Hurrah! Let's all group-hug DX9 and its pixel-trickery, and banish for ever those turd nlike browns and greens we've suffered for so many years.Īdmittedly, the game is aimed at a young audience, and as such, it's all too easy to win. Incandescent reds, greens and blues emanate from the screen, lending a Wipeout/F-Zero-like feel to the 15-plus futuristic courses. At last, something to get that GeForceFX sweating.Īnd what a celebration of colour and light this is.
Like Lego before it, the 35-year-old Hot Wheels franchise has had to adapt to changes in the toy market and 'go digital' in recent times, unashamedly rebranding the classic Micro Machines as its own for an opening assault on the PC market.Ĭarefully avoiding cliches about this latest offering being another kids' game (a common excuse for plain crap games), we were actually thrilled to see Climax (yes, the same Climax behind the solid MotoGP) offering support for DX9 special effects.