The first is the more familiar boost bar, the other is a number of pips. There are two different types of boost cars can have in Hot Wheels Unleashed. Use it as a brake too, like in most other racing video games, and your lap times will thank you for not going sideways into a wall. There are some pretty nasty tight turns after boost sections or big jumps, so don’t solely treat the brake as a drift button. Don’t be afraid to brake for a corner before swinging your back end out into a drift. However, not every corner can be drifted around at full pelt. Heading into a corner, you can tap the brake to go into a drift, steering as and where to tighten or loosen your turn. You’re in a tiny race car, you’re wanting to go as fast as possible, right? How close you are to the ‘3’ disappearing will determine how much boost you get, and make sure to keep the trigger held down and be ready to mash the boost button when the word ‘Go!!’ appears. You’ll know you’ve timed this correctly as your wheels will start to spin.
When on the regular start line (see the video above for a visual depiction) hold down accelerate immediately after the ‘3’ disappears to gain boost on the starting line. First up, let’s talk about kicking off a race on the starting line.
