<s>
Hot	B-Application
Wheels	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
40	O
cars	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Hot	B-Device
Wheels	I-Device
series	O
of	O
toys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
Kyle	O
Petty	O
's	O
1999	O
NASCAR	O
stock	O
car	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
sponsored	O
by	O
Hot	B-Device
Wheels	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hot	B-Application
Wheels	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
received	O
above-average	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doug	O
Trueman	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
"	O
All	O
in	O
all	O
,	O
a	O
fun	O
title	O
and	O
a	O
great	O
party	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
perhaps	O
a	O
bit	O
childish	O
for	O
hardcore	O
racing	O
fans.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
McCall	O
of	O
AllGame	O
called	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
"	O
somewhat	O
fun	O
and	O
original	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
"	O
very	O
limited	O
and	O
repetitive	O
"	O
songs	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
felt	O
were	O
of	O
poor	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
Ottoson	O
of	O
AllGame	O
wrote	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
and	O
praised	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
"	O
are	O
n't	O
quite	O
as	O
high	O
budget	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
screeching	O
tires	O
and	O
colliding	O
cars	O
provide	O
a	O
convincing	O
supplement	O
to	O
the	O
action.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
of	O
GameFan	O
praised	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
Good	O
bands	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
as	O
"	O
Mediocre	O
"	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
game	O
must	O
have	O
so	O
few	O
merits	O
,	O
that	O
they	O
need	O
a	O
professional	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
add	O
a	O
bullet	O
point	O
to	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
features	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ ... ] 	O
Nothing	O
in	O
Hot	B-Device
Wheels	I-Device
raises	O
it	O
above	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
average.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Buchanan	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
Hot	B-Device
Wheels	I-Device
license	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
difference	O
separating	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
other	O
racing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
first	O
glance	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
easy	O
to	O
dismiss	O
Hot	B-Application
Wheels	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
as	O
just	O
another	O
racing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ ... ] 	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
shame	O
that	O
many	O
will	O
underestimate	O
Hot	B-Application
Wheels	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
just	O
because	O
it	O
's	O
got	O
the	O
toy-car	O
license	O
attached	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uncle	O
Dust	O
of	O
GamePro	O
praised	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
for	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
in	O
one	O
review	O
and	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
graphics	O
look	O
much	O
cleaner	O
on	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
accurately	O
modeled	O
cars	O
looking	O
less	O
blocky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ ... ] 	O
While	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
looks	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
Playstation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
controls	O
are	O
not	O
as	O
tight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Playstation	B-Device
's	O
dual	O
analog	O
sticks	O
are	O
more	O
responsive	O
than	O
the	O
cluttered	O
default	O
button	O
arrangement	O
on	O
N64	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
also	O
offers	O
a	O
less	O
precise	O
analog	O
stick	O
for	O
steering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
quibbling	O
aside	O
,	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
offers	O
solid	O
controls	O
for	O
the	O
cars.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Boba	O
Fatt	O
said	O
in	O
another	O
review	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
've	O
ever	O
tossed	O
a	O
Hot	O
Wheel	O
car	O
through	O
the	O
air	O
and	O
wondered	O
what	O
it	O
'd	O
be	O
like	O
to	O
be	O
inside	O
during	O
the	O
ensuing	O
crash	O
,	O
check	O
out	O
Hot	B-Application
Wheels	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
for	O
the	O
answer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
in	O
one	O
review	O
,	O
Uncle	O
Dust	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
best	O
aspects	O
to	O
be	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
DualShock	B-Device
controller	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
There	O
are	O
some	O
mud	O
spots	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
gets	O
mired	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collisions	O
with	O
opposing	O
racers	O
have	O
a	O
sometimes	O
unpredictable	O
outcome	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
action	O
very	O
frustrating	O
when	O
trying	O
to	O
win	O
the	O
Hot	B-Device
Wheels	I-Device
Cup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nitpicking	O
aside	O
,	O
Hot	B-Application
Wheels	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
does	O
pulse-pounding	O
fun	O
like	O
few	O
other	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
makes	O
perfect	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Hot	B-Device
Wheels	I-Device
name	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
classic	O
loops	O
and	O
car	O
colliding	O
track	O
designs	O
,	O
to	O
insure	O
lots	O
of	O
repeat	O
play-ability	O
in	O
this	O
fun	O
and	O
fresh	O
racer.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameRevolution	O
,	O
which	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
best	O
suited	O
for	O
young	O
children	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
for	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
but	O
called	O
the	O
graphics	O
a	O
"	O
mixed	O
bag	O
"	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
cars	O
and	O
tracks	O
look	O
pretty	O
good	O
and	O
the	O
frame	O
rate	O
is	O
pretty	O
fast	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
look	O
of	O
the	O
tracks	O
does	O
n't	O
seem	O
quite	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
my	O
imagination	O
,	O
Hot	B-Device
Wheels	I-Device
would	O
be	O
raced	O
on	O
toy	O
tracks	O
through	O
the	O
back	O
yard	O
,	O
on	O
table	O
tops	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
toy	O
rooms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
of	O
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
Stormfront	O
Studios	O
had	O
"	O
successfully	O
translated	O
the	O
look	O
of	O
Hot	B-Device
Wheels	I-Device
plastic	O
tracks	O
into	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
polygons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hot	B-Application
Wheels	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
features	O
roads	O
that	O
glow	O
bright	O
red	O
,	O
stripe	O
yellow	O
and	O
orange	O
,	O
green	O
,	O
blue	O
--	O
everything	O
but	O
black	O
,	O
really	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vehicles	O
,	O
meanwhile	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
the	O
classic	O
Hot	B-Device
Wheels	I-Device
collection	O
,	O
come	O
to	O
life	O
with	O
solid	O
polygon	O
models	O
and	O
detailed	O
textures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Casamassina	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
looked	O
outdated	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
other	O
racing	O
games	O
of	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
he	O
preferred	O
"	O
the	O
wide-open	O
,	O
go-anywhere	O
racing	O
environments	O
and	O
heavy	O
car	O
physics	O
of	O
the	O
Rush	O
series	O
to	O
Hot	B-Device
Wheels	I-Device
 '	O
seemingly	O
weightless	O
cars	O
and	O
sometimes	O
confined	O
3D	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Max	O
Everingham	O
of	O
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
for	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
noted	O
gameplay	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
San	O
Francisco	O
Rush	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
incorporated	O
high	O
jumps	O
and	O
mid-air	O
stunts	O
;	O
Everingham	O
said	O
that	O
Hot	B-Application
Wheels	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
Racings	I-Application
version	O
of	O
this	O
concept	O
was	O
"	O
fun	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
also	O
really	O
easy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
cues	O
from	O
Beetle	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
Hot	B-Device
Wheels	I-Device
is	O
also	O
packed	O
with	O
alternate	O
courses	O
and	O
secrets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hot	B-Device
Wheels	I-Device
does	O
a	O
little	O
of	O
everything	O
pretty	O
well	O
,	O
but	O
does	O
n't	O
execute	O
everything	O
well	O
enough	O
to	O
remain	O
a	O
standout	O
game	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
month.	O
"	O
</s>
