[2] The game is based on the Hot Wheels toyline, and was unveiled at the American International Toy Fair in February 2000, as a competitor to Micro Machines.

[2][4][5][6] The player begins with two vehicles, while five more can be unlocked by completing championship races, and by finding secret areas and hidden stars in each track.

In addition, Mandel criticized the game's lack of realism and real-world physics, as well as its outdated graphics, and uninspired sound effects and music.

[2] PC Gamer criticized the game for its "mediocrity", writing that it would only be worth playing "in an world where Micro Machines doesn't exist".

Featuring flashy graphics and high-intensity sound, the game fails to reach its high potential due to a limited number of tracks and extremely difficult gameplay".

[7] Steve Hill of PC Zone called the game a "second-rate imitation" of Micro Machines and advised against purchasing it "because disappointment is inevitable".