Gardner, MA
I’ve been a fan of American Pinball since Houdini. When Hot Wheels was announced, I was pretty much sold on it and initially was very impressed.
So I put it on my radar.
Then I got a chance to play it at a pinball show last summer and I wasn’t disappointed at all.
Then I had someone reach out to me and say “trust me, don’t buy hot wheels”
Ha!
Well I did acquire a Hot Wheels, and I could not be happier about it.
In fact, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that it is my FAVORITE pinball that I’ve played since Tron came out.
Yes, it’s that good.
First of all the cabinet looks awesome. It’s Hot Wheels. Who doesn’t love Hot Wheels?
Maybe Grandma on the porch from Judge Dredd, but I love em’!
And the build quality is superb.
But why is the game so good?
Because the shots are so damn awesome to rip.
The flow and rhythm feels super sweet, the modes are a ton of fun, it has a lot of depth and replay value, great animations, easy shots, hard shots and a very difficult and narrow turbo shot (kickback)
The bonus depth that feels endless is excellent, collecting cars and everything else in between.
A super jackpot held at the top magnet to smack? Fantastic!
The left spinner to back ramp right flipper return! This is such a feel great snake like shot it’s ridiculous.
The villain modes are always fun, and the game whips when set up right! (I did set my flippers to 28 which feels perfect to me)
It’s a shooters dream machine and my kids have all really taken to this game too.
If you’re on the fence, how can you be?
This thing is a friggin’ MASTERPIECE, and that opinion isn’t going to change ten years from now.
Gameplay 9+
Cabinet 9
Artwork 8
Sounds 8
Shots 9
Modes 8
Feel 8+
Fun factor 9+
Build quality 8+
Overall: 9+
Love fest over, but hopefully it sways some people to not miss this.
My hats off to American Pinball for delivering a gem. For my money and my opinion for whatever it’s worth or not, it’s an amazing game.
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