Horrible Game - Avoid
Added 11/16/2008
Avoid it, cant play it, cant find FAQ's, can't get refund, its like disappointing a child and throwing away 10.00 all at the same time. Activision is listed on the manual but go to activision and it does not list it.
Activision must have wanted to unload this before they had to support it.
4 PC's doesn't work, activision should be ASHAMED of this product and issue a recall instead of just trying to hide it!
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Mixed Review: fun game, poor software.
Added 5/28/2006
My son and I got hours of fun out of this game on an older "home-built" PC based on an Athlon of some sort...
The gameplay physics are a little weak, mainly that the cars feel too light, so they get up off the track too easily. Then again, they are only Hot Wheels cars, which weigh what, a couple of ounces?
With an upgrade to a top-of-the-line IBM laptop, we lost the ability to play it -- it complains that the processor is "unknown" and does not meet its minimum requirements.
This is a little surprising -- other THQ games that we have are quite good.
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5 stars for the content, 0 stars for support & specs.
Added 11/3/2004
The game is great, but it does not work with Pentium M processors. I installed and worked perfectly in a Windows 98 with Pentium III (desktop), also in Windows 2000 with Pentium 4 (Laptop), but in my other laptop with Windows XP and Pentium M DID NOT work. The support at THQ (1-818-880-0456) told be to return the item to the store (and hopefuly get the refund). Intel suggested me to contact the manufacturer for an updated version but there is none, and never will be. In conclusion, not good for your Pentium M processors. The software claims to work in any AMD or Intel processor with more than 600 MHZ CPU: Not true!
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overall a good purchase, but could be better
Added 7/17/2004
pros:
1) Fantastic looking tracks and cars in awesome settings.
2) Good sound and music; intro video music worth playing just for itself.cons:
1) It supports steering wheel, but I found steering wheel control to be more difficult than keyboard control. Perhaps it is the steering wheel that I have, but then again there is no way during setup to fine tune steering wheel control. 2) All tracks should be available without qualification. I will likely never get access to half the tracks which remain locked. If steering wheel control was better than keyboard control then I could win more races and unlock the additional tracks.
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Great game. LOTS of fun for all ages!!
Added 7/13/2004
I just purchased this game for my sons who LOVE Hot Wheels, especially the Highway 35 series. They are crazy about this game. It's easy enough for kids to play, but with tracks that will challenge adults as well.The previous reviewer was correct about how to solve a problem with this game. I'm running a high end machine with Windows XP, and could not initially get the game to work. However, if you are having trouble installing/running the game piece, close it down and then right-click on the game icon. Click on properties and then click on the compatibility tab on top. Choose run in compatibility mode. I have XP and chose 98 compatibility mode and it worked fine.
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