Therein might be the problem – a licensed game, an issue I addressed in my Simpsons Game review. In Hot Wheels: Beat That, the miniature car theme, which isnt even novel these days, is branded with the Hot Wheels license. Youd hope so, but it isnt always the case. So a racing game that tries to spice things up a little bit is bound to set itself out from the crowd. Racing games are perhaps one of the most populated genres on any console, so choosing a good racing game is made even more difficult due to their abundant numbers.
It may not be a new idea, but it is certainly a nice one. I remember way back when Micro Machines graced the Sega Mega Drive. A racing game based on miniature vehicles racing around real world locations such as bedrooms, kitchen tables, and so forth is not a new idea.