Hot Wheels: Crash!

Hot Wheels: Crash!
PublisherMattel Media
SeriesHot Wheels
PlatformWindows
ReleaseSeptember 1999[1]
GenreRacing
ModeSingle-player

Hot Wheels: Crash! is a 1999 video game published by Mattel Media.[2]

Gameplay

The gameplay consists of the player selecting a movie‑set‑style stage and driving a Hot Wheels vehicle into the environment to trigger as much destruction as possible. Each set contains objects that react when struck, and the player must determine where to aim the car to create chain reactions, sometimes using visual clues provided in the set. Some stages require the player to account for the angles and movement of falling or moving items to cause additional damage. Easier sets typically have a single intersection point that triggers most events when hit, while more difficult sets contain multiple points that must be struck either by the car or by redirected objects. The player learns how the vehicle bounces off large objects to better plan impacts. The game is structured around trial and error, encouraging the player to replay sets to achieve full destruction and higher scores.[3]

Reception

Games Domain found the replay Hot Wheels: Crash! small.[5] All Game Guide called Hot Wheels: Crash! amazingly fun.[3]

Hot Wheels: Crash! was given a 2001 Computer Software, & Games Award by the Canadian Toy Testing Council.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Traiman, Steve (February 20, 1999). "Mutltimedia Roundup". Billboard. Gale A53923911.
  2. ↑ Curtiss, Aaorn (November 4, 1999). "Speed Thrills With Childhood Icons". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 7, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Baize, Anthony. "Hot Wheels: Crash! CD-ROM". All Game Guide. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Hot Wheels: Crash!". PC Action (in German). December 2000. p. 139. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  5. ↑ Welch, Carol. "Hot Wheels Crash CD-ROM". Games Domain. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Toy Report 2001" (PDF). Canadian Toy Testing Council. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2001. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
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