Hot Wheels World Race - GBA

Did you know, dear reader, that Hot Wheels is celebrating its 35-year anniversary this year, 2003? Those of us old enough to remember the lurid plastic track and the over-the-top designs of some of their die-cast cars will not be surprised. However, a generation of gamers will recognise Hot Wheels only through video games, and in celebratory mood, THQ get to publish World Race for the Game Boy Advance, and you know what? It's pretty good. Not as good as snapping together pieces of track for your parents to trip over, but good nonetheless.

What you get for your money is a cartridge full of wild racing cars, based on some of the latest and grandest designs to come out of the Hot Wheels garage for the anniversary celebration. Racing is taken to a new level, as players are thrust into the unique Hot Wheels world, where life revolves around ultra-intense stunt racing. Some tracks incorporate split or multi-level courses, loops, ice mountains, volcanoes, hidden shortcuts, obstacles and more - whatever level you race at, and whether you're playing catch up, or showing off with a gravity-defying jump, the challenge is huge, and there'll be more than a few surprises in store. You can link up with a friend, go head-to-head, and try to run each other off the track - great fun guaranteed. more