnt mind the first game, my biggest gripe was the over reliance on boost and basically needing it 24/7, a perfect example of some balance while the game is still getting love is Revolt, the game gets tones of love from the community with mods coming out almost daily and even events hosted every week. Im not saying unleashed was or is a bad game i just didnt like needing to fein for boost every corner.
Fantastic little arcade racer right here. I've loved racing games since I was a kid in the '90s, enjoying everything from sims to sim-cade and full-on arcade titles. However, in recent years, I've struggled to get excited about racing games. I had been primarily playing sims, and while I still love them, arcade racers are what truly get my adrenaline pumping. The last racing game that genuinely got me excited was Forza Horizon 4. I had almost forgotten about them until I stumbled upon this gem, which reignited my passion. That led me to gravity racers like Redout, Redout 2, BallisticNG, and Pacer, such fantastic little games. I just wish we had more big-budget, fun arcade racers, and more titles reminiscent of classics like the original Hot Pursuit or NFS Porsche. Where's Project Gotham Racing 5 or Driveclub 2 ?
Just got it from Steam and spend 4 holiday hours because my little boy is happily playing with some new hw cars i got him vor Xmas. I am 44 yo and i have not thought about getting sucked into the game as happened. It is so much fun. So low frustrating for people (noobs) like me. Great title.😊
Honestly I'd say it's mainly because the timeline of mainline hotwheels games went from, an early 2000s racer to unleashed one in the later part of the 2010s, to less than a few years apart.
the worst part of Hotwheels unleashed 2 is it's price. 249BRL + 159.90BRL Season Pass 1 + 159.90BRL Season Pass 2 = 569.79BRL, or ALMOST HALF MINIMUN WAGE IN BRAZIL. This is not sustainable to almost anyone. Ig if i wanna play, pirating it is...
Thank you for addressing the underlying car gacha part; that and the campaign payouts were a big part of why I stopped playing the first game after just a few hours despite WANTING to like it.
its a free monthly game rn on ps plus.. my first game really blew me away... not really the gameplay itself was crazy but the controller.. it was nuts.. the r2 and l2 buttons got harder to press it like you were pressing in a pedal rather then a button.. which made driving really fun.. the audio that comes from the controller is really really cool too and the vibrations are crazy good.. it really shows off what the controller can do.. idk if it can do more but i love this shit hahaha
I do wish that the "bosses" were custom cars that you had to race vs pooping those little bubble things. As having a scorpion car use it's pincers and stinger to slow us down and zap some of our boost away or have the terradon utilize the double jump in some way would just be that cool touch this racing game needs. That and there for sure needs to be more tracks, backgrounds, hazards etc to add more of that Hot Wheels imagination, be it a snow top mountain that you wind around only to be launched out the top and have to drift all the way back down. Or a zoo level where your racing threw all sorts of enclosures with various animals that try and impede your progress in some way. Even racing threw a Hot Wheels factory wile some of the newer cars for dlc were being built in the background are again just ideas to breath life into Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 in a way that could catapult this into higher heights.
when I saw the trailer, it featured Sand Stinger, one of the ATVs from HW World's best driver, and I was super excited, along with Way 2 Fast, even Splittin Image 2 came back too, I mean it felt like I felt nostalgia about those HW cars from the 2000s. HW Unleashed 2 feels like it featured The HW car castings from Gen 1 & 2 causing HW Unleashed 2 to be having An all star Car casting.
I've been playing it on gamepass and I haven't felt this way by a racing game since playing Gran Turismo 5 on my PS3 more than 10 years ago. it is really fun and unique, something I was NEEDING after being more 'locked' in the Forza horizon series... especially 4 and 5
I didn't even know the game was out. First one was pretty good outside of the gacha, so if that's just gone then I'll pick this up when I get a chance.
I gotta be honest I’m not mad about how easy it is to get cars. 1. It’s an arcade racer geared towards changing how you drive per car type/event so it doesn’t ruin having these cars. 2. I do think it should be SLIGHTLY harder but not by much, maybe instead 2 days it’s a full week, hard enough to keep you interested but easy enough that you don’t get bored. At the end of it the games about having fun racing, how hard it is to get the cars doesn’t really matter that much.
I loved hot wheels as a kid, this game looks like it'll be great to check out…When I eventually manage to get to it. Thanks for drawing my attention to it, I think I'd only heard of the first game
My main problem with Hothweels unleashed that kept me from getting the 2nd was a lack of 2nd chances for the 2nd player. I would always race with a partner and if they screwed up once, it’s over for them with no chance at catching up. That on top of the cars generally needing to be close to the same stats otherwise one will be horribly outmatched.
These 'Out of Bounds' tracks kinda look like the Storm Realm and the Water Realm from AcceleRacers. It's so sad that we won't get them, but hey, we can recreate them in Track Builder.
If there's ever a HW Unleashed 3, Milestone NEEDS to make sure that we can choose specific cars from the Hotwheels lineup. I know that adding literally 20,000 new hotwheels to a single game is a bit much unless its a huge MMO, but I just want to be able to play as my own favorite hotwheels that I own, you know? Maybe they can do something where you can take a year, and a model of car, and then color it. Like for instance, a '67 Chevelle would be the same as a '68 Camaro or something. All the cars from the same brand would have roughly the same stats.
The game has a mixed rating on steam, mostly due to being steam deck verified, yet having a bug that breaks game starting lv 3. Also many are not happy how game feels like $50 DLC
we had an issue pop up that we weren’t aware of until now, but in the last segment there seems to have been a render glitch in where a clip of an R8 plays consistently. We apologize for this, and hope it isn’t too much of an issue
The fact that Forza Motorsport won best racing game over this or any of the other nominees is absolutely ridiculous.
Gaming Community
actually tragic
Its because the judges votes count for way more then community votes
@@micromaniac6176 than
Bought and paid for, like all "awards" shows.
The game has received NO ADVERTISEMENTS. This channel is the FIRST channel I'm seeing talk about it.
same.
I didn't know Unleashed got a sequao
The fact that this game is hated because of "being the same as the first game" (while in reality is an improvement) but a game like Forza Horizon 5, which is the same as fh4 but worst, strives in both popularity and sales, just proves the hypocritical reason as to why we are here in modern racing gaming.
More so, a Gaming Community hypocrisy.
I said that presentation wise, Spider-Man 2 felt like a copy paste of the first one. And I was almost crucified for that.
I can't play multiplayer with any player
People who praise Forza Horizon 5 clearly have never played it.
@@meta9988 It is Improving a Lot, it has gone from Abysmal to a Genuinely "good" Game since "Midnights at Horizon" and Torben Ellert taking over, but its never going to be better than good sadly as Mike Brown's unutterable Incompetence left the base game so Weak (that *Awful* , Boring, *Dead* , "Battle Royale* Focused map and the Horrible amounts of FOMO...) that it needs to be replaced outright in order to ever get past "good".
I just hope Torben had the good sense to *Scrap* Mike Browns "FH4.7 - Forkknife with Carz 2: Woke Elektrik Boogaloo, now with even more FOMO!" Vision for FH6 and Start again from Scratch when he took over!
@meta9988 I mean FH5 is a great game. Just not an outstanding one
Wasn't expecting another Unleashed video! Really freaking cool! This game really needs more attetion!
we love these games! we just had to make another
@@serperior2264 The biggest problem was just marketing it to the general audience. But that was something Hot Wheels as a brand was never really good at, so it never even bothered to try. Mattel and Milestone decide to stick to the core fan base and just market directly to them, and it worked. for Unleashed 2, It was essentially "second verse, same as the first" But with a heavier emphasis on listening to the fan base instead of Mattel higher-ups and stockholders.
@Suprasumo93 agreed. I guess the general racing community just doesn't want it to be a Hot Wheels game of all things. No idea why the racing game community avoids Hot Wheels games like the plague.
Agreed
@@SRGIProductions It could be because Hot Wheels games usually don't have a good rep. They're often praised by fans, but by critics they're often mediocre titles, and if you put nostalgia aside, you can kind of see their point.
My brother who is 15 and I am 25 he said I'm obsessed with a kids game I nodded and kept on playing for more hours
Tell him geting old is mandatory, growing up is optional.
@@Stratos1988 i somehow love this commet
I'm 38 and I love this game so much. It's partly nostalgia but mostly it's just a great game.
as a hot wheels collector its definitely good to know that Mattel cares about the IP alot to the point that the games they pump out occasionally arent generic shovelware but instead really good racing games
I feel like the quality of the materials the newer cars are made out of are cheaper feeling than some of the cars from a few years ago or so.
@@ShadowAssassin-vb5upwell at least they didn't crumple the dust on me unlike the poor, unfortunate kids of 1971.
For context, It was that year where Mattel decided to use an impure form of Zamac metal to reduce production costs. This cheaper form of the metal alloy didn't mix properly when it was slagged and cast, resulting in a very brittle compound that would eventually break apart and crumple the dust over time. these are known as "crumblers" in the collector community and are essentially worthless. The crumbling issue was fixed after 1971, but it was a devastating blow to Mattel's image.
how they handle their new track builder system is somewhat debatable, but generally Mattel has been very cautious with the Hot Wheels brand. This brand is not perfect, but it has a lasting legacy.
For me, Unleashed 2 is what the first game should have been. A lot of the issues that made me stop playing Unleashed 1 are gone in the sequel. It's a shame that Unleashed 2 was released in a busy time for games, so it seems it went under the radar for many.
Releasing right between both a NEW Sonic and NEW Mario game was dumb.
Was there any promotion? Like, at all? Because I just discovered the game was a thing, through this video. It would suck for the game to fail for lack of publicity.
No, none whatsoever.@@VixYW
I had no idea there was a sequel until this video was recommended to me 🤷♂️
How do games go under the radar these days? You look on the market and see a month before they release. They release and you look through new games and clearly see all the new games. If you didn't see this game then you weren't paying much attention to the online market.
The more i look at the Hot Wheels Unleashed duology the more i wish newer racing games these days would have this level of passion and fun put into them rather than what its devolved into these days. While it does suck the lack of marketting and being connected to the Hot Wheels brand limits the total player base Unleashed 2 has i am glad it exists for those who want to play a fun arcade racer. Hell i put many hours into Unleashed 1 and i plan to do the same for Unleashed 2.
Also just to get this out of my system and out of the way this game was robbed at the VGAs this year.
12:00 The whole "race in the environment" thing was done really well in Micro Machines V4. The tracks there were just marked lines in the environment.
That game was amazing! For a total of 720 cars with LOADS of environments and tracks to drive through, it was endless fun.
YES! Glad to hear I'm not the only one who knows this game exists!
Great video! I know this game isn't perfect, but there is a community of us who are very passionate for this game and want it to succeed and for the playerbase to grow. It really is bothersome that people won't even look at this game just because it's hotwheels which is seen as "for babies only". Hopefully this video spreads and gets popular so hopefully more people are convinced to join the race.
thank you so much!!
"saying Hotwheels is for baby's is stupid mindset to have". As there mostly based of reallife cars. This game is step up from First game in everyway. It's shame people have passed on this title. The game hasn't been out that that long, and struggle to find games. This game super fun deserves more eyes on it tbh.
Thx for the Video. This game needs more exposure
you're welcome!!!
Glad to see a video on this game. Unleashed 2 is such a step up from the first game. I really wish it was easier to find games online for it, but the lack of marketing, and a lot of people thinking there's not enough here to justify this being a sequel rather than an update to the first game (which I don't agree with) really hurt this game. I think the coolest thing about this game is the new movement options. Jumping, double jumping, and side dashing really help make this game stand out compared to every other racing game out there, including the original Unleashed. On top of that, I actually really like these options being tied to the boost. It essentially makes the boost meter in this game equivalent to a super meter in a fighting game or something, where you need to carefully manage your limited resource on what you think is important to use at the time. If I had to complain about it, I'd say I wish more of the tracks utilized jumping for taking shortcuts, rather than for simply avoiding obstacles or falling off the track. Hopefully this game will eventually get more of a following as word of mouth spreads about how good this game is.
thats so nice of you!!!!
What caused unpopularity with this game is primarily the online mode. People wanted to play their custom tracks with others online in the first game, but couldn’t. This issue still isn’t resolved in the sequel. People were already hesitant that this game was far too similar to its predecessor, but the unchanged online mode is what made the difference.
@@Jellyman1129 This seems false. I just watched a video from a HWU2 online tournament that featured custom tracks made by the tournament host, so it seems like the option is there.
@@RednekGamurz That’s debatable. Not being able to play your custom tracks online is the biggest criticism fans have with both games.
@@Jellyman1129 How is that debatable? It seems like you can play your custom tracks online with friends. How else was that online tournament played with the host's custom tracks if it isn't an option?
Racing ( Boomer ) Community : _"Noooo It's An Arcade Toy Car Racing Game!!! It's Not That Good!!!"_
Me : *"Hahaha Hotwheels Cars Go Brrrrr!!!"*
😁
I genuinely did not know a sequel had even been released, this video is the very first thing I had ever seen on Unleashed 2! I'll definitely have to pick it up, so happy to hear that the awful blind boxes had been replaced.
Guess I'll pick Unleashed 2 today, cause yeah it's the game I want.
thats so nice!
You won't regret it
The *_one_* thing that's kept me from sinking any money into this game is the fact that all signs indicate that they still haven't implemented the ability to race custom tracks against CPU opponents. As someone who has spent hours upon hours upon hours upon hours of their life designing and racing custom tracks in any racing game that allows it - from Re-Volt to Crashday and even Hypersonic Xtreme, as mid as that game was - the complete inability to actually experience my custom creations without having to deal with all the drawbacks of McDonald's Wi-Fi utterly shattered my feelings for the first game and precluded any excitement I could've felt about the second game.
There are good customization-heavy racing games and there are good unrealistic arcade racing games, but there' hasn't been a single good customization-heavy unrealistic arcade racing game since before Ubisoft hijacked Trackmania. The fact that Unleashed 2 could have easily been everything I've *_ever_* wanted out of a racing game, but it just... *_isn't..._* is what kills me the most.
This is why I appreciated little big planet carting so much because they allowed for the CPU to race on your creation. They even had a whole tool that made sure that the a lot AI followed where you pathed,
The tool is called pathway finder. That’s all they would need to implement in this game. I’m almost certain that’s why they don’t have AI on custom tracks.
Modnation racers too!
I want to play this game so bad.
But I recently got into TEKKEN 8 and Street Fighter. I am a HUGE Acceleracers fan. Haven't had to money to buy this, but now I do, so I might buy it.
Thank you for the awesome review.
Go for it!
Do it. As a fan of AR and HW, you will have a blast with the game!
Just as I see this video, I also see that the Premium Edition of this game with all the DLC is like 35 dollars on the PS Store. Isn’t that a fun coincidence?
In case everyone hadn't realized, the Hot Wheels Unleashed videogames are all about childhood.
Even loved the second Hot Wheels Unleashed game for the fact it featured cars from Hot Wheels Velocity X and a skillset system to tailor our vehicles to our driving style.
I used to "double jump" my cars as a kid, and seeing that in Unleashed 2 put a smile on my face. It works so well with boost flying, a carry-over from the first game.
Recently watched your video regarding the first Hot Wheels Unleashed and seeing that you have just dropped a video regarding Unleashed 2 was surprising
Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 was honestly the only game I was really excited for 2023 and it was definitely a huge improvement and my personal GOTY.
Unfortunately,I feel like the game just didn't get the acknowledgement it deserved and the fact that it got overshadowed by Forza Motorsport which is objectively seen as a worse game than Unleashed 2 personally hurts me now thinking about it.
The winning of Forza Motosrport was the biggest insult to racing games community. Any other mentioned games were more worth the award than FM.
@gregoryhause00 The game awards are a joke. They nominated an esports coach who didn't coach in 2023.
Unleashed 2 is certainly my Game of the Year. I was also very bummed that Forza Motorsport won over Unleashed 2, especially given how broken the game is.
at least nothing from EA won.
Really great video! I didn't know there was an Acceledrome track on this game until I saw this video, so my reaction was probably the same as Moses, lol.
It's really sad to see the "traditional" arcade racer be represented by only one game these days, but it's a relief to know how good this game is. The lack of touch with the community is one of the key reasons why some racing games these days fall flat. Yet, a Hot Wheels game nails that aspect!
Btw, it would be really cool to see a Burnout video eventually! Happy New Year to you guys!
Thank you! We plan on doing a Burnout video at some point, not sure which game which would be covered first, but it’s in the drafts! And happy new year to you as well
This brings back some nostalgia. I remember playing those CD Hotwheel games with the track editor and campaign mode where you could unlock cars to add to a display case section menu
It's a damn shame there's some sort of Hot Wheels bias in the racing game community. It's what I feel is the real reason why Unleashed 1 and 2 never had a big player base. The Unleashed series is a fantastic series of arcade racers If you strip away all the Hot Wheels branding. The core mechanics of the series can make for a very refreshing take on arcade racers, the only problem to the general public is that they're Hot Wheels games. just having the flame logo on it alone makes it very difficult to advertise to the general audience, If not outright impossible. folks are going to take one look at it and just say "Ewwww! Hot Wheels! what am I?! 6 years old?!" and completely ignore the games outright, despite their fantastic polish and sheer amount of content. These are also the same people who will happily buy every EA sports racing game every year.
Fuckin' whales.
Marketing tangent aside though, I'll personally play Unleashed 2 over the original nowadays. I just wish this game, much like the first one, didn't cost $50 out of the gate.
I think this game is worth $30, $35 at most. At that price point it will take into account for all the DLC, including the AcceleDrome expansion. That was the one thing that was keeping me away from this game until Christmas time of 2023: The high price of admission.
tl;dr This game is freakin' awesome, but damn is it hard to market to general audiences.
“Every EA sports racing game” you mean the two of them, and in the case of WRC debuted last year. I don’t know where you’re getting your anger from but it ain’t from a right place.
@@rexthewolf3149 So you are perfectly okay with EA creating the most bare bones of gaming experiences and locking the rest of the fun behind microtransactions? I see where your allegiance lies.
EA sucked then, and they still suck now. Cry about it.
Literally everyone who wants to play HWUnleashed is a grown adult lol. I guarantee like, MAYBE *three* people are under 15.
Its funny how people think a hot wheels game is for kids yet grown adults will gladly play Fortnite and every Nintendo game ever made.
What you said about collaborations with Spongebob, made me think of a few fun ideas:
- Burger car with Spongebob and Patrick figures sitting in it
- A driving sea shell with a grumpy Squidward figure
- Mr. Krabs in a standard boat
- a standard boat with Spongebob and Mr. Puff inside
- Oh and how about Larry Lobster in a big a muscle boat-car thingy
Don't Forget, Mermaidman and Barnacleboy's Invisible boat mobile, both visible form and invisible form.
I hope they will ad more acceleracer themed tracks those would be a blast to play through
They did. There's a whole expansion.
12:15 and 12:26 are both out of bounds tracks that were created via a glitch in the track editor so it is nothing the developers would ever make for their official tracks.
And I'm really glad, that you showed a few seconds of my track "T-Rex Rush" at 09:54
Oh that’s wicked I had no idea!
@@UltraViolet_Moses I build like lots of tracks, that one is actually one of the less interessting ones xD the "waterpark" you mentioned is actually out of bounce on the Backyard map
I got some Gripes with this game:
- No handbrake, playing those Boss and Crazy Taxi races make me Beg for one.
- Car classes aren't as important as they could be, am I wrong for wanting the same Class identity as Motorstorm? (Like how is a Bike able to punt a Monster Truck off course or Offroad sections being a Minor inconvenience)
- More authority in choosing my preferred boost type, I wish I didn't have to Overhaul my car to change the Boost type. (Even some cars still won't change)
- Changing car classes would be nice.
- I would like a Dedicated Grip car Class with responsive steering inputs or just Rework the Swift class in that manner. (Otherwise I really don't see a difference between Drift and Swift)
- Can't immediately Boost after Respawning.
☆ This last part are more Subjective/Need more time playing this game to understand.
● Wheel customization, this goes a Long way for me.
● Personally I don't feel a Difference in Boost type so far aside from Boost management.
● Gameplay feels a bit floaty, I know they're Toys but if these Tracks need Magnets at each Landing zone maybe turn Gravity up a bit.
● Boost Refills for doing Mid air tricks.
● Official paint variants in the form of Duplicate cars would be cool (Though community liveries do basically that)
● 'Number of Downloads' would be nice.
I appreciate them adding more classics. They need to go further. I think that with the first one, they were trying to market to much younger children, rather than older games.
Picked up unleashed two recently on sale for the switch, played for a little bit and wasn't disappointed. Although I wanted to say, I love rally racing games and for quite a while have wished that they would make a rally racing game that had fantasy tracks such as being small in a house or racing on the moon or some other track ideas that are not necessarily beautiful realistic wilderness and countryside locations. Or at least including a couple locations of the aforementioned as a bonus unlockables for the fun of it, etc.
SOUND THE ALARMS!! THE GAME (at the time of writing this) IS ON SALE UNTIL DECEMBER 4TH!!
Came here to say that the game right now (until the 13th) is 80% off on Steam.
Just like you said, because of their hyper-focusing on the hot wheels track pieces, the game doesn't feel like you're racing through environments, bur rather around them.
This is a huge issue, carried over from the first game.
They should learn a thing or two from Micro Machines V4.
I feel the same way with this game. There's a lot to enjoy in this game, but it sucks that no one is playing it. Maybe it's because of the marketing, I really don't know. In a weird way, I actually like this game more than TCMF. Also, a fun fact about this game that is related to myself, the MS-T Suzuka, DAVancenator, and Group C Fanasty that they use in the game, I own the exact versions that they used in the game.
Unleashed 2 is so much better than the 1st one in many ways. The sense of speed, the graphics, new locations, new game modes. The car list itself is so much better than before, no character cars, so many iconic and forgotten 2000s fantasy cars, a mix of real licensed for the modern collectors, its the perfect Hotwheels game and yet people still bound to complain "same as before". The upcoming DLCs are quite promising, with more acceleracers and highway 35 cars
I actually really loved the character car. They looked so cool but yea. Excited to see the future
I don't see anything wrong with character cars, most of them have very interesting designs.
This is so nostalgic. I remember playing Beat That! on the Wii when I was a kid. This looks like a much more polished version of that game
In my opinion there's a few things you missed or didn't want to talk about this game, maybe due to making the video too long but I feel that should be brought out, there's also an improvement in both the liveries, as you can now do and use stickers for your liveries, and the implementation of crossplay between pc and consoles(excluding switch) as as otherwise the online pc lobbies would most probably be 2 or 3 players half of the time
we haven't really used livery editor at all, so its not something we're aware of, sorry!
Did end up playing it actually, was free on PS Plus (and i'm a sucker for Acceleracers anyway)
Once I whip some cash together, this game is definitely going into my Xbox Library, seeing that they've fixed a lot of main problems that the original Unleashed had, I am convinced this game is a MUST PLAY for any arcade racer fans, so yes I will play this game
This year I was thinking of getting some games. I wanted to try something different, regardless if its old or new. And after watching this video, believe it or not you got my attention. I'm interested in this game now and I'll probably buy it when I get some extra cash. This game looks very fun to play and honestly I miss having fun games. That might sound strange to some people but considering the current demographic I'm not surprised at all. People always complain about how there's no "variety" in racing games anymore yet whenever games like this release. People don't touch them simply because they're "Hot Wheels" just like you said.
But anyways, great review, great video, and nice work!
Also I loved the detail you mentioned about the toy cars having fingerprints on them, which to me it really gives off that vibe of playing around with your toys just like from your childhood, carrying them around, and imagining the toys going around a track you made up in your head. I too also missed having elimination type of races in racing games. I did not know this game had one. Honestly those types of races were one of my favorites. That was my thing man. I can't remember the last time a racing game had that type of race.
27:15 "An R8 and an El Camino"
*El Camino bodyslams the R8*
Timing folks.
I loved the idea of racing Hot Wheels and enjoyed the first Unleashed for a while, but once I was finished with the initial playthrough it started to show its problems--no real balance between cars, little to no replayability, audacious monetization chief among them. When I learned I'd be expected to pay full price to 'upgrade' the game for the PS5, I noped out and haven't touched it since. I can't see myself trusting the publisher to not do this a second time, so the title is at the very least half-right--I won't be playing this game.
Only person I've seen in this comment section that's speaking a lick of sense, lol. You could make a bajillion videos in an attempt to praise this game and try to tell people "Ya don't know what you're missing", but the sad reality is that most of the core playerbase was burned out by the first game and does not feel like further supporting the companies behind this game because of how the first one was handled, and there's every chance this game will pull the same stunts. It's on them to earn that trust back not on the players to just blindly fork up cash to them just because the first game's 'nickle-and-dime' machine didn't work the way they wanted, lol.
With the roster of vehicle types you can choose, obstacles, and even sideways boost, this game reminded me so much of the Motorstorm series and how I want it to return so badly.
Something along the lines of a Motorstorm Trilogy remaster or even remake will excite me to no end, but Unleashed 2 is scratching that itch for now.
As someone who grew up on racing games like re-volt and hot wheels turbo racing for the N64, seeing this was a breath of fresh air compared to the modern racers we see today
Hot wheels 2 on ps plus this month boys
Even an office work space would help with floors or even a mall where u go through every room this makes me yearn for the return of split second
I just finished the campaign for the first unleashed and cannot wait to get my hands on the second one. Hot Wheels are one of the biggest parts of my childhood and I thoroughly enjoyed the first one. It realized a lot of my childhood dreams and cannot wait to see how the second one plays and get my hands on a lot of the new cars.
Thank you for such an in depth analysis of this game.
I personally love the fact that the Acceledrome from acceleracers is a dlc for this game 😊
A year later, how much of your opinion has changed? I'm seeing the game on sale on Steam and super interested how the game has evolved since then.
This reminds me alot of an old PS1 game called RC Revenge. I spent countless hours on that game back then. Im not sure if this hotwheels game has weapons, but if it does, then im definitely buying this game later today.
I know it probably wont happen, but u really want them to make a dlc pack thats just all the tracks of hot wheels beat that remade. I feel like giving those tracks a second chance with the amazing face pace gameplay could be awesome
The Classic Mario Cart Wii Menu music had me laughing!!! Love your work Ultra Violet and the amount of time you put into making these videos. I always enjoy your reviews. Keep it up brother.
Glad you like them!
I bought the game because of this video, originally thought this was gonne be a copy and paste of the first game because of money, but it genuinely is a step up from the first game.
Also milestone should just make an acceleracers game at this point
I was one of those people waiting for a racing game just like this to release and finally bought unleashed2 yesterday, I have never had this much fun in a racing game since like 14 years ago, when I used to play with my cousin in splitscreen.
Now I have been playing for almost 2 days straight with the same cousin in splitscreen and single player on the campaign 😊
this whole video was super cool to sit through and i genuinely enjoy this game there's one serious complaint. Krazy 8s has been snuffed once again. It doesn't appear in this game or the previous title, despite appearing in both Acceleracers AND velocity X. Feels like a genuinely baffeling omission from the roster for such an iconic car, and to be fair in showcasing my bias, my favorite car. In it's place i use to maelstrom which drives excellently and lives up to my velocity X childhood dreams but i do hope that Krazy 8s makes its way into the roster (despite the fact it doesn't show up in any DLC leaks).
Unleashed 1: acceleracers cars
unleashed 2: acceledrome map and more cars
Unleashed 3: we are going to the realms baby, and here is your accelechargers
maybe th 3rd installment will have all enviorments from Unleashed 1 and 2
Whoa, I liked the first game, but didn't even know the sequel came out! One thing I wish they did with this game is how track borders and physics is done. It's always that rubbery, weighty, sticky feeling when you hit walls, as if you are magnetized to it and get slowed down. It's such a tried and true concept, but in real life, the cars would lose little speed and glide along the wall. Heck, these things are DESIGNED to glide lol. I guess some punishment is necessary for wallriding, but they could always make you lose nitro the longer you are in contact with a wall or something. If the angle of attack is high enough, you should bounce off like a cue ball. It could be a whole new mechanic unseen in the genre.
Had a black screen video glitch but I listened for ten mins until I realized lol
Nice video essay 👍💙🏁
Thanks! 😃
This video is a good awareness of this being a VERY good racer to actually play and not miss out.
Im still wondering when theyll release a sequel to stunt track challenge
i didnt mind the first game, my biggest gripe was the over reliance on boost and basically needing it 24/7, a perfect example of some balance while the game is still getting love is Revolt, the game gets tones of love from the community with mods coming out almost daily and even events hosted every week. Im not saying unleashed was or is a bad game i just didnt like needing to fein for boost every corner.
Just started playing this game today, and wow! What a great game. So much better than FM.
Fantastic little arcade racer right here. I've loved racing games since I was a kid in the '90s, enjoying everything from sims to sim-cade and full-on arcade titles. However, in recent years, I've struggled to get excited about racing games. I had been primarily playing sims, and while I still love them, arcade racers are what truly get my adrenaline pumping. The last racing game that genuinely got me excited was Forza Horizon 4. I had almost forgotten about them until I stumbled upon this gem, which reignited my passion. That led me to gravity racers like Redout, Redout 2, BallisticNG, and Pacer, such fantastic little games. I just wish we had more big-budget, fun arcade racers, and more titles reminiscent of classics like the original Hot Pursuit or NFS Porsche. Where's Project Gotham Racing 5 or Driveclub 2 ?
Yikes, this came out a year ago? I didn't even know it released... definitely keeping an eye out for sales.
Just got it from Steam and spend 4 holiday hours because my little boy is happily playing with some new hw cars i got him vor Xmas. I am 44 yo and i have not thought about getting sucked into the game as happened. It is so much fun. So low frustrating for people (noobs) like me. Great title.😊
I feel a missed opportunity is to have a QR codes on the toys so that you can scan it and play it in the game
Honestly I'd say it's mainly because the timeline of mainline hotwheels games went from, an early 2000s racer to unleashed one in the later part of the 2010s, to less than a few years apart.
the minus thing of this, the story campaign really not fit with the game
I haven't played the first but got the second. I had no idea this game was even hated and it sucks that it's the case because I adore this game.
nothing like the feeling of narrowly escaping a swinging boulder!
the day they add racing realms to the game is the day my childhood gets complete
the worst part of Hotwheels unleashed 2 is it's price.
249BRL + 159.90BRL Season Pass 1 + 159.90BRL Season Pass 2 = 569.79BRL, or ALMOST HALF MINIMUN WAGE IN BRAZIL.
This is not sustainable to almost anyone. Ig if i wanna play, pirating it is...
The theme from Hot Wheels Beat That was playing in my head while watching this
There is a sequel? How the hell did I not hear about it before now???
If there was a Hotwheels Beat That remaster in any shape or form, I’d buy it in a heartbeat
Good old Hotwheels World Tour music in the backround
Thank you for addressing the underlying car gacha part; that and the campaign payouts were a big part of why I stopped playing the first game after just a few hours despite WANTING to like it.
its a free monthly game rn on ps plus.. my first game really blew me away... not really the gameplay itself was crazy but the controller.. it was nuts.. the r2 and l2 buttons got harder to press it like you were pressing in a pedal rather then a button.. which made driving really fun.. the audio that comes from the controller is really really cool too and the vibrations are crazy good.. it really shows off what the controller can do.. idk if it can do more but i love this shit hahaha
Hot wheels games are so underrated but they are such fun, and creative I can play them every now and then and have a blast, even the n64 one
I do wish that the "bosses" were custom cars that you had to race vs pooping those little bubble things. As having a scorpion car use it's pincers and stinger to slow us down and zap some of our boost away or have the terradon utilize the double jump in some way would just be that cool touch this racing game needs. That and there for sure needs to be more tracks, backgrounds, hazards etc to add more of that Hot Wheels imagination, be it a snow top mountain that you wind around only to be launched out the top and have to drift all the way back down. Or a zoo level where your racing threw all sorts of enclosures with various animals that try and impede your progress in some way. Even racing threw a Hot Wheels factory wile some of the newer cars for dlc were being built in the background are again just ideas to breath life into Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 in a way that could catapult this into higher heights.
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I believe the lack of marketing of this game is another reason why not a lot of people play it
Added this to my wishlist and will buy after finishing my recent purchases
Idk how they made the graphics better than the first but my God these graphics are gorgeous
Awesome video man!
Glad you enjoyed it
when I saw the trailer, it featured Sand Stinger, one of the ATVs from HW World's best driver, and I was super excited, along with Way 2 Fast, even Splittin Image 2 came back too, I mean it felt like I felt nostalgia about those HW cars from the 2000s. HW Unleashed 2 feels like it featured The HW car castings from Gen 1 & 2 causing HW Unleashed 2 to be having An all star Car casting.
It's sad this game went through the grid legends experience
I'll buy it when I'm done building my PC
I've been playing it on gamepass and I haven't felt this way by a racing game since playing Gran Turismo 5 on my PS3 more than 10 years ago. it is really fun and unique, something I was NEEDING after being more 'locked' in the Forza horizon series... especially 4 and 5
I didn't even know the game was out. First one was pretty good outside of the gacha, so if that's just gone then I'll pick this up when I get a chance.
I love this game if it had 4 player split-screen I would play it now
I gotta be honest I’m not mad about how easy it is to get cars. 1. It’s an arcade racer geared towards changing how you drive per car type/event so it doesn’t ruin having these cars. 2. I do think it should be SLIGHTLY harder but not by much, maybe instead 2 days it’s a full week, hard enough to keep you interested but easy enough that you don’t get bored. At the end of it the games about having fun racing, how hard it is to get the cars doesn’t really matter that much.
i hope they make a battle force 5 dlc at some point
I loved hot wheels as a kid, this game looks like it'll be great to check out…When I eventually manage to get to it. Thanks for drawing my attention to it, I think I'd only heard of the first game
Thanks for the visit
I didn’t even know they made a second game before this video. I think I have a new game to pick up for the weekend
I’ve seen this comment so many times on this video, shocking how little this game was advertised pre-launch. Hope you have a blast with it!
My main problem with Hothweels unleashed that kept me from getting the 2nd was a lack of 2nd chances for the 2nd player. I would always race with a partner and if they screwed up once, it’s over for them with no chance at catching up. That on top of the cars generally needing to be close to the same stats otherwise one will be horribly outmatched.
12:24 and actually, it isn't. That's because is an Out Of Bounds track, and I hope Milestone won't fix this bug, otherwise there will be rampage.
They are no water in this game
These 'Out of Bounds' tracks kinda look like the Storm Realm and the Water Realm from AcceleRacers. It's so sad that we won't get them, but hey, we can recreate them in Track Builder.
If there's ever a HW Unleashed 3, Milestone NEEDS to make sure that we can choose specific cars from the Hotwheels lineup. I know that adding literally 20,000 new hotwheels to a single game is a bit much unless its a huge MMO, but I just want to be able to play as my own favorite hotwheels that I own, you know?
Maybe they can do something where you can take a year, and a model of car, and then color it. Like for instance, a '67 Chevelle would be the same as a '68 Camaro or something. All the cars from the same brand would have roughly the same stats.
The game has a mixed rating on steam, mostly due to being steam deck verified, yet having a bug that breaks game starting lv 3. Also many are not happy how game feels like $50 DLC
Yet people defend Forza....
@@RaiuAdami 🤣