Hot Wheels: Beat That!

Hot Wheels: Beat That! is a racing video game released in September 2007 and based on the Hot Wheels toy line manufactured by Mattel. The game was developed by Eutechnyx and published by Activision. It was released for Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo Wii. It features 16 unique levels, four fully modelled zones, 30 authentically modelled, fully playable vehicles, two-player split-screen, competitive power-ups, and vehicular combat. Contrary to most Hot Wheels games, Hot Wheels: Beat That! shrinks the player down to the size of the iconic toy cars, rather than transforming the cars to 1:1 scale.
==Game Modes==
Hot Wheels: Beat That! has six unique game modes.
===Quick Race===
Standard three lap race. The multiplayer version allows players to customize the amount of laps and racers.
===Eliminator===
Game mode in which the last place car is disqualified every 30 seconds. Last car standing is the winner. The multiplayer version allows players to customize the amount of racers.
===Rampage (single player only)===
Game mode in which you need to destroy a set amount of cars to win.
===Tournament ===
A series of four three-lap races taking place on all of the tracks in a given environment. Each race awards a set amount of points, the driver with the most amount of points at the end of the tournament is the winner.
Position	Point(s)
1st 	+12
2nd 	+10
3rd 	+8
4th 	+6
5th 	+4
6th 	+2
7th 	+1
8th 	+0
===Stock Battle (multiplayer only)===
Game mode in which two players fight each other in the arena, where they must attack another player until they reach the specified point target first to win.
=== Time Battle (multiplayer only) ===
Game mode in which it plays similar to stock battle, only difference is they will have a limited amount of time to score as many points as possible. Whoever has more points than the other after time runs out wins. If both players end with the same amount of points after time runs out, a sudden death match will occur in which whoever scores the next point is declared the winner.
==Playable Vehicles==
Model Name 	Screenshot: In-game	Real World Counterpart (or closest) 	Unlock Conditions 	Platforms 	Photo: Real World Counterpart (or closest)
Brutalistic 	 	2007 Treasure Hunts 	Unlocked from start 	All 	
SpecTyte 	 	2006 AcceleRacers: Realm 	Unlocked from start 	All 	
Covelight 	 	2006 AcceleRacers: Acceleron 	Unlocked from start 	All 	
Fandango 	 	2006 Sci-Fi Hiway 5-Pack 	Unlocked from start 	DS 	thumb
Vandetta 	 	2006 X-Raycers 5-Pack 	Unlocked from start 	DS 	
Rapid Transit 	 	2005 Heat Fleet II 5-Pack 	Unlocked from start 	DS 	
Rapid Transit 	 	2006 Bone Blazers 	Unlocked from start 	All 	
Off Track 	 	2006 Off Road Warriors 5-Pack 	Unlocked from start 	PC, PS2, Wii, X360	
Mid Drift 	 	2006 Drift Kings 	Unlocked from start 	PC, PS2, Wii, X360	
Bully Goat 	 	2006 V-Drop 	Unlocked from start 	All 	
Cool-One 	 	2006 Urban 5-Pack 	Unlocked from start 	All 	
Sooo Fast 	 	2005 Heat Fleet II 5-Pack 	Unlocked from start 	All 	
Jack Hammer 	 	2006 AcceleRacers: Realm 	Unlocked from start 	All 	
MST Suzuka 	 	2005 White Heat 	Unlocked from start 	PC, PS2, Wii, X360	
Formul8r 	 	2007 Hot Wheels Racing 	Unlocked from start 	All 	
Rockster 	 	2006 Hot Trucks 5-Pack 	Unlocked from start 	All 	
Chicane 	 	2006 AcceleRacers: Team Colors 	Unlocked from start 	All 	
Drift 24/Seven 	 	2006 Drift Kings 	Unlocked from start 	DS 	
Hot Wheels Drift King 24/Seven	 	2007 Hot Wheels Racing 	Come 3rd or higher in the Bedroom Tournament in Turbo Mode (PC, PS2, Wii, X360)Finish the Bedroom Tournament in Turbo Mode (DS) 	All 	
The Demon 	 	2006 6th Annual Hot Wheels Collectors Nationals 	Come 3rd or higher in the Mini Golf Tournament in Turbo Mode (PC, PS2, Wii, X360)Finish the Mini Golf Tournament in Turbo Mode (DS)	All 	
Phantom Racer 	 	2005 White Heat 	Come 3rd or higher in the Attic Tournament in Turbo Mode 	PC, PS2, Wii, X360	
Burl-Esque 	 	2006 X-Raycers 5-Pack 	Finish the Attic Tournament in Turbo Mode 	DS 	thumb
16 Angels 	 	2004 First Editions (Red instead of purple) 	Come 3rd or higher in the Bowling Alley Tournament in Turbo Mode (PC, PS2, Wii, X360)Finish Turbo Mode (DS) 	All 	
Super Tsunami 	 	2006 Drift Kings 	Collect all flames in Turbo Mode (All platforms) 	All 	
Muscle Tone 	 	2006 Terrordactyl 5-Pack 	Come 2nd or higher in the Bedroom Tournament in Nitro Mode (PC, PS2, Wii, X360)Finish the Bedroom Tournament in Nitro Mode (DS) 	All 	
Bone Shaker 	 	2006 First Editions 	Come 2nd or higher in the Mini Golf Tournament in Nitro Mode (PC, PS2, Wii, X360)Finish the Mini Golf Tournament in Nitro mode (DS)	All 	
Battle Spec 	 	2006 AcceleRacers: Accelecharged 	Come 2nd or higher in the Attic Tournament in Nitro Mode (PC, PS2, Wii, X360)Finish the Attic Tournament in Nitro Mode (DS) 	All 	
Nitro Door Slammer 	 	2007 New Models 	Come 2nd or higher in the Bowling Ally Tournament in Nitro Mode 	PC, PS2, Wii, X360	
Synkro 	 	2006 AcceleRacers: Team Colors 	Finish Nitro Mode 	DS 	
Da Kar 	 	2006 Off Road Warriors 5-Pack 	Collect all flames in Nitro Mode 	PC, PS2, Wii, X360	
Vulture 	 	2006 Sci-Fi Hiway 5-Pack 	Collect all flames in Nitro Mode 	DS 	
Hollowback 	 	2006 AcceleRacers (PC, PS2, Wii, X360)2005 AcceleRacers: Metal Maniacs (DS)	Come 1st in the Bedroom Tournament in Inferno Mode (PC, PS2, Wii, X360)Finish the Bedroom Tournament in Inferno Mode (DS) 	PC, PS2, Wii, X360	center|thumb
Dieselboy 	 	2006 First Editions 	Come 1st in the Mini Golf Tournament in Inferno Mode (PC, PS2, Wii, X360)Finish the Mini Golf Tournament in Inferno Mode (DS) 	PC, PS2, Wii, X360	
Spine Buster 	 	2006 AcceleRacers: Acceleron 	Come 1st in the Attic Tournament in Inferno Mode (PC, PS2, Wii, X360)Finish the Attic Tournament in Inferno Mode (DS) 	PC, PS2, Wii, X360	
Power Bomb 	 	2006 AcceleRacers: Team Colors 	Come 1st in the Bowling Alley Tournament in Inferno Mode (PC, PS2, Wii, X360)Collect all flames in Inferno Mode (DS) 	All 	
Carbide 	 	2006 AcceleRacers Team Colors 	Finish Inferno Mode 	DS 	
Speed Bump 	 	2006 V-Drop 	Collect all flames in Inferno Mode 	PC, PS2, Wii, X360	
Shadow MkII 	 	2005 Hot Wheels Racing 	Cheat code 	PS2, DS, Wii, X360	8
==Weapons==
To earn weapons, the player simply drives to either flamed rings or blue rings. Flamed rings will give normal weapons, while blue rings give supercharged weapons. For normal weapons, to supercharge it, the player will need to perform tricks by drifting, drafting, and jumping to fill up the Hot Wheels meter. Once it's full, they can supercharge it into a more powerful weapon.
Name 	Image 	Image 	Description 	Description
Name 	Normal	Supercharged	Normal 	Supercharged
Smoke 	 	 	Blinds visibility with a thick smoke. 	Similar to normal version, however they also drop explosive gases from the back.
Shield 	 	 	Orange shield, lasts for a short amount of time. 	Blue shield, lasts longer than the normal version, and whenever an opponent shoots the player, they will receive a weapon from an opponent.
Mine 	 	 	Drops landmines to slow down opponents. 	Like normal version, however they will have 3 mines.
Boost 	 	 	Gives an extra speed when used. Can be used to open shortcuts. 	Like normal version, however 3 boosts will be provided.
Tesla 	 	 	Temporarily disables car engine. 	Temporarily disables car steering. Commonly found in blue rings.
EMP 	 	 	Temporarily disables weapon and destroys all active mines and missiles on track.	Permanently destroys weapon and destroys all active mines and missiles on track. Commonly found in blue rings.
Ice-Gun 	 	 	Launches a bunch of ice in front of the opponents. 	3 ice-guns will be provided, allowing players to instantly freeze rivals, and like rockets and parachutes, they become self-steering weapons.
Rockets 	 	 	3 rockets will be provided, which can be used to open shortcuts. 	Similar to normal version, however they turn into self-steering rockets. Rarely found in blue rings.
Mortar 	 	 	3 mortars launched into the sky, which can also be used to open shortcuts. 	5 mortars launched into the sky, twice.
Parachutes	 	 	3 parachutes will be provided, allowing the player to slow down opponents. 	3 parachutes combined into one shot, and like rockets and ice-guns, they have self-steering ability.
Air-Strike	 	 	Sends a jet fighter which will drop mines on the first place driver. 	Similar to normal version, however the jet fighter will drop mines on all opponents on its way to the first place driver. Rarely found in blue rings.
==Zones==
Name 	Platforms 	Screenshot 	Tracks
Bedroom 	All 	center|thumb|380x380px	
*Floorboard Frenzy
*Bedroom Brawl
*Desktop Dash
*Bathroom Break
Mini Golf 	All 	center|thumb|379x379px	
*Spooky Sprint
*Underwater Washout
*Witch Doctor Way
*T-Rex Rush
Attic 	All 	center|thumb|380x380px	
*Train Set Twist
*Science Speedway
*Pinball Pursuit
*Hairpin Highway
Bowling Alley	PC, PS2, Wii, X360	center|thumb|380x380px	
*Bowling Ball Bash
*Ten Pin Tearaway
*Arcade Alley
*Multi-Lane Mash
==Trivia== 
*The Shadow MkII can be unlocked with a button combination at the car selection screen. Be sure to put in the combination quick! For Xbox 360 : Left, X Left, X, Left Bumper, Right Bumper, Right Bumper, X. For Ps2 : Left, Square, Left, Square, L1, R1, R1, Square. For Wii: Left, +, Left, +, Shake Wii Remote, -, -, + (for the remote itself, might work w/ Nunchuck). For DS: Hold L and press Up, Y, X, Down, X, Y, Up. PC: This car cannot be unlocked on the PC version (or has yet to be discovered through a code).
*On Hot Wheels Beat That, Mid Drift, Off Track, MST Suzuka, Phantom Racer and Nitro Door Slammer were replaced with Fandango, Vandetta, Rapid Transit, Burl-Esque, and Synkro on the DS Version.
*Both 16 Angles and Bully Goat have different counterparts from the actual model itself compared to the game ( 16 Angel's counterpart is purple but on the game is red), (Bully Goat's Counterpart is purple but on the game is blue).
*Spine Buster on the DS version was misspelt.
*Hot Wheels Beat That on the PS2 version seem to have minor glitches, if the player on Multi-Lane Mash have so much things going on when entering the Machinery Area it will result in a game crash and you will have to restart your entire game.
*On console and PC version of Hot Wheels Beat That, Goals 1 and 2 will never change regardless of what difficulty you are on. However on the DS version, Goals 1 and 2 change every difficulty.
*It's been discovered that there is a third way of obtaining a Supercharged weapon and that's by Stealing Supercharged weapons while having a Blue Shield.
*Some soundtracks from Hot Wheels Beat That were either replaced or unused in specific versions of the game
*Both Dieselboy and Brutalistic have different wheels on the game compared to their real life counterpart.
*Speed Bump was originally supposed to be on the DS version, however due to a licensing issue, this could not happen.
*The DS, Wii, and PlayStation 2 versions received mixed reviews, while the PC and Xbox 360 versions received "unfavorable" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.
*On the Xbox 360 Version of Hot Wheels Beat That, if the player shoots Rockets, Parachutes, or Supercharged Ice Guns on T-Rex Rush, the framerate will go low for 5 seconds.
*The Bowling Alley zone is not present on the DS version.
==Gallery==
DsHWBTSpinBuster.jpg|Spine Buster misnamed Spin Buster in DS Version
Hot Wheels Beat That (PC Cover Art).jpg|PC Cover
Hot Wheels Beat That (DS Cover Art).jpg|DS Cover
Hot Wheels Beat That (Wii Cover Art).jpg|Wii Cover
Hot Wheels Beat That (PS2 Cover Art).jpg|PS2 Cover
Hot Wheels Beat That (X360 Cover Art).jpg|XB360 Cover
Beat That!