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Hot Wheels: Velocity X

May 10, 2023

Hot Wheels: Velocity X (also known as Hot Wheels Velocity X: Maximum Justice in the PlayStation 2 version) is a vehicular combat video game released in 2002 by Beyond Games. There are versions for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, PC, and Game Boy Advance. The game is based on the Hot Wheels toy automobiles.

Hot Wheels: Velocity X
PAL region cover art for GameCube
Developer(s)Beyond Games
Publisher(s)THQ
Director(s)Christopher Salmon
Designer(s)Jeff Peters
Neil Melville
Programmer(s)Daryl Tung
Bruce Johnson (PC)
Kennett Galbraith (PS2)
Ryan McBride (GC)
Artist(s)Neil Melville
Composer(s)Rick Jackson
SeriesHot Wheels
Platform(s)GameCube
PlayStation 2
Microsoft Windows
Game Boy Advance
Release
  • NA: November 12, 2002[1]
  • EU: November 29, 2002 (PS2)
  • EU: December 6, 2002 (GBA)
  • EU: December 13, 2002 (GCN)
Genre(s)Vehicular combat
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Plot

The story begins when The Hot Wheels car business, owned by Dr. Peter Justice, is robbed and bombed; the most vital items that were stolen being some computer disks on the formula Velocity X (a formula for a racing super fuel that allows cars to travel twice their normal speed) and a prototype Hot Wheels car (that runs on uranium and can turn invisible for short periods of time). Peter's 17 year old son, Maxwell "Max" Justice (voiced by David Kaufman), insists on his dad's robot "Gearhead" that he should try to track down whoever stole the cars and attempt to retrieve them all (in the GBA version, however, the robot, "Gearhead" is the playable character). He is confronted with various "villains" on his quest, such as Conrad "Nitro" Byrne, Billy Bob "Backroads" Belcher, Fast Lane Friscatti, Simon "Slick" Deluca and Rupert Jacoby, all of whom work for the main antagonist of the game, Otto Von Diesel (Dr. Peter Justice's former associate on the Hot Wheels engineering team), who is trying to get both the prototype car and Velocity X so he can go back in time and destroy the Justice family and thereby prevent any and all Hot Wheels cars from ever existing.

Gameplay

In the main Adventure mode, the player has to beat all 14 missions, while completing tasks in each one. These tasks vary from destroying a few vehicles, collecting items, racing/battling a boss, and more. The game's missions take place across 5 different locations, with three missions in each world, except for the final world, which only has 2 missions.

In the GBA version, the story mode is simply races mixed with tasks given by the Professor such as destroying other vehicles and collecting items. At the end of each, a boss is raced.

In the Challenge mode, the player has to complete all 18 challenges. Each challenge comes with various tasks, such as achieving "x" Stunt points, collecting "x" gears, or reaching the finish before the clock hits 00:00. Along the way, new vehicles, as well as new race/battle maps and weapons, are unlocked. In the GBA version the Challenges are Battle, where the player destroys opponents; and Tag, where the player rams opponents.

The game also has a Drag Race mode, a Battle mode, and a Joyride mode. The Drag Race and Battle modes are both single-player and multiplayer (except in the PC version of the game). The Joyride, in essence, is free roam. The player can also unlock cars in Joyride by collecting all ten gears or finding the hidden key in each map. These modes are absent in the GBA version.

The player begins with six vehicles, and three in the GBA version. The game has 27 additional vehicles that can be unlocked by successfully completing various challenges and missions. Each car is rated on its speed, grip, stunt, and armor.

Reception

Hot Wheels: Velocity X received "mixed" reviews on all platforms according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[22][20][21]

References

  1. ^ I. G. N. Staff (2002-11-12). "THQ Ships Hot Wheels Velocity X". IGN. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  2. ^ "Hot Wheels Velocity X (PS2)". Game Informer. No. 118. February 2003. p. 98.
  3. ^ Provo, Frank (January 3, 2003). "Hot Wheels Velocity X Review (GBA)". GameSpot. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  4. ^ Davis, Ryan (January 13, 2003). "Hot Wheels Velocity X Maximum Justice Review (PS2)". GameSpot.
  5. ^ Fryman, Avi (December 30, 2002). . GameSpy. Archived from the original on December 16, 2005. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  6. ^ Nam, Michael (January 7, 2003). "GameSpy: Hot Wheels Velocity X Maximum Justice (PS2)". GameSpy. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  7. ^ Tha Wiz (November 30, 2002). "Hot Wheels: Velocity X - GBA - Review". GameZone. from the original on December 27, 2008. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  8. ^ Bedigian, Louis (December 16, 2002). "Hot Wheels Velocity X - PS2 - Review". GameZone. from the original on December 31, 2008. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  9. ^ Harris, Craig (November 22, 2002). "Hot Wheels Velocity X (GBA)". IGN. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  10. ^ Roper, Chris (November 18, 2002). "Hot Wheels: Velocity X (GCN)". IGN. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  11. ^ Roper, Chris (November 18, 2002). "Hot Wheels Velocity X (PS2)". IGN. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  12. ^ "Hot Wheels Velocity X (GC)". NGC Magazine. 2003.
  13. ^ "Hot Wheels Velocity X (GBA)". Nintendo Power. Vol. 164. January 2003. p. 174.
  14. ^ "Hot Wheels Velocity X (GC)". Nintendo Power. Vol. 164. January 2003. p. 173.
  15. ^ Rybicki, Joe (January 2003). . Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. p. 128. Archived from the original on March 29, 2004. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  16. ^ "Hot Wheels: Velocity X for Game Boy Advance". GameRankings.
  17. ^ "Hot Wheels: Velocity X for GameCube". GameRankings.
  18. ^ "Hot Wheels: Velocity X for PC". GameRankings.
  19. ^ "Hot Wheels: Velocity X for PlayStation 2". GameRankings.
  20. ^ a b . Metacritic. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  21. ^ a b "Hot Wheels Velocity X for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic.
  22. ^ a b "Hot Wheels Velocity X for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic.

May 10, 2023
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Hot Wheels Velocity X also known as Hot Wheels Velocity X Maximum Justice in the PlayStation 2 version is a vehicular combat video game released in 2002 by Beyond Games There are versions for the GameCube PlayStation 2 PC and Game Boy Advance The game is based on the Hot Wheels toy automobiles Hot Wheels Velocity XPAL region cover art for GameCubeDeveloper s Beyond GamesPublisher s THQDirector s Christopher SalmonDesigner s Jeff PetersNeil MelvilleProgrammer s Daryl TungBruce Johnson PC Kennett Galbraith PS2 Ryan McBride GC Artist s Neil MelvilleComposer s Rick JacksonSeriesHot WheelsPlatform s GameCubePlayStation 2Microsoft WindowsGame Boy AdvanceReleaseNA November 12 2002 1 EU November 29 2002 PS2 EU December 6 2002 GBA EU December 13 2002 GCN Genre s Vehicular combatMode s Single player multiplayer Contents 1 Plot 2 Gameplay 3 Reception 4 ReferencesPlot EditThe story begins when The Hot Wheels car business owned by Dr Peter Justice is robbed and bombed the most vital items that were stolen being some computer disks on the formula Velocity X a formula for a racing super fuel that allows cars to travel twice their normal speed and a prototype Hot Wheels car that runs on uranium and can turn invisible for short periods of time Peter s 17 year old son Maxwell Max Justice voiced by David Kaufman insists on his dad s robot Gearhead that he should try to track down whoever stole the cars and attempt to retrieve them all in the GBA version however the robot Gearhead is the playable character He is confronted with various villains on his quest such as Conrad Nitro Byrne Billy Bob Backroads Belcher Fast Lane Friscatti Simon Slick Deluca and Rupert Jacoby all of whom work for the main antagonist of the game Otto Von Diesel Dr Peter Justice s former associate on the Hot Wheels engineering team who is trying to get both the prototype car and Velocity X so he can go back in time and destroy the Justice family and thereby prevent any and all Hot Wheels cars from ever existing Gameplay EditIn the main Adventure mode the player has to beat all 14 missions while completing tasks in each one These tasks vary from destroying a few vehicles collecting items racing battling a boss and more The game s missions take place across 5 different locations with three missions in each world except for the final world which only has 2 missions In the GBA version the story mode is simply races mixed with tasks given by the Professor such as destroying other vehicles and collecting items At the end of each a boss is raced In the Challenge mode the player has to complete all 18 challenges Each challenge comes with various tasks such as achieving x Stunt points collecting x gears or reaching the finish before the clock hits 00 00 Along the way new vehicles as well as new race battle maps and weapons are unlocked In the GBA version the Challenges are Battle where the player destroys opponents and Tag where the player rams opponents The game also has a Drag Race mode a Battle mode and a Joyride mode The Drag Race and Battle modes are both single player and multiplayer except in the PC version of the game The Joyride in essence is free roam The player can also unlock cars in Joyride by collecting all ten gears or finding the hidden key in each map These modes are absent in the GBA version The player begins with six vehicles and three in the GBA version The game has 27 additional vehicles that can be unlocked by successfully completing various challenges and missions Each car is rated on its speed grip stunt and armor Reception EditReceptionAggregate scoresAggregatorScoreGBAGCPCPS2GameRankings49 16 49 17 54 18 55 19 Metacritic52 100 20 55 100 21 N A54 100 22 Review scoresPublicationScoreGBAGCPCPS2Game InformerN AN AN A6 10 2 GameSpot6 4 10 3 N AN A7 1 10 4 GameSpy 5 N AN A 6 GameZone7 4 10 7 N AN A4 5 10 8 IGN5 5 10 9 4 7 10 10 N A4 6 10 11 NGC MagazineN A45 12 N AN ANintendo Power2 7 5 13 3 5 5 14 N AN AOfficial U S PlayStation MagazineN AN AN A 15 Hot Wheels Velocity X received mixed reviews on all platforms according to video game review aggregator Metacritic 22 20 21 References Edit I G N Staff 2002 11 12 THQ Ships Hot Wheels Velocity X IGN Retrieved 2023 03 19 Hot Wheels Velocity X PS2 Game Informer No 118 February 2003 p 98 Provo Frank January 3 2003 Hot Wheels Velocity X Review GBA GameSpot Retrieved December 27 2014 Davis Ryan January 13 2003 Hot Wheels Velocity X Maximum Justice Review PS2 GameSpot Fryman Avi December 30 2002 GameSpy Hot Wheels Velocity X GBA GameSpy Archived from the original on December 16 2005 Retrieved December 27 2014 Nam Michael January 7 2003 GameSpy Hot Wheels Velocity X Maximum Justice PS2 GameSpy Retrieved December 27 2014 Tha Wiz November 30 2002 Hot Wheels Velocity X GBA Review GameZone Archived from the original on December 27 2008 Retrieved December 27 2014 Bedigian Louis December 16 2002 Hot Wheels Velocity X PS2 Review GameZone Archived from the original on December 31 2008 Retrieved December 27 2014 Harris Craig November 22 2002 Hot Wheels Velocity X GBA IGN Retrieved December 27 2014 Roper Chris November 18 2002 Hot Wheels Velocity X GCN IGN Retrieved December 27 2014 Roper Chris November 18 2002 Hot Wheels Velocity X PS2 IGN Retrieved December 27 2014 Hot Wheels Velocity X GC NGC Magazine 2003 Hot Wheels Velocity X GBA Nintendo Power Vol 164 January 2003 p 174 Hot Wheels Velocity X GC Nintendo Power Vol 164 January 2003 p 173 Rybicki Joe January 2003 Hot Wheels Velocity X Official U S PlayStation Magazine p 128 Archived from the original on March 29 2004 Retrieved December 27 2014 Hot Wheels Velocity X for Game Boy Advance GameRankings Hot Wheels Velocity X for GameCube GameRankings Hot Wheels Velocity X for PC GameRankings Hot Wheels Velocity X for PlayStation 2 GameRankings a b Hot Wheels Velocity X gba 2002 Reviews Metacritic Archived from the original on September 13 2008 Retrieved December 27 2014 a b Hot Wheels Velocity X for GameCube Reviews Metacritic a b Hot 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