Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge

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Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge
Hot Wheels Stunt Track Challenge.jpg
North American PS2 cover art
Developer(s) Climax Brighton (PS2/Xbox), Razorback Developments (GBA)
Publisher(s) THQ
Series Hot Wheels
Platform(s) PlayStation 2
Game Boy Advance
Windows
Xbox
Release
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge is a video game developed by Climax Brighton and published by THQ. It was released in November 2004 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Microsoft Windows. It is the ninth installment in the Hot Wheels series of video games. A Game Boy Advance port was developed by Razorback Developments, implementing many elements from the home console versions.

Contents

The game received mixed reviews from critics upon its release.

Gameplay

Stunt Track Challenge is a racing-style arcade game that consists of drivers competing in stunt challenges and winning fast races to stay on the show. Sometimes, there are mini-games with special tasks, usually involving collecting icons in a limited amount of time.

The game also had an online mode, local co-op and compatibility with the Game Boy Advance Game Link Cable.

Reception

Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge received "mixed" reviews on all platforms according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Juan Castro of IGN gave the game 6.5 out of 10.

Alex Navarro of GameSpot gave Stunt Track Challenge 5.9 out of 10.

The game sold over 1.16 million copies worldwide, of which 700,000 in North America. [ citation needed ]

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References

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