Planet Hot Wheels
Encyclopedia
Planet Hot Wheels was an MMOR (a racing-oriented Massively multiplayer online game
) created by Hot Wheels
' developers and Mattel
, Hot Wheels' parent company. However, in 2004, after displaying a message on the site for nearly a year that Planet Hot Wheels would be back soon, Hot Wheels
permanently removed the game from the site
with no warning issued to its players. Many Hot Wheels
fans played the game and speculations have been made on why the game was removed, but Mattel
has not made any official statements.
Many players enjoyed the virtual racing game because of the Highway 35 story features and because of its use of real world Hot Wheels
' models and the ability to upgrade their cars with decals, paint jobs, weapons, and other assorted components. To get these parts players could buy specially marked Hot Wheels cars and enter a code to get an item. Users could also race and play mini-games to earn credits, the currency of Planet Hot Wheels, and purchase items with them. Mattel has brought Planet
HotWheels back in a way that you can only race in HighWay 35.
The developers intended to release a track editor for the game. This would allow players to build their own race track and race with people on their friends list. However this feature only appeared in a single player form on the site, the more complex of a track the user created the more credits they could earn.
Massively multiplayer online game
A massively multiplayer online game is a multiplayer video game which is capable of supporting hundreds or thousands of players simultaneously. By necessity, they are played on the Internet, and usually feature at least one persistent world. They are, however, not necessarily games played on...
) created by Hot Wheels
Hot Wheels
Hot Wheels is a brand of die cast toy car, introduced by American toymaker Mattel in 1968. It was the primary competitor of Matchbox until 1996, when Mattel acquired rights to the Matchbox brand from Tyco.-Models:...
' developers and Mattel
Mattel
Mattel, Inc. is the world's largest toy company based on revenue. The products it produces include Fisher Price, Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels and Matchbox toys, Masters of the Universe, American Girl dolls, board games, and, in the early 1980s, video game consoles. The company's name is derived from...
, Hot Wheels' parent company. However, in 2004, after displaying a message on the site for nearly a year that Planet Hot Wheels would be back soon, Hot Wheels
Hot Wheels
Hot Wheels is a brand of die cast toy car, introduced by American toymaker Mattel in 1968. It was the primary competitor of Matchbox until 1996, when Mattel acquired rights to the Matchbox brand from Tyco.-Models:...
permanently removed the game from the site
Website
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with no warning issued to its players. Many Hot Wheels
Hot Wheels
Hot Wheels is a brand of die cast toy car, introduced by American toymaker Mattel in 1968. It was the primary competitor of Matchbox until 1996, when Mattel acquired rights to the Matchbox brand from Tyco.-Models:...
fans played the game and speculations have been made on why the game was removed, but Mattel
Mattel
Mattel, Inc. is the world's largest toy company based on revenue. The products it produces include Fisher Price, Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels and Matchbox toys, Masters of the Universe, American Girl dolls, board games, and, in the early 1980s, video game consoles. The company's name is derived from...
has not made any official statements.
Many players enjoyed the virtual racing game because of the Highway 35 story features and because of its use of real world Hot Wheels
Hot Wheels
Hot Wheels is a brand of die cast toy car, introduced by American toymaker Mattel in 1968. It was the primary competitor of Matchbox until 1996, when Mattel acquired rights to the Matchbox brand from Tyco.-Models:...
' models and the ability to upgrade their cars with decals, paint jobs, weapons, and other assorted components. To get these parts players could buy specially marked Hot Wheels cars and enter a code to get an item. Users could also race and play mini-games to earn credits, the currency of Planet Hot Wheels, and purchase items with them. Mattel has brought Planet
HotWheels back in a way that you can only race in HighWay 35.
Expansions
Mattel released six energy cars that each came with a CD and a race for each CD collected. When all were collected a player would be awarded with a special track build and they could race on that track.The developers intended to release a track editor for the game. This would allow players to build their own race track and race with people on their friends list. However this feature only appeared in a single player form on the site, the more complex of a track the user created the more credits they could earn.