Review: Hot Wheels: Infinite Rush (PS5) - A Solid Arcade Racer with an Open World It Doesn't Need
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Milestone brings its arcade racing expertise to an open-world framework with Hot Wheels: Infinite Rush, marking a shift in how the studio approaches the toy car license. Following two well-received entries in the Hot Wheels Unleashed series, the developer has expanded beyond the focused track-based design that made those games successful, now embedding the same accessible, high-octane racing into a larger explorable environment.
The transition represents a notable pivot for a studio traditionally rooted in simulation racing. While Milestone demonstrated it could handle arcade sensibilities with Unleashed, the open-world structure introduces a different design challenge - whether that expansive playground meaningfully complements or simply dilutes the core racing appeal that defined its predecessors.
- Milestone moves the Hot Wheels franchise from linear arcade racing into open-world territory, building on the momentum of the well-regarded Unleashed games.
- The studio, known for simulation racing, has already proven it can execute arcade-style gameplay, but now must justify the open-world wrapper around that formula.
- The structural shift raises a fundamental question about whether the new scope enhances or undermines what made the previous entries work.
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