Hot Wheels: Rift Rally, a mixed-reality racing game that turns the living room into a race track, is available now after a slight delay. It is made in partnership between Mattel and Velan Studios, the latter of which is known for the development of Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit and Knockout City.
Using the Chameleon RC car, which can take on over 140 vehicle permutations in-game, Velan Studios' mixed reality technology blends the real world into a digital environment to simulate various speedways. This, in turn, can be used to play through a variety of mini-games, puzzles, challenges, races, stunts, and so on, in either solo or multiplayer sessions. There is a campaign mode, which presents different challenge maps in mixed reality tracks, and a Stunt Mode, where drifts, wheelies, and burnouts lead to various rewards.
There are two versions of Hot Wheels: Rift Rally available now, a standard version and a collector's edition. The former is priced at $129.99 USD, while the Collector's Edition comes in at $20 more at $149.99. Both are available at riftrally.com, Amazon, and GameStop.
Hot Wheels: Rift Rally Price and Editions
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Standard Edition ($129.99)
- One-of-a-kind Chameleon RC car
- Four mixed reality Rift Gates
- Charger cable
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Collector's Edition ($149.99)
- Everything in the standard edition
- Collectors Edition Chameleon RC car with black and gold deco and accents.
- Exclusive Hot Wheels Die-Cast Car Mclaren Senna in a display case
- Bonus unlockable car: McLaren Senna
Not only are there a variety of game modes to enjoy, but some classic Hot Wheels vehicles too. The Chameleon RC car can turn into the Twin Mill, Bone Shaker, Mach Speeder, and Gotta GO, as well as original vehicles for Hot Wheels: Rift Rally as well.
According to Mattel's Global Head of Digital Gaming Mike DeLeaet, “Velan Studios is a leader in mixed reality gaming, and with Hot Wheels: Rift Rally they’ve created a Hot Wheels experience that blends digital and physical play in an incredibly imaginative new way. Over the past 55 years, families around the world have created cherished memories with Hot Wheels, and we’re thrilled to further that tradition in the digital space to keep the brand ahead of the curve as it continues to resonate with fans.”
Hot Wheels: Rift Rally is available now on iOS, PS4, and PS5.