Milestone’s large racing sport about tiny automobiles is getting a sequel: Scorching Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged will launch on October 19, 2023 throughout PC and consoles. The sequel could have a ton extra automobiles, 130 at launch, and 5 environments to race in. It’s going to additionally add bikes and ATVs, in addition to new customization choices in your rides, all of which could be shared with others on-line.
Two new powers, dashing and leaping, will likely be at our disposal within the sequel, too. Dashing will allow you to slide your automotive laterally, sideswiping opponents or extending a drift proper throughout the end line. Jumps are a vertical increase that takes you airborne—you realize, a bounce—which is one thing I am certain course designers are going to have a subject day with with regards to shortcuts.
Whereas the primary sport’s Metropolis mode was a singleplayer marketing campaign of kinds, the sequel’s marketing campaign guarantees to be an “enhanced, story-driven” expertise that options 4 authentic characters. “Every character’s background and persona will likely be introduced by way of animated cutscenes that immerses racers in a fascinating narrative,” mentioned Milestone in a press launch.
Right here on PC Gamer, contributor Phil Iwaniuk heralded the primary Scorching Wheels Unleashed as a pleasant revival of the mid-tier arcade racer. The automobiles “fly round like they have been shot out of the Massive Hadron collider, and also you’re someway anticipated to information them by way of loop-de-loops and round hairpins, all whereas pinging off 11 different automobiles with all of the predictability of a buying and selling market,” he wrote.
Scorching Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged may also have on-line crossplay and cross-platform customized monitor sharing from day one. That’ll work between PC on Steam and the Epic Video games Retailer, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Collection X/S, and Xbox One. Crossplay will not be accessible with Nintendo Swap.
Personally, I do know a six-year-old who’s going to be fairly dang enthusiastic about this one—and I am with him for that trip. Arcade racers are good. You possibly can quote me on that. Yow will discover out extra about Scorching Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged on its official web site, hotwheelsunleashed.com.
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