Hot Wheels: Beat That!
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| Developers | |
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| Eutechnyx | |
| Publishers | |
| Activision | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 16, 2007 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Racing |
| Vehicles | Automobile |
| Series | Hot Wheels |
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Key points
- Includes graphical options from both PlayStation 2/Wii and partially the graphics of the Xbox 360 version
- The high graphics are noticeably less detailed compared to the Xbox 360 version
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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- This game is not available digitally.
Essential improvements
Skip video intros
| Delete or rename video files[1] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Activision Value\Hot Wheels[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Hot Wheels\ |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | This game's resolution can be changed with 2 customized executable files available from a YouTube video description link URL included with this this YouTube video called "Hot Wheels Beat That - Custom Resolution Tutorial": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3_myNE4RtM. Here is the direct link to the files: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4L0ztH1T3BYeFY5LUpKaDgxOEE/view?resourcekey=0-qMUCdl3xCydElh5gnJBMsw | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | Download the 2 customized executable files from the YouTube video description! Here is the direct link to the files: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4L0ztH1T3BYeFY5LUpKaDgxOEE/view?resourcekey=0-qMUCdl3xCydElh5gnJBMsw | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | Download the 2 customized executable files from the YouTube video description! Here is the direct link to the files: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4L0ztH1T3BYeFY5LUpKaDgxOEE/view?resourcekey=0-qMUCdl3xCydElh5gnJBMsw | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Activision Value\Hot Wheels and change the VSync value (default is 0) to 1. | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | Capped at 60FPS. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | Mouse is not used. | |
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | Keyboard input is required when loading a save. | |
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | No option to disable vibrations. | |
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 2 | Versus |
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| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | ||||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista |
| Processor (CPU) | 1 GHz Intel Pentium 3 AMD equivalent |
2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 AMD equivalent |
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | 128 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWAREwill be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.