Hot Wheels: Beat That! is a racing video game released in September 2007 and based on the Hot Wheels toy line manufactured by Mattel. The game was developed by Eutechnyx and published by Activision. It was released for Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo Wii. It features 16 unique levels, four fully modelled zones, 30 authentically modelled, fully playable vehicles, two-player splitscreen, and competitive power-ups and vehicular combat. Contrary to most Hot Wheels games, Hot Wheels: Beat That! shrinks the player down to the size of the iconic toy cars, rather than transforming the cars to 1:1 scale.
Game Modes[]
Hot Wheels: Beat That! has four unique game modes.
Quick Race[]
Standard three lap race.
Eliminator[]
Game mode in which the last place car is disqualified every 30 seconds. Last car standing is the winner.
Rampage[]
Game mode in which you need to destroy a set amount of cars to win.
Tournament[]
A series of four three-lap races taking place on all of the tracks in a given environment. Each race awards a set amount of points, the driver with the most amount of points at the end of the tournament is the winner.
Position | Point(s) |
---|---|
1st | +12 |
2nd | +10 |
3rd | +8 |
4th | +6 |
5th | +4 |
6th | +2 |
7th | +1 |
8th | +0 |
Playable Vehicles[]
Model Name | Screenshot: In-game | Real World Counterpart (or closest) | Unlock Conditions | Platforms | Photo: Real World Counterpart (or closest) |
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Brutalistic | 2007 Treasure Hunts | Unlocked from start | All | ||
SpecTyte | 2006 AcceleRacers: Realm | Unlocked from start | All | ||
Covelight | 2006 AcceleRacers: Acceleron | Unlocked from start | All | ||
Fandango | 2006 Sci-Fi Hiway 5-Pack | Unlocked from start | DS | ||
Vandetta | 2006 X-Raycers 5-Pack | Unlocked from start | DS | ||
Rapid Transit | 2005 Heat Fleet II 5-Pack | Unlocked from start | DS | ||
Rapid Transit | 2006 Bone Blazers | Unlocked from start | All | ||
Off Track | 2006 Off Road Warriors 5-Pack | Unlocked from start | PC, PS2, Wii, X360 | ||
Mid Drift | 2006 Drift Kings | Unlocked from start | PC, PS2, Wii, X360 | ||
Bully Goat | 2006 V-Drop | Unlocked from start | All | ||
Cool-One | 2006 Urban 5-Pack | Unlocked from start | All | ||
Sooo Fast | 2005 Heat Fleet II 5-Pack | Unlocked from start | All | ||
Jack Hammer | 2006 AcceleRacers: Realm | Unlocked from start | All | ||
MST Suzuka | 2005 White Heat | Unlocked from start | PC, PS2, Wii, X360 | ||
Formul8r | 2007 Hot Wheels Racing | Unlocked from start | All | ||
Rockster | 2006 Hot Trucks 5-Pack | Unlocked from start | All | ||
Chicane | 2006 AcceleRacers: Team Colors | Unlocked from start | All | ||
Drift 24/Seven | 2006 Drift Kings | Unlocked from start | DS | ||
Hot Wheels Drift King 24/Seven | 2007 Hot Wheels Racing | Come 3rd or higher in the Bedroom Tournament in Turbo Mode (PC, PS2, Wii, X360) Finish the Bedroom Tournament in Turbo Mode (DS) |
All | ||
The Demon | 2006 6th Annual Hot Wheels Collectors Nationals | Come 3rd or higher in the Mini Golf Tournament in Turbo Mode (PC, PS2, Wii, X360) Finish the Mini Golf Tournament in Turbo Mode (DS) |
All | ||
Phantom Racer | 2005 White Heat | Come 3rd or higher in the Attic Tournament in Turbo Mode | PC, PS2, Wii, X360 | ||
Burl-Esque | 2006 X-Raycers 5-Pack | Finish the Attic Tournament in Turbo Mode | DS | ||
16 Angels | 2004 First Editions (Red instead of purple) | Come 3rd or higher in the Bowling Alley Tournament in Turbo Mode (PC, PS2, Wii, X360) Finish Turbo Mode (DS) |
All | ||
Super Tsunami | 2006 Drift Kings | Collect all flames in Turbo Mode (All platforms) | All | ||
Muscle Tone | 2006 Terrordactyl 5-Pack | Come 2nd or higher in the Bedroom Tournament in Nitro Mode (PC, PS2, Wii, X360) Finish the Bedroom Tournament in Nitro Mode (DS) |
All | ||
Bone Shaker | 2006 First Editions | Come 2nd or higher in the Mini Golf Tournament in Nitro Mode (PC, PS2, Wii, X360) Finish the Mini Golf Tournament in Nitro mode (DS) |
All | ||
Battle Spec | 2006 AcceleRacers: Accelecharged | Come 2nd or higher in the Attic Tournament in Nitro Mode (PC, PS2, Wii, X360) Finish the Attic Tournament in Nitro Mode (DS) |
All | ||
Nitro Door Slammer | 2007 New Models | Come 2nd or higher in the Bowling Ally Tournament in Nitro Mode | PC, PS2, Wii, X360 | ||
Synkro | 2006 AcceleRacers: Team Colors | Finish Nitro Mode | DS | ||
Da Kar | 2006 Off Road Warriors 5-Pack | Collect all flames in Nitro Mode | PC, PS2, Wii, X360 | ||
Vulture | 2006 Sci-Fi Hiway 5-Pack | Collect all flames in Nitro Mode | DS | ||
Hollowback | 2006 AcceleRacers (PC, PS2, Wii, X360) 2005 AcceleRacers: Metal Maniacs (DS) |
Come 1st in the Bedroom Tournament in Inferno Mode (PC, PS2, Wii, X360) Finish the Bedroom Tournament in Inferno Mode (DS) |
PC, PS2, Wii, X360 | ||
Dieselboy | 2006 First Editions | Come 1st in the Mini Golf Tournament in Inferno Mode (PC, PS2, Wii, X360) Finish the Mini Golf Tournament in Inferno Mode (DS) |
PC, PS2, Wii, X360 | ||
Spine Buster | 2006 AcceleRacers: Acceleron | Come 1st in the Attic Tournament in Inferno Mode (PC, PS2, Wii, X360) Finish the Attic Tournament in Inferno Mode (DS) |
PC, PS2, Wii, X360 | ||
Power Bomb | 2006 AcceleRacers: Team Colors | Come 1st in the Bowling Alley Tournament in Inferno Mode (PC, PS2, Wii, X360) Collect all flames in Inferno Mode (DS) |
All | ||
Carbide | 2006 AcceleRacers Team Colors | Finish Inferno Mode | DS | ||
Speed Bump | 2006 V-Drop | Collect all flames in Inferno Mode | PC, PS2, Wii, X360 | ||
Shadow MkII | 2005 Hot Wheels Racing | Cheat code | PS2, DS, Wii, X360 |
Zones[]
Name | Platforms | Screenshot |
---|---|---|
Bedroom | All | |
Mini Golf | All | |
Attic | All | |
Bowling Alley | PC, PS2, Wii, X360 |
Trivia[]
- The Shadow MkII can be unlocked with a button combination at the car selection screen. Be sure to put in the combination quick! For Xbox 360 : Left, X Left, X, Left Bumper, Right Bumper, Right Bumper, X. For Ps2 : Left, Square, Left, Square, L1, R1, R1, Square. For Wii: Left, +, Left, +, Shake Wii Remote, -, -, + (for the remote itself, might work w/ Nunchuck). For DS: Hold L and press Up, Y, X, Down, X, Y, Up. PC: This car cannot be unlocked on the PC version (or has yet to be discovered through a code).
- On Hot Wheels Beat That- Mid Drift, Off Track, MST Suzuka, Phantom Racer and Nitro Door Slammer were replaced with Fandango, Vandetta, Rapid Transit, Burl-Esque, and Synkro on the DS Version.
- Both 16 Angles and Bully Goat have different counterparts from the actual model itself compared to the game ( 16 Angel's counterpart is purple but on the game is red), (Bully Goat's Counterpart is purple but on the game is blue).
- Spine Buster on the DS version was misspelled
- Hot Wheels Beat That on the ps2 version seem to have minor Glitches, if the player on Multi-Line Mash have so much things going on when entering the Machinery Area it will result in a game crash and you will have to restart your entire game.
- On Console Version of Hot Wheels Beat that , Goals 1 and 2 will never change regardless of what difficulty you are on, However on the DS version Goals 1 and 2 change every difficulty.
- It's been discovered that there is a third way of obtaining a Supercharged weapon and thats by Stealing Supercharged weapons while having a Blue Shield.
- Some soundtracks from Hot Wheels Beat That were either replaced or unused in specific versions of the game
- Both Dieselboy and Brutalistic have different wheels on the game compared to their real life counterpart.
- Speed Bump was originally supposed to be on the DS version, Due to a licensing issue this could not happen.
- The DS, Wii and PlayStation 2 versions received mixed reviews, while the PC and Xbox 360 versions received "unfavorable" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.
- On the Xbox 360 Version of Hot Wheels Beat That, If the player Shoots Rockets, Parachutes , or Supercharged Ice Guns on T-Rex Rush the framerate will go low for 5 seconds.
- The zone Bowling Alley is not present on the DS Version.