| When I was a little guy, I used to put Hot Wheels in my | | | | generic bad guys on the way, hit a portal, and do it all |
| mouth – we all did, right? Remember that taste of | | | | over again. Sometimes the game tosses in bosses for |
| metal in your mouth? That's a fonder memory than | | | | you to ram into and tethers to smash into, but this is |
| anything you're going to get out of Hot Wheels: Battle | | | | the same vanilla action. |
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| This title is an interpretation of the Cartoon Network | | | | See, the problem here is there's no real individuality to |
| show of the same name. In it, six drivers in five cars | | | | the rides, the controls aren't working, and this game |
| race through inter-dimensional portals in an attempt to | | | | isn't visually appealing. Each car has its own special |
| keep robot bad guys (the Sark) and walking/talking | | | | attack (the Saber spins around and whacks bad guys, |
| animal bad guys (the Vandals) off Earth, and existence | | | | the Tangler shoots a grappling hook, and so on) but |
| safe. To keep the bad guys at bay, the members of | | | | when you're just racing towards and arrow and |
| Battle Force 5 have to use the unique skills of their | | | | slamming into bad guys, the fact that I'm in a blue car |
| vehicles to grab battle keys and smash the opposition. | | | | or on a yellow motorcycle just doesn't matter to me. |
| In the game, you'll have to do similar things, but it'll never | | | | You can switch between any of the cars you've |
| feel as exciting or interesting as the show. A general | | | | unlocked on the fly, but I didn't find myself using the |
| level starts you in your vehicle, you race ahead while | | | | option all that much. |
| following the onscreen arrow, you run over some | | | | |