<s>
Hot	B-Application
Wheels	I-Application
Micro	I-Application
Racers	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Unique	O
Development	O
Studios	O
(	O
UDS	O
)	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Mattel	O
Interactive	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Hot	B-Device
Wheels	I-Device
toyline	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
unveiled	O
at	O
the	O
American	O
International	O
Toy	O
Fair	O
in	O
February	O
2000	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
competitor	O
to	O
Micro	O
Machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hot	B-Application
Wheels	I-Application
Micro	I-Application
Racers	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
came	O
packaged	O
with	O
a	O
free	O
Hot	B-Device
Wheels	I-Device
car	O
and	O
poster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hot	B-Application
Wheels	I-Application
Micro	I-Application
Racers	I-Application
features	O
mini	O
Hot	B-Device
Wheels	I-Device
vehicles	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
playable	O
and	O
computer-controlled	O
racers	O
,	O
with	O
gameplay	O
consisting	O
of	O
arcade-style	O
racing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
vehicle	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
real	O
Hot	B-Device
Wheels	I-Device
toy	O
,	O
and	O
each	O
one	O
has	O
different	O
handling	O
characteristics	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
top	O
speed	O
and	O
acceleration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Steinberg	O
of	O
IGN	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
race	O
tracks	O
and	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Tracks	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
look	O
gigantic	O
in	O
relation	O
to	O
your	O
puny	O
Hot	B-Device
Wheels	I-Device
racer	O
,	O
are	O
neither	O
complex	O
nor	O
lengthy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hot	B-Device
Wheels	I-Device
:	O
Micro	O
Racers	O
looks	O
sporty	O
and	O
plays	O
like	O
a	O
charm	O
,	O
yet	O
it	O
serves	O
up	O
the	O
same	O
amount	O
of	O
longevity	O
as	O
a	O
'	O
desktop	O
diversion	O
 '	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baize	O
felt	O
that	O
Hot	B-Device
Wheels	I-Device
:	O
Crash	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
a	O
superior	O
choice	O
for	O
Hot	B-Device
Wheels	I-Device
fans	O
.	O
</s>
