Don’t worry, they’re just called hot. They aren’t actually that toasty
It’s sweltering in the UK, land of drizzle and cardigans, right now, so the last thing we’re desperate to hear about while we’re forcing steaming cups of tea down our gullets is anything with the dreaded word ‘hot’ in it. I’ll letForza Horizon 5’s Hot Wheels expansion off though. Launching today, it looks like bloomin’ good open-world racing fun, even if there’s too much liquid hot magma on display.
Announcedat June’s Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase, this latest DLC in theForza Horizonseries’ history of adding life-size toy cars into the mix takes the racing action into the literal clouds above Mexico. Devs Playground Games say there’s more than 80 unique snappable track pieces to build your circuits from in the new Horizon Hot Wheels Park.
Justin Towell gave the base game a Bestest Bests in hisForza Horizon 5 review. “WhileBurnout Paradise Remasteredstill offers more involved gameplay on a second-to-second basis while still offering a similarly gleeful atmosphere there isn’t another open world racing game so exquisitely polished as this,” he said. “If you’ve played a Forza Horizon game before then you might feel a slight sense of deja vu, but you won’t care as the formula has been perfected at last.”
And if you need some tips on how to get the game running all silky smooth-like, then hardware editor James has you covered with his in-depthForza Horizon 5 performanceguide.
Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels speeds onto PC throughSteamand theMicrosoft Storetoday, July 19th, for £15/$20/€20. Stay cool.
