Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged Is Revving Up To Its Name

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2021's Hot Wheels Unleashed set the stage for a new era of Hot Wheels racing games. It wasn't just a racing game, but a celebration of the tiny toy cars that felt larger-than-life thanks to the game's physics-based racing and grandiose scale of its environments. Those pillars are what made Hot Wheels Unleashed feel distinct, and not just from Hot Wheels games of the past, but even among other contemporary arcade racing games. It's a distinction that developer Milestone seems to be doubling down on for its sequel Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged. Or, maybe rather, double jumping on?

In every sense of its name, Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged is very much turbocharged, with new features, vehicle types, environments, and a set of new moves. During our 30 minutes of hands-on time with the demo, we zipped and drifted around some of its new environments and tried out some of the new moves, including a double jump, which allows you to jump over other cars, reach new areas, or strategically recover after falling off the track. Additionally, players can also perform a lateral drift, which lets drivers instantly move vehicles sideways like something out of Speed Racer, enabling you to bump other cars out of the way, instantly avoid obstacles, or, once again, help you from falling off the track (which can happen pretty often).

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These new moves are a welcome improvement while still maintaining the feel of driving and drifting familiar to returning players.