When airborne, the tiny weight of the metal and plastic body of your toy vehicle will be very obvious. One of the more complex ways to use the boost mechanic is for aerial control.
Don’t try to boost before a big turn, otherwise you’ll likely fly into the wall (especially if you’re driving a vehicle with ring boost). There’s no drafting system, so boosting, and especially drift boosting, is the only way to pull ahead. This will allow you to quickly regain speed, and will likely propel you ahead of an opponent that you’re closely following. Time it just right to hit the boost at the end of the drift. Some tracks have a succession of pads where the following one is placed just as the effect of the preceding one begins to end, so aim to hit the next one until the chain is over.ĭrift boosting: Use your own boost to rocket out of a drift. So, if you see a pad coming, just save what you have in your tank. Using your own boost right before hitting a boost pad will not make the vehicle faster. That is, there’s no “super boost” of sorts. Shifting between the track boost and your vehicles tank: Unlike some other arcade racers, there is no boost stacking in Hot Wheels Unleashed. These are not as fast as the boost pads, but still can give you some edge over a trailing opponent. Another speed mechanic is the accelerators, which are green/black strips that propel your vehicle forward. Some tracks feature boost pads that immediately fling your vehicle up to top seed the amount of which differs from track to track. Using boost pads: In order to win a race in Hot Wheels Unleashed, keeping up your speed is essential. So, timing is very important.īoost pads are essential to victory, but be careful if they’re followed by a sharp turn Timing is everything When using a vehicle with boost rings, your vehicle will rocket up to top speed, making it harder to control. Refilling boost: Boost is filled throughout the race primarily by drifting, though there are also boost refill pads scattered along some tracks (though they’re not all that prevalent). Those with higher ring counts obviously take longer to fill, so they’re not necessarily better. Some have two, others can have three, four, etc. Vehicles with the boost rings can have a number of different levels. The difference is that vehicles with the boost gauge allow you to have control of how much boost you want to use, where as the boost rings will only activate once the rings are full. Early on in the game, your collection will likely consist of vehicles with boost rings. Hot Wheels Unleashed features two types of boosting mechanisms: the boost gauge and the boost rings. Keeping up your speedĭifference in boosting mechanisms: To keep yourself ahead of the pack, you have to learn the ins and outs of how boosting works in the specific car you’re driving. Of course, you’re going to need to maintain that position afterward.
Your exact timing will determine if you get half a tank or the full tank.Ī half tank of boost will give you enough to quickly pull your way towards the front of the pack, whereas the full tank will allow you to rocket past the race leader and immediately take pole position. As soon as the number “3” begins to swipe off to the right, press the gas and your boost tank will immediately fill. Watch the classic three-second countdown timer. That’s no catchy tagline there really is a way to get a rocket start at the beginning of every race. Rocket start in our Hot Wheels Unleashed guide
Here’s how to best make use of it across the board. One of the most important mechanics is the boost system, which has a surprising amount of depth to it and can be exploited quite nicely for race domination. Hot Wheels Unleashed may be based on the famous toy line, but this arcade racer is no cakewalk to master.