Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged Races Onto The Scene Next Month

Written by Brandon Hofer on September 18, 2023

News: A new Hot Wheels game is headed your way with a variety of content that should keep you busy for a while.

Earlier today Milestone released a new trailer showing off their upcoming release, Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged. This new trailer shows off some of the game’s different modes including the single-player campaign. This sequel to Hot Wheels Unleashed is set to arrive next month.

In Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged, fun comes in many forms. Race through action-packed tracks that span innocuous rooms in a home, arcades, and backyards with gravity-defying style or test your skills in no-holds-barred battles against other players or extreme challenges.

Along with fan-favorite modes from the original Hot Wheels Unleashed, five brand-new game modes will expand and diversify the racing experience.

In the new Elimination mode, players will need to rely on their survival instincts. Every few seconds, the slowest vehicles will be eliminated from the race, urging players to drive carefully, deciding when they should make a leap for the lead and when they should save their boost. Driftaholics can put their tires to the test in the Drift Master mode, where players will have to maintain precision and style to amass points and dominate their drifting competition.

Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged will feature five different environments, and the Waypoint mode will let players explore and uncover all their secrets. In this mode, players can drive off the iconic orange tracks of the game’s intricate courses and immerse themselves in free-roaming action, where creativity and curiosity will be crucial to discovering the shortest paths through checkpoints.

Staying off the tracks, the Grab the Gears mode offers a perfect blend of racing skills, strategy, and a touch of frenzied action, as players will engage in thrilling online battles to collect as many Gears as possible within an open area. Lastly, chaos will reign supreme in the Clash Derby mode, the ultimate online duel for monster trucks only, where players will seize supremacy of the arena by doing what monster trucks do best: smashing into each other.

Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged will bring players back to the city, where our new protagonists Robert and Darla, alongside their robotic assistant XR046, are called to save the day and restore peace after a series of creatures are mistakenly released by Professor Tanabe. Animated cutscenes will introduce players to the background and personality of each character, immersing them in a narrative journey that will lead to battles against five bosses, all to secure the fate of the city and its inhabitants.

“Our partners at Milestone have developed a fantastic variety of choices available across game modes, vehicle customization, and beyond in Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged, truly upleveling the player experience,” said Mike DeLaet, Global Head of Digital Gaming at Mattel. "It’s our priority to offer fresh and exciting opportunities for fans to engage with the world of Hot Wheels in ways they’ll love and remember, and this game provides just that.”

When they’re not busy saving the city, players can relax and let their imaginations run wild with Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged’s array of editors. Using the Track Builder, engage with new modules to create the track of your dreams or explore the unlimited creations of the community. Additionally, the new Sticker Editor integrated into the Livery Editor will let creative racers make, save, and share unique patterns and shapes.

Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged will be available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store on October 19, 2023. Will you pick it up?