Hot Wheels Monster Trucks: Stunt Mayhem – thrills behind the wheel

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks: Stunt Mayhem, developed by 3DClouds and published by GameMill Entertainment, is a fun and straightforward game designed primarily for teens and adults looking to blow off steam. The game puts players behind the wheel of massive monster trucks with one goal: cause as much destruction as possible.

The game aims to blend the iconic Hot Wheels experience with the raw power of monster trucks, offering gameplay tailored for younger players. Its core lies in the career mode, where players face various challenges across unique arenas. In this mode, players earn stars to unlock new vehicles, upgrades, and advanced levels.

Each stage in the career mode includes specific tasks to be completed within a 2-3 minute time limit:

• Performing stunts and maintaining combos to reach target scores.
• Destroying a set percentage of arena objects like crates, barrels, and special structures.
• Locating and smashing balloons or food stations scattered across the arena.
• Engaging in boss battles that require players to defeat opponents through special stunts and hitting larger targets.

Successful performance and goal completion reward players with stars and badges, which unlock new trucks, unique color schemes, and upgrades. This system encourages players to revisit missions to improve their performance and complete all objectives.

The arenas are open spaces filled with jump ramps, obstacles, destructible structures, and stunt setups. While the variety of tasks keeps things interesting, the arena designs themselves can feel somewhat repetitive and limited. Minor upgrades to mission diversity and arena layouts could make the career mode more appealing to a broader audience.

For those who prefer immediate action, the game offers two quick-play modes where players can jump straight into stunts or destruction without progressing through the career. There is also a dedicated boss mode featuring unique combat challenges.

The game includes over 20 Hot Wheels-inspired monster trucks with colorful, diverse designs. Notable models include Tiger Shark, Bone Shaker, and Bigfoot. Players can explore seven different arenas, though the environmental designs may feel repetitive and lack variety.

Gameplay mechanics focus on a mix of impressive stunts and combo-building to maximize scores. Mastering truck control takes practice, with precision needed for maneuvers like aerial spins, flips, and two-wheel driving. However, the game’s “light” physics system can make handling feel imprecise.

Unfortunately, the multiplayer mode is limited to local two-player split-screen, with no online support.

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks: Stunt Mayhem is primarily aimed at younger players, but genre fans might find it worth picking up on sale. It offers instant, uncomplicated fun in short bursts. The truck designs are visually appealing, and chasing high combos and destruction remains enjoyable.

A review copy of the game was provided by Adli United, the official distributor in Israel.