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Hot Wheels World Race

In Hot Wheels Highway 35 World Race, racing is taken to a new level as players are thrust into the unique futuristic Hot Wheels fantasy world where life revolves around the most intense stunt racing ever…

29 October 2003

Hot Wheels World Race is a racing developed by Climax Brighton, released 29 October 2003 on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Hot Wheels World Race is

Hot Wheels World Race is a racing game developed by Climax Brighton and released in 2003. It was published by THQ. It is available on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

In Hot Wheels Highway 35 World Race, racing is taken to a new level as players are thrust into the unique futuristic Hot Wheels fantasy world where life revolves around the most intense stunt racing ever imagined. Players race against the clock on extreme tracks featuring split/multi-level courses, obstacles and speeds unlike anything ever experienced before. Players will be able to pull-off wild gravity-defying stunts, speed through huge loops, drive up walls, find hidden shortcuts or simply just race opponents through volcanoes, ice, mountains and more. The game lets players choose from authentic Hot Wheels cars.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Hot Wheels series

Hot Wheels World Race is the 12th of 56 entries we hold in the Hot Wheels series. It arrived 12 months after Hot Wheels Velocity X. The next entry was Hot Wheels World Race in 2003.

See all 56 Hot Wheels games in release order →

What it launched against

Hot Wheels World Race launched on 29 October 2003, within three weeks of Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Call of Duty, Beyond Good & Evil and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.

Released around the same time: Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Call of Duty, Beyond Good & Evil, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did Hot Wheels World Race come out?
Hot Wheels World Race was released on 29 October 2003 for Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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